It was expected that he too would be kicked out in disgrace.

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That fear turned out to be more than justified when Lord Archer was later forced to resign in disgrace as the mayoral candidate after he admitted asking a witness to lie for him in libel trial.

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Why should people be so interested in the health of a former premier who resigned more or less in disgrace 10 years ago?

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Mr Slaughter claimed raw sewage could be seen in the Thames on a "regular, weekly basis" which was a "disgrace" to the capital.

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But if the Republican Party is going to forfeit the control of Congress it has held since 1994, it may be its response to the escapades involving Mark Foley, the Florida House member who resigned his seat in disgrace, that does the trick.

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Falling into disgrace in the late 1980s for being too independent (he spoke out against what he believed to be violations of Islamic justice, including mass executions), he now lives under house arrest in Qom, Iran's most holy city, an important but largely soundless presence.

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