But what some Americans see as a scandal takes on different hues in Asia.
Another family values Congressman has resigned his seat in Congress as a result of a scandal.
But there is a big difference between a poorly executed idea and a scandal.
The finance minister remains vulnerable to a scandal involving a former adviser accused of influence-trafficking.
The Indonesian president flatly denies any involvement in a scandal at Bulog, the national food agency.
The pictures sparked a scandal and calls for a probe of the union boss's finances.
One of Nixon's vice presidents, Spiro Agnew, was at the center of a scandal.
It was a much-needed moment of restraint in a scandal that has been all about excess.
First came a scandal involving the sale of rifles from Peru to Colombia's guerrillas.
Just as possible is a scandal forcing the presumptive nominee out of the race.
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Unfortunately, the sacking of Stephen Coughlin is not only a scandal in its own right.
The IRS, embroiled in a scandal over agents targeting tea party groups, got a day of quiet.
Now and again, one of these operations becomes known to the press, and there is a scandal.
Petraeus later rose to become head of the CIA, until a scandal destroyed his career last year.
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Vorhaus said a brand hit by a scandal surrounding a sponsor approach should aim to move on.
The BBC's Washington correspondent Nick Bryant says it is a scandal which threatens to embroil the White House.
He's denied this latest charge, but if he is fully implicated in a scandal, should he step down?
Georgia's previous government - backed by President Mikheil Saakashvili - was hit by a scandal over prisoner abuse.
He lost the position when he was ousted last year over a scandal with then CEO Brian Dunn.
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Then came the Equitable Life debacle and, as investment returns tumbled, a scandal about the mis-selling of endowments.
Such conduct by people who have sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States is a scandal.
He was a victim of a scandal involving alleged share-price manipulation at a sister firm fighting a takeover bid.
Tenet itself was born in 1995 after a scandal over medical insurance fraud by its predecessor, National Medical Enterprises.
Hugh Grant is often cited as textbook for how to handle a scandal.
It was a scandal involving Foley and the ensuing investigation that became a late-breaking issue in this year's election.
The former boss of a scandal-hit hospital is still being paid his full salary a year after he resigned.
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Since Richard Nixon, the conventional wisdom has been that the cover up is what makes a scandal truly damaging.
Earlier this year, he was cleared of misconduct in a scandal that brought down CIA Director Gen David Petraeus.
's stock to investor frustration about a scandal that refuses to go away and concern over the BSkyB deal.
Green campaigners say the vote is a scandal and must be over-turned by the full Parliament and member states.
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