To illustrate a point, accept that Republicans are equally inept, waste as much and are just as scandal prone as Democrats.

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In fact, it was once the workings of the movie studios to publicize--if not manufacture--such scandal-prone courtships.

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Ms Livni served as foreign minister throughout the government of Mr Sharon's unpopular and scandal-prone successor, Ehud Olmert.

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He also sees the New York Stock Exchange as an expensive, scandal-prone and internationally isolated place to do business.

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But in the shadow of a scandal-prone President, Gore is suffering in comparison with the most talked-about possible Republican contender.

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Though still inefficient and scandal-prone, the company provides most of the gas to former Soviet states and to central Europe, as well as 25% of the needs of western Europe.

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But the Kings, who are married, say it's not the scandal-prone politicians but their wives who are typically the intriguing characters, which is why their series will focus more on Margulies' Alicia Florrick.

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Where many accounts of recent Italian history have been prone to overheated rhetoric and cries of scandal, all three of these books are admirable for their sober, businesslike tone.

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Mr Cameron is prone to bouts of complacency amply illustrated by his refusal last year to use the expenses scandal as a pretext finally to get rid of Lord Ashcroft, a controversial offshore donor whose money the Tories plainly no longer needed.

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