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Ted Haggard Acknowledges He's Bisexual: A Brief History of His Sexual Orientation Scandal [VIDEOS]

By Mary Phillips-SandyJan 26th 2011 – 5:23PM

Is that his final answer? In a new GQ profile, the Rev. Ted Haggard opens up about his sexual orientation, which has been the source of many rumors and revelations over the years. "Here's where I really am on this issue," he says. "I think that probably, if I were 21 in this society, I would identify myself as a...

Trash, Accusations Pile Up After NYC Snow Job

By Dana ChivvisJan 3rd 2011 – 1:50PM
Dana Chivvis for AOL News

Dana Chivvis for AOL News

Tourists visiting New York City have been treated to a different sort of snow-blanketed vision: trash mountains. The city's Sanitation Department resumed residential garbage pickup this morning for the first time since Christmas Eve, though still only at 50 percent capacity, The New York Times reported. The cornucopia of...

Nigeria to Interpol: Arrest Dick Cheney!

By Mara GayDec 2nd 2010 – 5:00PM

(Dec. 2) -- Julian Assange may be getting some unlikely company. If Nigeria has its way, former Vice President Dick Cheney will be next on Interpol's international "wanted" alert, for bribery charges related to his time as the CEO of Halliburton. Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it plans to file charges against...

$100K Down the Toilet: Scandal Rocks DC Suburb

By Allan LengelNov 21st 2010 – 8:06AM
Mark Gail, The Washington Post /Getty Images

Mark Gail, The Washington Post /Getty Images

(Nov. 21) -- The former school superintendent is behind bars. County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife are whisked away in handcuffs by FBI agents, after authorities say she flushed evidence in the form of a $100,000 check down the toilet. And a few days later, three county cops are indicted in an FBI probe linked to the...

Background on scandal

A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages (or tries to damage) the reputation of an institution, individual or creed.

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