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mysteries
Why Did Sarah Palin Resign?
Sarah Palin's resigning from office. What the hell? And she's now supposedly telling people that she's done with politics forever. The entire thing is sketchy. The announcement, reasoning, speculation, and more Friday news-dumping after the jump. More » -
bill bennett
Sanford Must Stop Embarrassing Himself, Says Guy Who Knows What He's Talking About
CNN: Bennett: Sanford needs to stop 'embarrassing himself.'" And if there's anyone who should know about embarrassing yourself, it's Bill Bennett! So it's just a little weird that CNN doesn't mention Bill's own experiences with public embarrassment. More » -
michael wolff
Politico Is Revolutionary, Says Man Who Should Just Be Writing About His Affair
Michael Wolff, internet shouty guy and writer-for-magazines, was supposed to write a juicy tell-all for Vanity Fair about his scandalous affair with an intern! Instead he's apparently been working on a piece about fucking Politico? More » -
politics
Jenny Sanford, Heroine
We can all agree that Jenny Sanford is awesome, right? She is relentlessly honest in her public statements and interviews. And now everyone on Earth wants her to ruin her life by running for office? More » -
america's mayor
Why Is Everyone So Mean to Republicans Who Cheat, Rudy Giuliani Innocently Asks
Hah. So Mika Brzezinski complained about the old sex scandal double standard, and then when she had Rudy Giuliani in the studio to talk about Mark Sanford, she forgot to ask him about his own business. More » -
scandal
How the Crescent City Revealed Wired's Plagiarizing Editor
How did the Virginia Quarterly Review connect Chris Anderson's book to Wikipedia, thus unraveling a plagiarism scandal? A strange use of parentheses. More » -
public relations
Sanford Was Pushed Into Confession
It turns out Mark Sanford's full confession and apology today wasn't as heartfelt as it seemed: The South Carolina governor had just been informed The State newspaper would publish his mistress emails, its reporter tells us. More » -
scandal
Mark Sanford's Hilarious Emails of Seduction
The State somehow got hold of emails between South Carolina's cheating governor and his Argentine mistress. It turns out Mark Sanford was quite the sweet-talker, what with his whispers about diesel engines, and swamps.
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hell hath no fury
Jenny Sanford: 'I Asked My Husband to Leave Two Weeks Ago'
Jenny Sanford, wife of cheating South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, released her statement about his Argentinian affair, explaining that the reason she had no idea where he was this past week is because she kicked him out of the house. More » -
from the archives
Mark Sanford On Cheaters Past: "He Lied Under a Different Oath — The Oath to His Wife"
Soon-to-be-former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford just admitted to cheating on his wife. He used to be a Congressman, back in... oh, look, the '90s. What did he think about Mr. Clinton? More » -
history
Sanford's Presser: Instant Classic
Mark Sanford's press conference. Did you watch that performance? Wow. He just... he just kept going. How did it compare to some classic political meltdowns of the past? Favorably! More » -
italy
Berlusconi: 'I Did Not Pay To Have Sexual Relations With That Woman'
Well this settles it: Italian PM and noted insane corrupt horndog Silvio Berlusconi says "I've never paid a woman." So the whole "fucked an escort" thing can't possibly be true, right? Or, uh... More » -
heroes
It'll Take More Than Hookers to Sink Silvio Berlusconi
Hilarious Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was already in a spot of trouble for sleeping with an 18-year-old model. And now he is promising to "hang tough," despite new "sleeping with prostitutes" allegations. Way to go Italy! More » -
scandal
Pretend Father of John Edwards' Love-Child Trying to Sell Tell-All
The guy who pretended to be the father of Rielle Hunter's child with John Edwards is shopping a book! It might be a picture book. All of the pictures are of John and this mystery baby. More » -
sad news
Cheating Senator Has No Interns Anymore
John Ensign revealed that he had an affair with a married former staffer (her husband, another former staffer, tried to extort Ensign because of his shitty mortgage and Ensign got him two jobs)), and then all his interns quit. More » -
for the record
Correction: This Is the Woman Who Says She Gave Bill Clinton a 'Baile Hot'
In our item about how Bill Clinton maybe got a lap dance from an Argentinian reality show star, we accidentally put up a picture of the Colombian Andrea Rincon. Here is the right one. Also: she makes some wild claims!
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skullduggery
DA Kidnaps Albany Traitor's Maid
Pedro Espada, the corrupt State Senator who decided to be a Republican the other week, says he gets two votes, because he is so special. And then the Bronx District Attorney kidnapped his housekeeper. More » -
foreign affairs
Did Bill Clinton Get a Private 'Baile Hot' From an Argentinian D-Lister?
Bill Clinton has this foundation that he does a lot of traveling and fundraising for. Recently, he went to Argentina to dine with the president. Then he had a "noche de soltero" with a "morocha" known for being very "pulposa." More » -
subprime scandals
Senatorial Affair Revealed Thanks to Housing Crisis
Why did Republican Senator John Ensign's sexual dalliance with a married former staffer get revealed now? Because of subprime mortgages and the Nevada housing crisis! More » -
michael wolff
Today In Michael Wolff
Michael Wolff has a habit of surreptitiously offering meta-commentary on his own untidy life via his Newser columns. Today's headline: "Here's Why I Like Silvio Berlusconi." At this point we have to assume he's just fucking with us. More » -
jersey girl
The Real Stripping Coke Fiend of New Jersey
Last night, the promo for next week's Real Housewives of New Jersey said the secret to Danielle Staub's shady past could be found in an out-of-print book called Cop Without a Badge. Well, that's been tracked down and a "coke whore" named Beverly Merrill bears an awful close resemblance. More » -
scandal
AT&T's American Idol Vote-Rigging Conspiracy
The voting machines were tampered with! By "voting machines" we mean the mindless finger-dialers from Arkansas who were tricked by the nefarious AT&T syndicate into voting for, successfully, Miss Kris Allen, the straight white corn boy who defeated, in an upset, gay Frankenstein. The New York Times now cries foul.
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scandal
Credit-Crunched Times' Writer Edmund Andrews Responds To Sketchiness Allegations
New York Times economics reporter Edmund Andrews has responded to The Atlantic's Megan McArdle's takedown of him for glossing over important details in his "I'm broke!" Times piece. It's an ugly scene.
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scandal
Times Scribe Omits Vital Details From Book/Article
In last Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Times economics reporter Edmund Andrews wrote a piece about how irresponsible lenders had essentially ruined his family's life titled, "My Personal Credit Crisis." Megan McArdle of the Atlantic then went digging around and found some major issues with Andrews' story. More » -
jerks
Spitzer Still a Jerk
The reason Eliot Spitzer was a terrible governor was not because he liked hookers. It was because he was an asshole who was unable to get along with anyone. This hasn't changed. More » -
scandal
Maureen Dowd's Column Today 100% MoDo
Misunderstood Times columnist Maureen Dowd got in trouble for not rewriting something her friend emailed her from a blog, so today's column is something only MoDo could've written. More » -
scandal
Josh Marshall Addresses Maureen Dowd's 'Accidental Plagiarism'
On Sunday Maureen Dowd lifted a passage from a blog post by TPM's Josh Marshall and used it in her Times column without attribution, something she claimed was accidental. Finally, Marshall has addressed the matter. More » -
scandal
Maureen Dowd Was Copying Off Of TPM Josh Marshall's Paper
Whoops! It appearsTalking Points Memo's Josh Marshalla Talking Points Memo follower might've busted Maureen Dowd doing a little bit of plagiarism. At the very least, she's definitely being accused of it. Ruh roh. -
scandal
Photos Leak of Jessica Alba at Meeting of Yale Secret Society
About an hour ago a tip came in featuring the following subject line: "Jessica Alba Visits Yale Secret Society, Pictures Leaked!" Whoa! The "Wolf's Head Society?!" Oh hell yes! Let's take a look, shall we?
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happy endings
Christian College Gay Porn Star Is New York Bound
Hooray! "Vincent DeSalvo"—a.k.a. Grove City College student and occasional gay porn star John Gechter—is leaving behind the puritanical college that suspended him for a little bit of paid power bottoming. More » -
stories
Who Made Up the Edwards 'Doomsday Scenario'?
So who told George Stephanopoulos this nutty story about the secret plan to sabotage the John Edwards campaign? Because no one will admit to it. More » -
scandal
John Edwards' Campaign Staff's Secret Doomsday Plan To Take Him Down
Serious shit: apparently, Sen. John Edwards' presidential campaign intended to bring the entire thing down onto itself. More » -
scandal
Will Media Cover Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly Eating Fancy French Cheeses?
"Sopresso." "Brie." "Porcini Dusted Petite Filet." "Mascarpone Polenta." Do those sound like the sorts of things men of the people eat? More » -
eliot spitzer
Silda Spitzer Goes Out With a Blogger
Eliot Spitzer, the prostitute-hiring ex-governor of New York, has been seen in public with his wife, Silda, for the first time since he confessed to paying for sex with aspiring musician Ashley Dupré. More » -
the state of things
Bam's Burger Blunder: Dijon Already His 'Mission Accomplished'
Yes, this is partly our fault, this story having legs, but still: this man exists, and that is not our fault. He is the blogger who is exposing Barack Obama's scandalous Dijon obsession. More » -
scandal
John Edwards' Wife Acknowledges Love Child Possible
In trying to keep his extramarital problems private, John Edwards only exposed them to a wider public. His latest shameful moment: His wife Elizabeth can't say she loves him or believes his love-child denial. More » -
scandal
John Edwards Affair Hits Big Time
John Edwards' philandering has gone federal. It might soon hit the courts. And to think just last summer the scandal was penny ante: stuck in the tabloid swamps, save for a disappointing ABC finale.
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elizabeth edwards
Elizabeth Edwards Finally Confesses She Married a Cad
The callous infidelity of formerly relevant politician John Edwards lingers: cheating on his wife, a cancer survivor, and then lying about it. Now she's having her say. Could she make her husband look any worse? More » -
scandal
Did Apple's Ex-CFO Rat Out Steve Jobs?
Forbes has a cover story on how Steve Jobs got himself in hot water with the SEC over stock options. The magazine is part-owned by former Apple CFO Fred Anderson. Do the math. More » -
reality tv
Eliot Spitzer Spotted on Real Housewives of NYC
Eliot Spitzer was not quite ready for media cameras back in the fall, but Bravo still managed to get him on camera while shooting the Real Housewives of New York City that aired tonight. More »






























