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Scandal 47: The Election of 1876
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After years of turmoil brought on by the Civil War, Reconstruction, and corruption in the Grant Administration, the new ... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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Scandal 48: The Election of 1836 and Richard Johnson
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After serving terms in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, war hero Richard Johnson nearly derailed the pr... Read more
10 Dec 2019
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Scandal 45: Randy “Duke” Cunningham
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21 Jan 2020
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The 1991 House baking scandal may have rocked Capitol Hill, but it was proved to be the tip of the iceberg for Kentucky ... Read more
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Under President Ulysses S. Grant, John MacDonald created one of the most lucrative scams ever to grace the spirits busin... Read more
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Scandal 43: 1792 New York Governor’s Election
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Most people would be hard-pressed to name even one of John Jay’s accomplishments. In fact, there was a time when Jay had... Read more
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Scandal 32: George Ryan
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Scandal 34: The Blackmail of Lester Hunt
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In the 1950s, at the height of Communist paranoia, Republican Senators Styles Bridges and Joe Welker went after Democrat... Read more
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Scandal 33: “Bathhouse” & “Hinky Dink”
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In the early 1900s, “Bathhouse John” Coughlin and Michael “Hinky Dink” Kenna set about rigging the city's political mach... Read more
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Scandal 49: Chappaquiddick
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Bribery, greed, murder, and a mind-boggling $60,000,000 worth of solid gold: In 1869, two men and their get-rich scheme ... Read more
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