| | For over 40 yearsthe Capitol Steps have beentelling it like it is.Here's a sampling of new and oldLirty Dies.Come back often forthese reminders of scandalsand scoundrelspast and present. |
| |  Democratic Hopefuls of 2019So many Democrats are after the top job that you can't fit 'em all on a debate stage or even two. Stormy times are ahead.
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| |  Donald TrumpLong before Donald Trump became a politician, he was just a run-of-the-mill rich and famous celebrity. We made fun of him back in the 1990's too.
|  New York PoliticsWhat city could possibly compete with Washington when it comes to scandal?New York gave it try when not one, but two of our favorite candidates tried to redeem themselves and return to public life: Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer.
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| |  The Challengers of 2012Every four years, the challenge of leading and inspiring the nationtempts truly great American men and women to run for president. Then, they realize how crazy that would be,and instead we get candidates like these.
|  The Two-Party SystemAfter three decades of mocking Democrats and Republicans,what could be better for us than having the Tea Party shake up theworld of politics?
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| |  2009 — Quite a YearIt was a year of scandals, from beginning to end —in politics, in sports, in entertainment, and in politics.(Did we mention politics?)
|  The 2008 ElectionThe long, painfulroad to the election of 2008ran past grumpy Republicans and disappointed front-runners as votersfinally went for the pick of the Democrats.
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| |  The Sport of Baseball.The steroid scandals get worse and worsein the world of sports.Where will it end?Here's the real dope on what's going oninside American baseball.
|  Bush v. Gore.In the election of 2000, one manlost the popular vote yet wonin the Supreme Court. And the otherwill be remembered as the guy whocame between Cheney and Quayle.
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| |  Paris Hilton.Paris is an heiress who got stopped by a copand wound up with her tail in jail...
|  O.J. Simpson.He killed two people --or did he? -- and the jury just let him off.His unusual trial was also the subject of four songs on our albumA Whole Newt World.
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| |  Clarence Thomas.He had a tough confirmation hearing beforebeing appointed to the Supreme Court.
|  Mark Foley.The Florida Republican, defender of morality and child welfare, got a little bittoo friendly with some Congressional pages.
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| |  Paula Jones.Having been denounced as "trailer-park trash" byboth James Carville and Ann Coulter, Paula doesn't havemany friends left.
|  Rick Santorum.The junior Senator fromPennsylvania won'trest until all Americais safe fromsin.
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| |  Jesse Jackson.The poetic preacher and moral example to America's youth.
|  California.The great state and theinspiring role modelswho live there.
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| |  Secret Agents.The CIA is changing chiefsin the midst of controversyover warrantless spying onAmericans in the U.S.
|  The Kennedy Clan.When youngPatrick ran his car off the road,he became just the latest Kennedy in trouble.This oldLirty Die was found inthe archives, from several scandals andtragedies ago.
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| |  Enron.Those smart guys at America's seventhlargest company. Ex-company.
|  Joycelyn Elders.As Surgeon General, she was outspokenon legalizing drugs and on safe-sex alternativesto condoms or abstinence.
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| |  Saddam Hussein.That madman from Iraqwho fooled the CIA, the NSA,the President of the U.S. -- andeven himself.
|  Osama Bin Laden.America's most wanted criminalof the new millennium.
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