1. Coal allocation scam Coal allocation scam or Coalgate‚ is a political scandal concerning the Indian government’s allocation of the nation’s coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In a draft report issued in March 2012‚ the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004–2009. Over the Summer of 2012‚ the opposition BJP
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During the scandal of President Nixon‚ people were confused as to why he resigned. There was argument that he left because he was a part of the scandal‚ and that he should resign. With resigning that would cause some risky situation. However‚ President Nixon continued to fight for his involvement in the “Watergate Scandal” a scandal that exposed greed. Documents that began to go missing that was important to the political office. Gasoline rationing and Arab oil embargo. With having a scandal such as
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The Watergate Scandal was one of the largest scandals of American history. Richard Nixon was a father‚ a President‚ a friend‚ a Congressman and was the cause of the Watergate Scandal. But he betrayed his country by trying to cover up the fact that he was a part of the scandal. Nixon tried to hide the fact he didn’t know about the scandal by giving money to the people who broke into the Watergate and tried to stop the investigators that were looking into the crime and even tried to get the Federal
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credibility of the newspaper. Blair was caught in a plagiarism scandal that harmed the New York Times reputation; though he set the stage for more incidents like that to happen and history repeat itself. The fact‚ Jayson‚ a young reporter could do so much harm to a prestigious newspaper seemed impossible. Comparing and contrasting two articles about Blair will explain similar information about the incident. This composition will compare the scandal that Jayson Blair created‚ as well as contrast the
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The 1919 World Series is the most notorious scandal in baseball history. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds. Details of the scandal and the extent to which each man was involved have always been unclear. It was‚ however‚ front-page news across the country and‚ despite being acquitted of criminal charges‚ the players were banned from professional baseball for life. The players on Charles Comiskey’s 1919 Chicago White Sox team were
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Mrs. Chenfant English 12 25 October 2011 1919 World Series: Black Sox Scandal Impact or decision would be the most contemplated ideas formed upon the events that happened during the 1919 World Series. What happened was better known as the Black Sox Scandal making the impossible a reality even with the stakes‚ buried in the truth‚ everyone involved concluded to risk. One of the darkest most shadowed events that ever had a negative effect on the sport for the entire history of baseball simply
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shocks. The recent scandals are no exceptions. The most important scandals are the focus of this paper and are summarized in table 1. Although the problems that exist are diverse‚ a few common characteristics stand out. The first is the obvious backdrop of corporate greed. Presumably‚ senior executives expect to get away with it. They also fit the financial-corporate culture described above. And earnings manipulation is part of (and usually central to) most of the scandals. Some of them used
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Nigeria as published by Wikileaks. C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 LAGOS 000767 SIPDIS NOFORN E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/07/2014 TAGS: EPET EINV EFIN PGOV NI SUBJECT: SCANDAL BREWING OVER NIGERIAN FUEL IMPORTS Classified By: J. GREGOIRE FOR REASONS 1.5 (B)‚ (D)‚ AND (E). ¶1. (C) SUMMARY. A scandal is brewing in Nigeria over prices paid by the government for imported fuel. International fuel traders have been falsifying the dates of bills of lading to reflect particularly high
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Chicago Black Sox Scandal The 1919 World Series is home to the most notorious scandal in baseball history. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds. Details of the scandal and the extent to which each man was involved have always been unclear. It was‚ however‚ front-page news across the country and‚ despite being acquitted of criminal charges‚ the players were banned from professional baseball for life. If anything can be said in
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Angelica Winton Business 100 02/17/13 Enron: One of the Largest Scandals of the Twentieth Century Would you defraud millions of people and steal billions of dollars from them? The very idea likely makes your skin crawl. And yet‚ that is exactly what Enron‚ a massive power company did for many years. We shall see how their insatiable greed and lust for power was the cause of their downfall and ultimate ruin. Enron prided themselves on being ’’the smartest guys in the room.’’ The company
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