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Political Sex Scandals

Politicians Who Have Sought A Second Chance After Sex Scandals

The Huffington Post | Gabrielle Dunkley | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) made a plea to the nation in an interview published Wednesday, asking for a second chance after a lewd texting sca...

Guess Who's Getting Back Together?

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.14.2013 | San Francisco

Well get Dr. Phil on the line. Bill and Nadia are reportedly trying to reconcile. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, California State Treas...

US Army General Jeffrey Sinclair Facing Sex Charges

AP | MICHAEL BIESECKER | Posted 04.23.2013 | Crime

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A U.S. Army general charged with sexual misconduct plans to add civilian lawyers to his legal team after expressing concern h...

Why The Petraeus Affair Scandal Is Nothing New

Posted 11.12.2012 | Divorce

Gen. David Petraeus' resignation and admission of an extramarital affair Friday caught plenty of people off guard, but for many of us, the story sound...

Why Do Powerful Men Cheat More Than Powerful Women?

Lisa Belkin | Posted 01.09.2013 | Women
Lisa Belkin

We will likely learn that it isn't just sex that means different things to men and women, but also power.

10 Dumbest Excuses for Political Sex Scandals

HP | Posted 12.16.2012 | Weird News

EDITOR'S NOTE: Our friends at TruTV have found the lamest excuses uttered by politicians embroiled in sex scandals. More from tru...

First Cousins Nude Photo Scandal Rocks City Commission

Posted 10.05.2012 | Miami

Nude photos of a South Florida city commissioner sent to an ex-con lover -- who is also her first cousin -- prompted prosecutors to investigate claims...

GOP State Rep. Resigns Amid Prostitution Scandal

Posted 09.25.2012 | Miami

Florida State Rep. Mike Horner (R-Kissimmee) ended a reelection bid Monday amid reports he allegedly used prostitutes. The married, two-term state ...

Shocking Sex Allegations Against Florida's GOP Lt. Governor

Reuters | Posted 09.11.2012 | Miami

By Michael Peltier TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 11 (Reuters) - A former staffer of Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll said she wa...

Jerry Springer And 11 Other Secret Sex Scandals

www.trutv.com | Posted 02.20.2012 | Weird News

What happens behind closed doors between two consenting adults should be their own business, right? Well, sometimes the nocturnal goings-on are to...

Herman Cain Accused of Affair -- Being Unfaithful Does Matter to Our Country!

Judith Barr | Posted 01.30.2012 | Politics
Judith Barr

Herman Cain has once again been accused . . . this time of having an extra-marital affair. He has denied it. The media is a flurry with the revelation...

Penn State, Herman Cain, and Sexuality: Let's Not Miss the Opportunity to Heal This Time!

Judith Barr | Posted 01.12.2012 | Politics
Judith Barr

Since 1998, there have been many examples of people in the limelight who have been "caught" acting out sexually. Were any of the revelations of these distortions of sexuality utilized for healing? No! Not one.

PHOTOS: Gloria Allred vs. Sex-Scandalized Politicians

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso & Mollie Reilly | Posted 01.09.2012 | Politics

Gloria Allred's involvement in the Herman Cain sexual harassment scandal, as the lawyer representing one of the GOP presidential candidate's accusers,...

Former GOP Congressional Candidate Accused Of Paying Male Escort For Sex

John Celock | Posted 12.21.2011 | Politics

A suburban New Jersey mayor who unsuccessfully sought a congressional seat as a Republican is being accused of paying for sex with a male escort and n...

13 Politicians With Secret Love Children (PHOTOS)

www.trutv.com | David Moye | Posted 10.02.2011 | Weird News

Maria Shriver was shocked to find out that her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a "love child," but certainly secret offspring are nothing new ...

David Wu Latest On Ever-Growing List Of Political Sex Scandals

Posted 09.25.2011 | Politics

Yet another politician fell victim to a sex scandal Tuesday, as Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) announced that he would be resigning in the wake of an allegati...

Are Weiner's Ways Catching On Internationally?

Yahoo! News | Uri Friedman | Posted 08.22.2011 | Divorce

Now that Anthony Weiner has resigned from the House of Representatives, the frenzy surrounding the sexually explicit messages he sent women on Twitt...

Sexual Hypocrisy and Democratic Weakness: Just Another Day in the USA

Darren Hutchinson | Posted 08.20.2011 | Politics
Darren Hutchinson

Lacking anything better over which to obsess, the rapidly declining U.S. media created a faux scandal that forced Anthony Weiner to resign.

Weiner 101: A History Lesson on Our Sexpot Founding Fathers

Maegan Carberry | Posted 08.17.2011 | Politics
Maegan Carberry

After reading Larry Flynt and David Eisenbach's One Nation Under Sex, I'm pretty convinced Ben Franklin would definitely have had some racy social media exchanges if the technology were available to him.

Enough of Weinergate

Kelly Moore | Posted 08.14.2011 | Politics
Kelly Moore

We don't ask candidates about personal matters, such as how often they floss. Nor does the oath of office mention anything about Facebook, Twitter or fidelity.

Men Behaving Like Creeps: A Quiz

Richard B. Woodward | Posted 07.25.2011 | Politics
Richard B. Woodward

Male politicians have never been celebrated for their fidelity to their wives or their general propriety with women. Thomas Jefferson was a founding father in more ways than one.

No More Funds for Philanderers

Myriam Miedzian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Myriam Miedzian

Democrats cheat on their wives with girlfriends or prostitutes, while Republicans tend to be on the more seedy side. Are some politicians driven to the risk inherent in illicit sex?

The 12 Most Shocking Political Sex Scandals Of The Decade

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

As 2009 ends, the Huffington Post is taking a look back at one of the recurring themes of the past decade -- embarrassing political sex scandals. Whic...

Political Sex Scandals: Obama, McCain & Palin

Twanna A. Hines | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Twanna A. Hines

Woe is the modern American politician: so much sex, too little time. Ho, hum. Nothing new.

A Tale of Two Scandals

Win McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Win McCormack

"What's the big deal? Don't Democrats do exactly the same things? Aren't they just as hypocritical? Aren't they just as guilty as Republicans are?"