Kohl's life after political office in the beginning was dominated by the CDU-party finance scandal.

They feel the finance scandals are to be found on both sides of the aisle.

However, the new agricultural minister Takehiko Endo, involved in a finance scandal, resigned only 7 days later.

Let's face it: Even a campaign finance scandal has got to be better than the Lewinsky situation.

"We only got into the headlines when there was some finance scandal that had nothing to do with us."

In December 2009, a finance scandal caused a drop in Hatoyama's popularity.

He was appointed in a temporary capacity after the collapse of the previous administration in a finance scandal.

However, continuing finance scandals have left many Japanese questioning his integrity.

Sticking with the measured, detached pose that he has labored to maintain toward the finance scandal, Mr. Clinton released a one-sentence written statement.

This is a Republican finance scandal.