With wealth achieved from a financially beneficial marriage and some political skulduggery, he decided to develop the town.

Actually, given New Jersey's reputation for political skulduggery, the state has had a benign experience with wealthy candidates.

One of the most blatant and invidious pieces of political skulduggery we have seen for some time.

Bain probes the financial, legal and political skulduggery in all its complexity.

But Mason County is not the only place where political skulduggery is going on.

Mr. Livingstone had testified earlier at the hearing, once again saying that a major mismanagement error, not political skulduggery, was the honest explanation of the affair.

The best journalism has always brought entertaining tales of political skulduggery, financial chicanery, distant disaster and foul but interesting murder.

He also possesses a considerable talent at political skulduggery, interrogation and subterfuge in general.

Truman denied the accusation and said Mr. Brownell was making the Justice Department a "headquarters for political skulduggery."

It was a tale of Texan proportions, complete with epic name-calling, massive lobbying and political skulduggery.