A scandal in Poland's foreign-debt agency widened today with the second arrest in two days of an official who helped run the fund.

Today, as the scandal widened, the Navy and Air Force were ordered to investigate their ranks for evidence of sexual abuses.

And in a sign that the scandal is widening further, the Navy and Air Force were ordered today to search their ranks for evidence of sexual abuse.

That suggests the scandal could widen further.

But as the scandal widens and deepens, Mr. Rumsfeld is said to weigh every day whether he can continue to effectively run the world's largest military.

A scandal involving the nuclear energy industry widened as three of the country's largest power companies announced the temporary closing of reactors for emergency inspections.

The scandal widened Friday when the bishop of Manchester did the same with 14 priests in New Hampshire.

The scandal involving cover-ups of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic priests widened nationally and internationally.

The scandal widened throughout September and October.

Psychologically, market participants admitted to unease over the possibility that the scandal involving Drexel and Michael R. Milken could widen.