http://dir.salon.com/topics/sex_scandal/?source=rss&aim=sex_scandal en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT By Laura Miller Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/15/grovel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/15/grovel/index.html?source=rss Some politicians survive sex scandals. Why? They have perfected the public grovel. By Gabriel Winant Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/15/mahoney_scandals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/15/mahoney_scandals/index.html?source=rss The congressman who rode anti-Foley anger into the House faces his second sex scandal in less than a week. By James Hannaham Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/31/bathroom_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/08/31/bathroom_sex/index.html?source=rss Larry Craig is the latest politician to get caught with his pants down. So what is the eternal allure of sex in a stall, and does it make you gay? By Lily Burana Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/06/26/jack_ryan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/06/26/jack_ryan/index.html?source=rss Do the sex lives of our politicians have to be strictly vanilla? Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/02/25/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/02/25/wednesday/index.html?source=rss The "Enronic" nature of sex- and booze-soaked college sports programs. Plus: ESPN's "Dream Job" and Stuart Scott -- boo-yah or bum-rush? The readers write. By Mark Simpson Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/11/19/prince_charles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2003/11/19/prince_charles/index.html?source=rss Regardless of the truth of the allegations that no one in Britain has heard, the truly shocking thing would be if a royal, public schoolboy or military man here had never enjoyed a spot of buggery in his youth. By Robert Scheer Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/scheer/2002/06/19/church/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/scheer/2002/06/19/church/index.html?source=rss I never thought I'd say it, but I actually feel sorry for the Catholic Church. By Robert Scheer Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/col/scheer/2002/05/01/church/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/scheer/2002/05/01/church/index.html?source=rss The pope's refusal to seriously address the current sex scandal -- and his attempt to blame homosexuals for the problem -- follows in a grand tradition of church coverups. By Cheryl L. Reed Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/03/27/gays_side/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/03/27/gays_side/index.html?source=rss A priest and nun are silenced after refusing to condemn homosexuality. By Cheryl L. Reed Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/03/27/gay_purge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/03/27/gay_purge/index.html?source=rss By scapegoating homosexual priests, the Catholic Church seeks to avoid a tougher look at its secret history of abuse. By Ian O'Doherty Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/08/30/hamiltons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/08/30/hamiltons/index.html?source=rss The case of a former Conservative MP and his wife, who were arrested on sex charges, has turned into London's weirdest political sideshow. By Jimi Izrael Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/19/daddy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/01/19/daddy/index.html?source=rss The reverend can be forgiven for his affair because the flesh is weak. But so is his game -- why did he get caught? By Scarlet Pruitt Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/12/trevi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/02/12/trevi/index.html?source=rss Pop goddess Gloria Trevi captivated a nation and became an icon of female sexuality and power -- until allegations of her involvement in a lurid child-sex scandal. By Hank Hyena Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/01/07/kuwait/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/sex/urge/world/2000/01/07/kuwait/index.html?source=rss At the turn of the millennium, Kuwaiti sex police are trying to staunch the flow of Western sex sins from corrupting their land. By Amy Reiter Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/10/29/np1029/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/1999/10/29/np1029/index.html?source=rss Courtney Love's directorial debut -- in glorious plaid! Patenstein? Count Patula? The Wolfpat? Pollsters say Buchanan's more trick than treat. By Rolf Potts Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/it/1998/10/23/career/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/it/1998/10/23/career/index.html?source=rss The man who could have saved the dignity of the White House offers Practical Advice From a Guy Who Could Have Saved the Dignity of the Executive Office By David Talbot Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/19/18newsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/19/18newsb/index.html?source=rss "Long-term relationship" ended at least two and a half years after Hyde claimed it did, charges Cherie Soskin. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/19/18newsc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/19/18newsc/index.html?source=rss By Salon Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/18/newsc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/18/newsc/index.html?source=rss By David Talbot Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/18/newsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/18/newsb/index.html?source=rss House Judiciary Committee chairman Henry Hyde lied about his adulterous affair, charges his ex-lover By Jason Vest Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/11/newsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/11/newsb/index.html?source=rss How Dan Burton outed himself in a preemptive strike against an upcoming Vanity Fair expose. By Jack Hitt Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/09/cov_09newsa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/09/09/cov_09newsa/index.html?source=rss Why did President Clinton risk everything for a perky intern? Because he was in love. By Jack Hitt Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/08/30/newsa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/08/30/newsa/index.html?source=rss Why did President Clinton risk everything for a perky intern? Because he was in love. By Stephen Talbot Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/08/28/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/08/28/news/index.html?source=rss Newt Gingrich is reluctant to stone President Clinton for adultery, not out of Christian compassion, but because he lives in a very fragile glass house. By Lori Leibovich and Dawn MacKeen Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/08/18/newsb/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/08/18/newsb/index.html?source=rss Susan Faludi, Arianna Huffington and other commentators react to Clinton's day of reckoning