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The Taxonomy of Scandals: Is Obama Nearing a Breaking Point?

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Americans tolerate some transgressions, but Obama’s scandals are nearing a breaking point. By Lloyd Green.

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Not every scandal is Watergate Redux. If the God-fearingvoters of South Carolina could forgive Mark Sanford for his “hike” off theAppalachian Trail, then it may not come as a shock that Americans are cuttingthe president some slack over IRS overreach, a concerted Justice Department waron the press, and the deadly...

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