The extramarital affair and subsequent resignation of retired four-star general David Petraeus as CIA director is just one of the many dramas that have unfolded after a president has won re-election. Here is a look at other scandals and controversies that have plagued presidents after voters returned them to the White House.
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The extramarital affair and subsequent resignation of retired four-star general David Petraeus as CIA director is just one of the many dramas that have unfolded after a president has won re-election. Here is a look at other scandals and controversies that have plagued presidents after voters returned them to the White House.
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President George W. Bush's delayed response to Hurricane Katrina is considered by many to be his administration's greatest failure. Here, he tours the damage done by the storm as he consoles two sisters in Biloxi, Mississippi. (September 2, 2005)
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President George W. Bush's delayed response to Hurricane Katrina is considered by many to be his administration's greatest failure. Here, he tours the damage done by the storm as he consoles two sisters in Biloxi, Mississippi. (September 2, 2005)
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After denying having any sexual relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, President Bill Clinton admits to the affair and apologizes for misleading the country on December 8, 1998. He later becomes the second president in U.S. history to be impeached by the U.S. House.
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After denying having any sexual relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, President Bill Clinton admits to the affair and apologizes for misleading the country on December 8, 1998. He later becomes the second president in U.S. history to be impeached by the U.S. House.
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President Ronald Reagan is questioned by reporter Helen Thomas six days before the disclosure that profits from arms sales to Iran were diverted covertly to Contra rebels in Nicaragua. (March 19, 1987)
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President Ronald Reagan is questioned by reporter Helen Thomas six days before the disclosure that profits from arms sales to Iran were diverted covertly to Contra rebels in Nicaragua. (March 19, 1987)
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The Nixon administration unraveled during Watergate. President Richard Nixon resigns. (August 9, 1974)
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The Nixon administration unraveled during Watergate. President Richard Nixon resigns. (August 9, 1974)
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