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    Will the Sexy Scandals Blow Back on the President?

    While President Obama talks about oil-market manipulation and international relations, the media have been reporting about the Secret Service misbehaving with prostitutes in Colombia and General Services Administration bureaucrats partying in Las Vegas.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    While President Obama talks about oil-market manipulation and international relations, the media have been reporting about the Secret Service misbehaving with prostitutes in Colombia and General Services Administration bureaucrats partying in Las Vegas. American soldiers posing with the body parts of dead Afghan insurgents are also on top of the news. Michelle Cottle, Washington correspondent for Newsweek and the Daily Beast, has more on the juicy scandals that are interfering with Obama's campaign message.

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      Warren Olney

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      Michelle Cottle

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Drugs, Violence and Mexico's Presidential Campaign
    1. 0:00George Zimmerman Bail Hearing
    2. 7:35Mexico's Presidential Election and the War on Drugs
    3. 43:33Will the Sexy Scandals Blow Back on the President?You’re reading this
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