1. Political Scandals Christy Neil Government 3 rd hour

2. John Edwards 2008 Democratic candidate for vice president A tabloid photographer caught him leaving Rielle Hunter's Los Angeles hotel room at 3:00 am and Edwards responded by ducking into the nearest men's room and holding the door shut.

3. John Edwards 2008 On August 7, Edwards admitted to Bob Woodruff of ABC News that he had been carrying on an extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter, but he denied being the father of her infant daughter The revelation was damaging to John, whose wife made a point of campaigning with him.

4. John Edwards 2008 His wife Elizabeth, who has suffered from breast cancer since 2004, humanized John, and their romance was something John spoke about publicly. So when his affair with Rielle Hunter became public knowledge he looked like a hypocrite.

5. Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky November 1995 Lewinsky and President Bill Clinton begin a sexual relationship, according to audiotapes secretly recorded later by Linda Tripp Summer 1996 Lewinsky tells Pentagon employee Linda Tripp of her alleged relationship with Clinton.

6. Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Fall 1997 Tripp to begin taping conversations in which Lewinsky details her alleged affair with the president Jan. 7, 1998 Lewinsky files an affidavit in the Jones case in which she denies ever having a sexual relationship with President Clinton. Jan. 9 Tripp delivers the tapes to her lawyer, Jim Moody.

7. Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Jan. 21, 1998 Several news organizations report the alleged sexual relationship between Lewinsky and Clinton. Clinton denies the allegations as the scandal erupts. September 24, 1998 The House Judiciary Committee announces the committee will begin an impeachment inquiry against President Clinton in an open session on October 5 th or 6th.