Jan 8th, 2009 · The chairman of one of India's largest technology outsourcing companies has resigned after admitting the company's profits had been inflated for several years. The scandal at Satyam Computer Services threatens future foreign investments into India, and tarnishes the once-booming outsourcing sector.
Jan 7th, 2009 · There are literally hundreds of economists in the U.S. These are people who pour over economic data and prognostications for a living. We explore how they missed the impending crash and what they can do to improve their tarnished reputations.
Dec 25th, 2008 · The new film Nothing But The Truth presents a fictionalized reworking of the Valerie Plame Wilson/CIA leak affair. It was one of the most prominent scandals of the Bush years — tarnishing the White House, the press and the courts.
Sep 24th, 2008 · The White House plan to bail out the U.S. financial sector is likely to have major geopolitical ramifications. The U.S. owes its global dominance to its vast economic power. In recent years, indebtedness to China and other major creditors has put the U.S. in an increasingly vulnerable position. The failing financial sector could further undermine the country's standing in the world.
Sep 23rd, 2008 · President Bush has made his final address to the U.N. General Assembly. He leaves behind many problems for the next U.S. president: unfinished wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a tarnished image that has undercut America's moral authority in the world.
May 9th, 2008 · Some leading medical experts have decided to end an age-old tradition — taking money from drug companies. These doctors used to get paid for making speeches. But now they say they're reclaiming their tarnished credibility.
Mar 26th, 2008 · French president Nicolas Sarkozy's two-day state visit is intriguing to media on both sides of the English Channel. The British are interested Sarkozy's pro-Anglo-Saxon stance. The French see the pomp-filled visit as a chance for Sarkozy to burnish his tarnished presidential image.
Feb 18th, 2008 · The Exxon Valdez oil spill 19 years ago tarnished a pristine coastline. The millions of dollars spent cleaning up, however, may have had a more lasting impact on local communities.