Crimes and Misdemeanors

Slate | Jul. 24, 2008 (News Analysis)

Each scandal is represented by a colored circle that encompasses the people who are implicated. As it's easy to see, many of the players here are mixed up in two, three, or more of the alleged crimes. Hence all the overlapping circles (Venn-diagram heaven!).

The best way to make sense of this legal tangle is to mouse over the title of an individual scandal, which will highlight everyone implicated. For example, the wiretapping bubble ensnares ... Full Story »

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3.3
 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Jul. 24, 2008

An interesting way to present who's who in scandal land. I agree with the reviewer who suggested it would have been more effective to provide links to authority data even if much remains hidden. It's still problematic whether any prosecutions will ever take place. Everyone acts as if they've gotten away with it.

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