n a shocking turn of events, Republicans have turned on the very man they chose to speak for them this week in response to Obama’s State of the Union address — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels. He is taking a drubbing in the conservosphere, but what’s most peculiar about the scandal that threatens to engulf him is that Republicans don’t seem aware that they’re attacking him

(Reuters) - Italy's chaotic efforts to pass a new austerity plan already included disputed figures, policy U-turns and cabinet rows even before Silvio Berlusconi's latest brush with scandal added prostitutes and wiretaps to the mix.

By James Mackenzie

Catholic clergy who have sinned by their acts or by turning a blind eye in Ireland's paedophile priests scandal must admit blame for their "abominable acts", a senior Vatican official said yesterday.

"Yes, storms spark fear, even those that rock the boat of the Church because of the sins of its members," said Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, in a sermon delivered to Ireland's bishops inside St Peter's Basilica shortly before they began two days of crisis talks with the Pope.

iBy Richard Owen in Rome)

He was instrumental in shining the light on one of Washington's biggest scandals. He made Jack Abramoff a household name. But few know who he is.

Tom Rodgers preferred to operate strategically behind the scenes as he played a leading role in taking down the most notorious lobbyist on K Street. But now, in an interview with The Hill, he has decided to go public with his story.

By Susan Crabtree

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The Tiger Woods saga lurches on, dragging the world's leading sportsman deeper into a deserved, maggoty mire. Tiger might not get over this and Paul Lewis wonders if Woods will do what other sportsmen have done in his shoes - recover and win adulation again.

(By Paul Lewis)