61.   But their efforts have run into strong bureaucratic opposition and were hampered by a recent scandal involving corruption allegations against Chubais.

62.   Despite involvement in recent political scandals, Defense Minister Fernando Nogueira, was the logical choice Sunday to succeed Premier Anibal Cavaco Silva as Social Democratic Party leader.

63.   Earlier this month, the president quit his ruling Millennium Democratic Party and apologized for recent scandals.

64.   Even as some Brazilians show greater acceptance of illegal tactics by police, public confidence in law enforcement has been eroded by several recent scandals involving killings by officers.

65.   He said that despite the recent doping scandal in China, Malaysia could learn a lot from them, especially in coaching techniques.

66.   However, his reputation has been marred by a recent scandal involving a Foreign Ministry bureaucrat who allegedly embezzled money from a diplomatic travel fund.

67.   In early May, the president quit his ruling Millennium Democratic Party and apologized for recent scandals.

68.   In the wake of the recent scandals, Kremlin aides are working on a draft presidential decree tightening the rules for future privatizations.

69.   Instead, they are seen as a vote of no confidence by the government because recent scandals at the port happened while they were in charge.

70.   It was implicitly referring to recent scandals in which judicial authorities have been overruled in their pursuit of the truth.