41.   The widening scandal threatens to topple Samper himself.

42.   The widening scandal over Alaattin earlier this week prompted Yigit to decide to sell off his recently acquired TV stations and newspapers.

43.   The widening scandal has shaken the party and security agencies.

44.   The widening scandal has threatened to wreck the city budget and could affect city services as the lawsuits continue to mount.

45.   Three more soccer players have been arrested in a widening scandal involving bribery and match-fixing, it was reported Thursday.

46.   Five men, two of them Malaysians, were charged with illegal gambling here Tuesday in a widening scandal with suspected links to southeast Asia and Gibraltar.

47.   A widening scandal involving policemen allegedly taking protection money from drug dealers in Chicago is reviving memories of Al Capone-era police corruption.

48.   Clinton was tight-lipped during his reelection campaign on the widening scandal, though he has since called for campaign finance reform.

49.   Former labour minister Toshio Yamaguchi defiantly refused to cooperate with Japanese prosecutors Tuesday after they raided his residences and offices in a widening scandal involving illegal loans.

50.   The White House has said Bush backs a full investigation into the widening scandal, including prison sentences for those found guilty of wrongdoing in the debacle.