Governor Ed Reinecke (during attorney general nominee Kleindienst’s confirmation hearings); Reagan’s HUD nominee Deborah Gore Dean (about a HUD swindle); and National Security Advisers Robert McFarlane and Admiral John Poindexter (Iran-Contra); Assistant Secretary of State Elliott Abrams (about Iran-Contra), and CIA employees Alan Fiers and Clair George (about Iran Contra)—have typically been tied to larger political scandals. [read post]