When it comes to romance, many set the mood with a glass of pinot noir, or a bubbly flute of champagne. Don’t forget that “tea for two” can also brew romance, if you pay mind to the presentation. Tea can be poured in a porcelain mug, a metal goblet or a shallow saucer. Some like to gulp it down, others…
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The Teapot Dome Scandal
With the exception of Watergate, there has never been a scandal more egregious and with wider implications than the Teapot Dome affair during the presidency of Warren G. Harding. It involved the secret leasing to private companies of oil-containing tracts owned by the Navy, mainly in Wyoming and California. “Domes” are natural reservoirs of crude oil. The “Teapot Dome” –…