Sherman Adams, one of the most influential figures in the Eisenhower White House, is best known today for having resigned his position in a scandal known as the "Vicuna Coat Affair." Adams admitted having received several gifts and loans from a close...

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' battle to keep his job in a brewing constitutional clash is riveting. Yet the drama of a political appointee fighting for survival has played out many times in Democratic and Republican administrations alike.Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner, a House Judiciary Committee member,...