Mucky Nevada Gov. Files for Divorce

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To call Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons’ tenure troubled doesn’t quite capture it.

It started off with a bang with accusations that he’d drunkenly assaulted a cocktail waitress in a parking garage in the middle of the night. That probe was eventually closed due to insufficient evidence. And then there’s the federal investigation as to whether he took bribes from a defense contractor while he was a congressman. And now he’s seeking a very public divorce from his wife.

Yes, there have been happier times, such as during this 2005 cruise, which was paid for by his defense contractor buddy:

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