A U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation did result in convictions against the McDougals for their role in the Whitewater project, but the Clintons themselves were never charged, and Clinton maintains innocence in the affair.

In 1942, Chaplin had a brief affair with Joan Barry, whom he was considering for a starring role in a proposed film.

On 15 August, the Civil Service Bureau issued the report requested by Donald Tsang, where they admitted that they had neglected to consider Leung's role in the Hung Hom Peninsula affair.

They may also assume a sort of informal host role during the VIP's visit, inviting the visitor to a state dinner at his or her mansion or palace, or some other equally hospitable affair.

The affair had a lasting influence on Austria, since part of the money from King Richard's ransom was used by Duke Leopold V to finance the founding in 1194 of the new city of Wiener Neustadt, which had a significant role in various periods of subsequent Austrian history up to the present.

In 1958 he had a major role in the melodrama Another Time, Another Place ( 1958 ) as a British reporter named Mark Trevor, caught in a love affair opposite Lana Turner and Barry Sullivan.

** A federal grand jury indicts Caspar Weinberger for his role in covering up the Iran – Contra affair.

Bogdanovich cast the 21-year-old model Cybill Shepherd in a major role in the film and fell in love with her, an affair that eventually led to his divorce from Polly Platt, his longtime artistic collaborator and the mother of his two daughters.

Isabella's reputation in France suffered somewhat as a result of her perceived role in the affair.

Although the rebellion was not a large affair, it exposed underlying tensions in the new state and the Amerindians ' marginalized role in the country's political and social life.

Burns shows that the Gothic army's cavalry arm was actually fairly small, that Valens would actually have had more cavalry and that while the role of Fritigern's cavalry was critical to his victory, the battle was a mainly infantry versus infantry affair.

Gary Cooper appears in a role which helped launch his career in Hollywood and also marked the beginning of his affair with Clara Bow.

In 1996, she played a leading role in the film Malicious as Melissa Nelson, a disturbed woman who has an affair with a college star baseball player.

The consuls of England, France and Austria as well as Ottoman authorities, Christians, Muslims and Jews all played a great role in this affair.

Lancelot is best known for his love affair with Arthur's wife Guinevere and the role he played in the search for the Holy Grail.

Other performances have been: in What's Eating Gilbert Grape ( 1993 ), as a woman who is having an affair with the title character ( played by Johnny Depp ); the role of Hannah Nixon in the Oliver Stone biopic, Nixon ( 1995 ); and in the Will Ferrell 2003 comedy Elf, as a woman who discovers that her husband is the father of one of Santa's elves.

He is also known for his key role in the administration's Strategic Defense Initiative and later indictments in the Iran-Contra affair.

Since its inception, notable guest editors have included: David Blunkett, who used the programme as an opportunity to ' turn the tables ' on John Humphrys in 2005 ; Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose appearance on 29 December 2006 encompassed discussions of his growing concerns about the ' justification ' for the invasion of Iraq, Britain's role in the affair, and the consequences for British armed forces ; and Peter Hennessy, who, on 28 December 2007, led a visit to HMS Vigilant ( a British Trident submarine ) alongside its base at Faslane.

Mandy Rice-Davies ( born 21 October 1944 ), is a British former model and showgirl best known for her role in the Profumo affair and her association with Christine Keeler, which discredited the Conservative government of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1963.

They have had a major impact on Irish historiography, leading to a more favourable view of Parnell ’ s role in the O ' Shea affair.

Due to rumours of Joseph Cotten and Ingrid Bergman having an affair, Bergman's role in the film was taken by Loretta Young.

New York University Professor Jay Rosen severely criticized Woodward for allegedly being co-opted by the Bush White House and also for not telling the truth about his role in the Plame affair, writing: " Not only is Woodward not in the hunt, but he is slowly turning into the hunted.

There is some controversy over Hull's role in the affair.

Director Aditya Chopra originally wanted to cast Tom Cruise for the role of Raj, as he wanted it to be an Indo-American affair, but was dissuaded by his father / producer Yash, who did not want a foreign star.

Although the hyperfilament is constructed from " continuous pseudo-one-dimensional diamond crystal ", Clarke later expressed his belief that another type of carbon, Buckminsterfullerene, would play the role of hyperfilament in a real space elevator.

In this movie, the main focus was on David Niven's role as Sir Charles Lytton, the infamous jewel thief nicknamed " the Phantom ", and his plan to steal the Pink Panther diamond.

That film also marked the return of Sellers to the role after a gap of ten years, which may have contributed to some confusion between the character and the diamond.

Recently back from Europe, and having temporarily stopped drinking, Crawford was signed to play the starring role as diamond industry security chief John King.

Historically, the river played an important role in the South African diamond rush, with the first diamonds in the country being discovered in alluvial deposits on the Orange.

His second film appearance of 2006 was a supporting role in Blood Diamond as an unscrupulous diamond dealer.

Time magazine has called Kabbah a " diamond in the rough " for his success as the first civilian elected ruler of Sierra Leone in 34 years and his role in the end of what became a decade long conflict from 1992 until 2000.

" The documentary focused on the role of Hip Hop in the blood diamond trade, after the filming concluded Calderón publicly announced that he would no longer wear jewelry.

It has an important role: to contain the sample with a hydrostatic fluid in a cavity between the diamonds, and to prevent anvil failure by supporting the diamond tips, thus reducing stresses at the edges of the culet.

* Jeanne of Valois-Saint-Rémy, Comtesse de la Motte ( 1756 – 1791 ), a French noblewoman known for her role in the affair of the diamond

Multi-combination rigs are a dual setup rig capable of operating in either a reverse circulation ( RC ) and diamond drilling role ( though not at the same time ).

A baseball diamond bears the name Rooney Field, in honor of Rooney Richardson (-- 1982 ), who took an active role in community affairs.

In Southern Africa, Tempelsman has played a key role in negotiations between hostile governments and companies engaging in diamond exploration.

In addition to the DRC, Tempelsman has played a key role in the diamond industries of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Sierra Leone.

Despite all the automation involved in the diamond turning process, the human operator still plays the main role in achieving the final result.

The Pink Panther diamond once again plays a central role in the plot.

Jews played a prominent role in the development of the diamond and gold fields, with Alfred Beit, Barney Barnato and others becoming notable Randlords.

There appears to be a possible historical precedent for the character of Milady: the memoirs of François de La Rochefoucauld and Hubert de Brienne, Comte de Conflans as well as Volume I of Chroniques de l ' Œil de Bœuf by Touchard-Lafosse describe Milady's antagonistic role in the diamond studs plot which Dumas reworked in The Three Musketeers.

Her activities in the first half of The Three Musketeers ( being a source of d ' Artagnan's infatuation and her role in the diamond studs plot ) are accounted for in the earlier works Dumas borrowed from.

Although some point to diamond fields ( blood diamonds ) as the real motivating factor of the Kamajors, they played a major role in the march toward Sierra Leonean stability.