GCU 114 : Round 11.doc
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Round 11: tossups: the special prosecutor for this event, archibald cox, was fired during the saturday night massacre. A source called deep throat helped carl bernstein and bob woodward release details about its scale. This event was orchestrated by a fundraising group for the 1972 election known as creep. It began with a break-in at the headquarters of the democratic national committee. For 10 points, name this scandal which led to the resignation of president richard nixon. Answer: watergate scandal [accept watergate break-in or equivalents before break-in : this man"s year of sorrow included the death of his uncle abu talib and his wife khadija. This man changed the name of the city of yathrib to medina, and his flight to that city is known as the hijra. While meditating in a cave on mount hira, he saw the angel gabriel, and his subsequent preachings are collected in the hadith.
