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Re:Wikileaks release "PlusD": Database of 1.7 million diplom... by jasonkolb on Sunday April 07, 2013 @10:11PM (#5509653)
I love how they thoughtfully go ahead and provide a headline-ready name for the data set now.

"Cablegate."

At this point the Watergate should just assign rooms scandal names ending in -Gate instead of room numbers.

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Re:Wikileaks release "PlusD": Database of 1.7 million diplom... by jdotjdot on Monday April 08, 2013 @12:44AM (#5510007)
Actually, I think that would be a huge selling point for the hotel. That would be hilarious.

"Ooh, what controversy is YOUR room?! I have [Antennagate!][1]"

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antennagate#Antenna

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Re:Wikileaks release "PlusD": Database of 1.7 million diplom... by Korvin on Monday April 08, 2013 @12:49AM (#5510021)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_with_%22-gate%...
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Re:Wikileaks release "PlusD": Database of 1.7 million diplom... by mcphilip on Monday April 08, 2013 @11:46AM (#5512409)
"Cablegate" has been used for at least the last 2.5 years. It's unclear after a good 15 minutes of googling who first started calling the leaked cables Cablegate, but here's an example from pbs back in Nov, 2010:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/11/digging-into-wik...

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Re:Wikileaks release "PlusD": Database of 1.7 million diplom... by bvdbijl on Monday April 08, 2013 @06:04AM (#5510846)
There's a nice British comedy sketch about naming everything -gate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB9JgxhXW5w
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Re:Wikileaks release "PlusD": Database of 1.7 million diplom... by oakesm9 on Monday April 08, 2013 @06:33AM (#5510924)
The advert I got for that YouTbue video started with a Lionsgate logo...
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Re:Wikileaks release "PlusD": Database of 1.7 million diplom... by sold on Monday April 08, 2013 @08:39AM (#5511310)
That name was already used in 2010. I don't know who made it up.
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