...in the Valerie Plame/Karl Rove ongoing saga, hereinafter to be known as "The Plame Game."
10. 'Democrats insist ...'
9. 'Niger'
8. 'classified information'
7. 'anonymous sources'
6. 'Wilson's report showed ...'
5. 'outing'
4. 'undercover'
3. 'CIA operative'
2. 'covert'
And the number one phrase that should always have scare quotes around it.
1. 'leak'
UPDATE: Rick Moran has analyzed the big 'scandals' that have excited the left and found them lacking. Hey, there's another word that needs scare quotes.