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blogs.wsj.com - 6/24/2009
Live-Blogging S.C. Gov. Sanford’s News Conference
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Louise Radnofsky reports on politics. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has some explaining to do -– and has set up a nationally televised press conference at 2 p.m. EDT to do just that. Sanford dropped out of sight Thursday and showed up at Atlanta’s international airport this morning on a return trip from Buenos Aires. During his absence, his staff had said he was off hiking the Appalachian Trail to relax after a stressful legislative session, and his wife said he was away writing.  ...
Will Republicans ‘Ask Questions’ Of Sanford, Rather Than ‘Circle The Wagons For One Of Our Tribe’?
thinkprogress.org - 6/24/2009
Will Republicans ‘Ask Questions’ Of Sanford, Rather Than ‘Circle The Wagons For One Of Our Tribe’?
— thinkprogress.org — After days of speculation and misinformation, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) today admitted that he had... spent the past week in Argentina — not on the Appalachian trail, as his staff originally told the press — with a woman with whom ... (more) Will Republicans ‘Ask Questions’ Of Sanford, Rather Than ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 6/24/2009
Sanford Was Harsh Critic Of Clinton Affair, Called President A Rascal
— huffingtonpost.com — Governor Mark Sanford's admission that he has had an affair with a woman from Argentina, whom he... met through the exchange of emails, promises to spark yet another round of reflection and debate over how significant a politician's personal life is ... (more) Sanford Was Harsh Critic Of Clinton Affair, Called ...

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tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/24/2009
Revealed: The Sanford/Ensign Connection
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — We couldn't help noticing during Mark Sanford's reality-show-style press conference that there's a tie-in between this week's... GOP 2012 presidential contender sex scandal and last week's involving Sen. John Ensign. Sanford said that in dealing with ... (more) Revealed: The Sanford/Ensign Connection

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2:32 The governor is now musing on the nature of forgiveness
Majikthise — Entertaining liveblog of Mark Sanford's mea cupla press conference. Update: Gov. Mark Sanford reportedly has some unusual hobbies, including digging pits on his property with a hydraulic excavator to "unwind." ...

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