thinkprogress.org - 6/25/2009
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When Gov. Mark Sanford’s (R-SC) five-day absence was noticed by the national media Monday, Sanford’s staff sought to quell concerns by telling reporters he was hiking the Appalachian Trail :
Then, at 10:01 p.m. Monday, [Communications Director Joel] Sawyer e-mailed reporters an ...
nytimes.com - 6/25/2009
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nytimes.com —
WASHINGTON Republicans were just starting to breathe
a little easier. The news that Senator John Ensign...
had had an affair with a former aide who was married to another former aide was fading. Polls showed some voter impatience with President Obama ...
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Sanford Confession Is More Bad News for Republicans
redstate.com - 6/25/2009
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redstate.com —
I have been involved in politics literally since
I was 3 years old, so in my time...
I have seen some pretty low-life behavior on the part of politicians. I have, in fact, become so cynical about politicians in general that I thought I was no longer ...
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DIAF Mark Sanford
thenextright.com - 6/25/2009
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thenextright.com —
That title is provocative, and deliberately so. I'd
like to play Devil's Advocate and argue that blindly...
going along with the Dump Sanford crowd could seriously damage Republican elected officials' ability to weather future, hopefully less serious ...
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Sanford Shouldn't Resign
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Will Republicans ?Ask Questions? Of Sanford, Rather Than ?Circle The Wagons For One Of Our Tribe??
The Hollywood Liberal —
... 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 he has been having an affair. As the New York Times notes, the press […] 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 he has been having an affair. ...
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Source: "There Is Some Evidence [Sanford] Was Not Alone"
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/24/2009 — Things are still murky on the Mark Sanford story . But it's looking increasingly likely that Sanford's trip to Argentina was about more than a scenic drive down the coast.
"There is some evidence he was not alone," a source in South Carolina ...
Should Sanford Resign?
fivethirtyeight.com 7/1/2009 — There is significant pressure on South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to resign office and slink away. He's not helping the national Republican brand, nor the South Carolina Republican Party. My view is he shouldn't resign. Why? Let's start with the ...
Next up for Sanford: 2-week European vacation with family
thestate.com 7/22/2009 — Gov. Mark Sanford said he is leaving the state Thursday with his wife and sons for a two-week European vacation. Sanford said the trip long has been scheduled and was meant as a last family getaway with his family's four sons while they all still are ...
Globetrotting Nutjob Mark Sanford Back From Argentina
librarygrape.com 6/24/2009 — I've been trying to find something humorous to say about the seventh layer of insanity swarming around the missing South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford story but, well, I'll just leave it to Wonkette: What in holy Hell has Mark Sanford been up to? He did NOT go nude tree-humping with a bunch ...
Gov. Sanford Admits Extramarital Affair - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com 6/24/2009 — Updated 5:12 p.m. ET South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, whose mysterious disappearance last Thursday prompted national headlines, acknowledged Wednesday afternoon that he had an extramarital affair. "I've been unfaithful to my wife, and I developed ...
Sanford’s back, but did he tango?
faustasblog.com 6/24/2009 — Following up on the Sanford saga, now it turns out he was not hiking , instead, he was in Buenos Aires:
Sanford met in Atlanta after returning from South America
Governor says he never hiked Appalachian Trail; says he cruised along the coast of Buenos Aires to unwind after stressful ...
Sanford to take European vacation
briefingroom.thehill.com 7/22/2009 — Mark Sanford will jet off to Europe tomorrow for a two week vacation with his family, The State newspaper reports.
While the Governor won't make his itinerary public, he emphasized that his security detail will know where he is at all times.
The ...
Live-Blogging S.C. Gov. Sanford’s News Conference
blogs.wsj.com 6/24/2009 — 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 ...
The Sanford fallout —
First Read 6/25/2009
“Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday to an extramarital affair with a woman living in Argentina and to lying to South Carolinians to cover up his tryst -- then asked everyone, including his family, for forgiveness. The two-term S.C. Republican, ...
A South Carolina first lady, scrutinized —
CNN Political Ticker 6/25/2009
Jenny Sanford, here with her husband, was a Wall Street executive before she married Mark Sanford.
(CNN) – Sharp-witted. Direct. In control. Loyal.
That's how friends describe Jenny Sanford, the wife of Gov. Mark Sanford, who confessed to ...
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