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Mark Sanford
Won't Face
Criminal Charges

May 3, 2010 4:35 PM CDT

Mark Sanford Won't Face Criminal Charges

AG calls on SC to 'move on' from governor's ethics woes

(Newser) - Mark Sanford, already bombarded with ethics charges and legislative censure, will not face criminal charges related to his international extramarital shenanigans, the State reports. A criminal case against the governor can't be proven "beyond a reasonable doubt," South Carolina AG Henry McMaster said today, adding, "The time...

What to Wear
to a Public
Apology: Blue

Mar 23, 2010 10:29 AM CDT

What to Wear to a Public Apology: Blue

(Newser) - Looking back on a few decades of public apologies, blue appears to be the "it" color for people who say they are sorry in front of the world. Why blue? Color experts say we "believe" blue more than any other color. Bill Clinton went with blue in the...

Sanford Will Pay $74K Fine
to End SC Ethics Case

Mar 18, 2010 9:34 PM CDT

Sanford Will Pay $74K Fine to End SC Ethics Case

Governor also will shell out $66K for other expenses

(Newser) - Without admitting any guilt, Gov. Mark Sanford agreed today to pay a $74,000 fine to end South Carolina’s ethics case against him. The state’s ethics panel began its investigation after Sanford’s affair with a woman in Argentina was revealed last June; the Republican will also pay...

Scandal Fallout a 'Gut Punch': Jenny Sanford

INTERVIEW

Feb 8, 2010 1:42 PM CST

Scandal Fallout a 'Gut Punch': Jenny Sanford

SC first lady dishes on confessional press conference: 'way too long'

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford continues to offer tantalizing glimpses into her relationship with South Carolina governor and soon-to-be ex-husband Mark Sanford and the fallout of his affair. Sanford sat down with Good Morning America and provided NPR with an excerpt of her new book, Staying True. Some quips and revelations:

The confessional

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Mark Sanford
Took 'Faithful'
Out of Vows:
Jenny

barbara walters interview

Feb 3, 2010 9:07 AM CST

Mark Sanford Took 'Faithful' Out of Vows: Jenny

Jenny Sanford speaks out for the first time with Barbara Walters

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford shares her story of a "cheap" husband who insisted on taking the word "faithful" out of their wedding vows, telling Barbara Walters that despite it all, "I thought he loved me in his own way." In a 20/20 interview airing Friday, Sanford calls her...

Mark Sanford
'Worse Than
Eliot Spitzer': Son

TELL-ALL TIDBITS

Feb 1, 2010 7:41 AM CST

Mark Sanford 'Worse Than Eliot Spitzer': Son

Jenny Sanford's memoir also paints cheating hubby as cheapskate

(Newser) - Before Mark Sanford made “hiking the Appalachian trail” into a household phrase, one person knew his affair scandal would be big news: His 12-year-old son. It’s “worse than Eliot Spitzer,” Bolton told mom Jenny when she broke the news of Mark’s cheating to their boys....

SC Lt. Gov. Compares Poor People to 'Stray Animals'

Jan 24, 2010 2:30 PM CST

SC Lt. Gov. Compares Poor People to 'Stray Animals'

Andre Bauer refuses to back off remarks about welfare recipients

(Newser) - Mark Sanford is no longer the most embarrassing politician in South Carolina: His lieutenant governor, Andre Bauer, is in hot water after comparing government assistance for the poor to "feeding stray animals." Said Bauer, who is running to succeed Sanford as governor: "You're facilitating the problem if...

SC House Reprimands Sanford

Jan 13, 2010 12:18 PM CST

SC House Reprimands Sanford

Near unanimous vote is state's first censure in 130 years

(Newser) - The South Carolina House voted to censure Mark Sanford today over his jaunt to Argentina, in a quick and virtually unanimous vote. “Ladies and gentlemen we have lived this nightmare for over seven months,” said the author of the resolution. “It is time to put this issue...

Politics' Silliest Moments of '09

Year in Review

Dec 31, 2009 1:22 PM CST

Politics' Silliest Moments of '09

From Dancin' DeLay to Roberts' inaugural flub, 'twas a weird year

(Newser) - Politics isn’t always a deadly serious game of statesmanship. Sometimes it’s goofy. Politico recalls the most bizarre moments of 2009:

Barack Obama sworn in—twice: Obama joked that they’d done it because “we decided it was so much fun.”
Sarah Palin resigns: Even her aides

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Juiciest Political Sex Scandals

BEST OF THE DECADE

Dec 30, 2009 9:07 AM CST

Juiciest Political Sex Scandals

Lovechildren, gay affairs, and hookers, oh my!

(Newser) - From Eliot Spitzer’s $80,000 worth of prostitute action to Mark Sanford “hiking the Appalachian trail,” this decade has been ripe with political sex scandals. The Frisky picks the juiciest. Some of the slightly-lesser-discussed affairs:

Mike Duvall: A self-described “family values warrior” in the California State

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The Year's 10 Best Quotes

yale's annual list

Dec 16, 2009 5:26 PM CST

The Year's 10 Best Quotes

Health care inspires top pick; iPhone slogan makes the list

(Newser) - Efforts at health care reform have produced some of the most memorable quotes of the year. The Yale Book of Quotations runs down the year's best, via AP :

"Keep your government hands off my Medicare." Speaker at town hall meeting.
"We're going to be in the Hudson.

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Jenny Sanford,
Candidate?

Dec 15, 2009 12:10 PM CST

Jenny Sanford, Candidate?

South Carolina politicos think wronged wife could make right candidate

(Newser) - South Carolina’s political insiders are speculating that Jenny Sanford could make a run at Congress or even her soon-to-be ex-husband’s soon-to-be ex-job. Sanford has a wealth of political contacts, including top fundraisers, and an impressive resume in finance. She also served as her husband’s campaign manager in...

Jenny Sanford
Files for Divorce

SURPRISE, SURPRISE

Dec 11, 2009 9:39 AM CST

Jenny Sanford Files for Divorce

She says attempts at reconciliation were 'unsuccessful'

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford is divorcing her philandering husband. “I know it will soon become known so I choose to release this brief notice,” South Carolina's first lady says in a statement obtained by the State . “I am now filing for divorce. This came after many unsuccessful efforts at...

Sanford Won't Be Impeached

Dec 9, 2009 3:44 PM CST

Sanford Won't Be Impeached

SC House panel votes to censure him instead

(Newser) - It looks like Mark Sanford will be able to finish out his term as South Carolina governor after all. A state House panel voted against impeachment and instead decided to censure him. The lone dissenter on the seven-member panel says he will still try to get the full Judiciary Committee...

Jenny Sanford: No Way
Was I Standing By Him

Dec 8, 2009 3:35 PM CST

Jenny Sanford: No Way Was I Standing By Him

South Carolina's first lady gives an interview to Barbara Walters

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford tells Barbara Walters that her philandering husband didn't ask her to play the faithful wife at his mea culpa press conference, and she wouldn't have considered it anyway. "If he had asked me, I would have said no," said South Carolina's first lady. "Certainly his...

Sanfords Reunite—for Holiday Function

Dec 4, 2009 2:25 PM CST

Sanfords Reunite—for Holiday Function

SC first lady returns for governor's open house

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford returned to the South Carolina Governor's Mansion yesterday, just for the day. Gov. Mark Sanford's estranged wife joined him for the traditional holiday open house, at which they stood far apart and greeted visitors to the mansion, newly decorated for Christmas. Jenny Sanford, who has been living in...

Jenny Sanford Trademarks Name for Clothing Line

Rising political star?

Nov 28, 2009 10:54 AM CST

Jenny Sanford Trademarks Name for Clothing Line

Some think she'll run for office in South Carolina

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford continues to write the book on how a jilted political wife can emerge stronger. South Carolina's first lady, who moved out of the governor's mansion in August after husband Mark's affair, has trademarked her name for a possible clothing and gift line, reports the New York Times . She's...

Ethics Panel Charges Sanford With 37 Violations

Nov 23, 2009 2:25 PM CST

Ethics Panel Charges Sanford With 37 Violations

Civil committee slams SC gov for travel expenses

(Newser) - South Carolina's ethics commission has hit Mark Sanford with 37 violations for using state funds for inappropriate travel expenses, including a trip to see his Argentine mistress. Besides the governor's South American trysts, Sanford also bought business-class tickets for state travel—South Carolina requires officials to fly cheaply—and, in...

Jenny Sanford Endorses Candidate for SC Governor

Nov 12, 2009 1:47 PM CST

Jenny Sanford Endorses Candidate for SC Governor

Influential first lady could give crucial boost to Nikki Haley

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford is getting back into politics—by endorsing a relative underdog in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary. Mark Sanford's estranged wife announced her support for Nikki Haley, a "principled, conservative, tough and smart” candidate, in the five-way race for the nomination to replace her husband. Haley was...

SC Hopes Its Dumb Pols
Don't Hurt Economy, Too

Oct 21, 2009 7:41 PM CDT

SC Hopes Its Dumb Pols Don't Hurt Economy, Too

Jokes are bad, but Sanford, Wilson messes could scare off more business

(Newser) - The fact that two of its more prominent politicians—Gov. Mark Sanford and Rep. Joe Wilson—are the butt of recent political jokes is no laughing matter in South Carolina, where memories of the fight over flying the Confederate flag are still scaring off business and tourism. The firestorm around...