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South Carolina’s John Spratt — A House Bull in the GOP Bull’s-Eye

by Walter Shapiro on Oct 26, 2010 • No Comments
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, 2010 Elections, Congress, CampaignsFor 14 terms in the House, John Spratt has been a courtly survivor as a Southern Democrat in a GOP district. But this year Democrats can hear the bells ominously tolling. Perm...
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Sarah Palin Defends Nikki Haley Against S.C. Blogger’s Affair Claim

by Sandra Fish on May 24, 2010 • No Comments

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Sarah Palin, who endorsed Nikki Haley in the GOP gubernatorial primary, went on Facebook to lambaste Will Folks, who alleges he had an affair with Haley.

 

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Nikki Haley, S.C. Governor Hopeful, Calls Affair Allegation a ‘Smear’

by Christopher Weber on May 24, 2010 • No Comments

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The Republican candidate for governor in South Carolina is denying allegations that she had an affair with a conservative blogger.

 

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Gov. Mark Sanford Chatting Up Congressmen on House Floor

by Emily Miller on Jan 21, 2010 • No Comments

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Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was on the floor of the House of Representatives Thursday talking to GOP congressmen. As a former member of Congress, Sanford is allowed to visit the chamber at will.

Among others, Sanford chatted with Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Rep. Bill...
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Mark Sanford Used Taxpayer-Paid Planes for Personal and Official Business

by Emily Miller on Dec 31, 1969 • No Comments

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Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is being criticized in media reports for using state airplanes for campaign events and personal activities such as a dental appointment, hair cut, and his son's soccer game.

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Mark Sanford Impeachment Possible, Republican State Senator Says

by Emily Miller on Dec 31, 1969 • No Comments

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Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) is under even more pressure from his own party. A Republican state senator is raising the possibility of impeachment, accusing Sanford of violating state regulations by not choosing the lowest rate available for...

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Embattled Sanford Fends Off Calls for Resignation

by David Sessions on Dec 31, 1969 • No Comments

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In his first interview since revealing his globe-trotting extramarital affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said that he will not "crawl into a cave" but will fight to hold onto his job in the face of mounting opposition. "I have a newfound level of...
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S.C. Republicans Censure Lindsey Graham for Siding With Dems

by Christopher Weber on Dec 31, 1969 • No Comments

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Republican Party leaders in a South Carolina county have censured their own Sen. Lindsey Graham for working with Democrats on a climate change bill and other legislation.

The Charleston County Republican Party's Executive Committee voted Monday to formally rebuke Graham for supporting the climate change measure, bailing out...

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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to Face Ethics Panel

by Christopher Weber on Dec 31, 1969 • No Comments

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Gov. Mark Sanford is expected to go before a South Carolina ethics panel next year to answer charges that he may have violated state law.

The State Ethics Commission, which spent three months investigating Sanford's campaign and travel spending, did not specify what...

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South Carolina Panel Decides Against Impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford

by Christopher Weber on Dec 31, 1969 • No Comments

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A panel of South Carolina lawmakers has rejected a measure to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford on ethics charges resulting from an extramarital affair.

The seven-member House subcommittee voted 6-1 against impeachment Wednesday, deciding instead to censure Sanford for bringing "ridicule, dishonor,...
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From the Mark Sanford Scandal, A Good Woman, Jenny, Emerges

by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa on Dec 31, 1969 • No Comments

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So here we go. At the end of this week of Tiger Woods and reports of his vixens and hookers, madames and skanks, big-boob blondes and big-butt brunettes, finally we've got ourselves a Good Woman. Jenny Sanford filed for divorce from...
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South Carolina’s 2009 Gift to the Media

by Mary Winter on Dec 31, 1969 • No Comments

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For members of the news media, South Carolina was the gift that kept on giving this year.
The home state of Gov. Mark Sanford produced a ton of dirty laundry and more tortured characters than a Pat Conroy...

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