Jenny Sanford: 'The Ball Is in His Court'

Nothing but 'disgusting politics,' she says

(AP) - Here we go again: A South Carolina lobbyist resigned from a rival political campaign yesterday and then became the second man to claim he had a tryst with Nikki Haley . Lobbyist Larry Marchant says he and Haley, who's running for governor, had a "one night indiscretion" in a Salt Lake City hotel room in June 2008, but admitted he had no proof to back up his allegation. "You can't have any evidence on a one night affair," he says. More»

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 marriage "not a fiery romantic marriage, necessarily, but a very good, steady, solid, supportive marriage"—though her husband never called her his soulmate, as he did his mistress. More»

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 also got a memoir coming out in April and will be interviewed by Barbara Walters next month as one of the year's "fascinating people." More»

(NEWSER) - His wife and kids have moved out, and now his career path looks a little shaky, too. "I'm dead politically," South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told a radio station today. "I am not running for another office." Sanford made the rounds of local stations today, defending his travels on the state dime and talking about adjusting to living solo in the governor's mansion, reports CNN. "That part's hard," he said. More»

'Broken' governor vows to be more 'humble' leader

(NEWSER) - A “broken” Mark Sanford says the fallout from his admission of an extramarital affair has been like attending his own funeral, but he’s “thankful for the perspective it has afforded.” In a column for the Greenville News, the disgraced South Carolina governor shares the life lessons his “tragedy” has taught him, acknowledging “this column does not do justice to the process of saying 'I am sorry.'” More»