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ANALYSIS

 Twitchy GOP 
 Absorbs Yet 
 Another Scandal 

From Sanford to Ensign, Republican leaders are falling down

Jun 25, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford caused the GOP enough of a headache when he disappeared—but coming back to South Carolina only made it worse. The second Republican sex scandal in a week has left party leaders angry and exhausted, reports the New York Times, and has them wondering whether they can mount... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • sex scandal • Republican Party • Bobby Jindal • John Ensign • Grover Norquist • political scandal • Sarah Palin • Mark Sanford • Election 2012

(Newser) - Mark Sanford's hometown paper in South Carolina is revealing cringe-worthy emails between the governor and the woman identified only as Maria in Argentina. In one obtained by the State, Sanford writes in July 2008, "I could digress and say that you have the ability to give magnificent gentle kisses,... More »

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South Carolina • affair • governor • scandal • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford

(Newser) - The wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says she asked him to leave the house two weeks ago when she learned of his affair. Jenny Sanford says she still loves her husband and is willing to welcome him home if he works on their marriage with "humility and... More »

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South Carolina • affair • governor • Buenos Aires • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford

ANALYSIS

 5 Questions for Sanford 

Uncertainty awaits Sanford as he returns to work

Jun 24, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Mark Sanford has admitted that an affair led him to disappear earlier this week, the Atlantic has some more questions for the South Carolina governor:
  1. Will he resign? The once-rising political star has already quit as chair of the Republican Governors Association.
  2. Will the public support
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politics • South Carolina • Republican Party • governor • Mark Sanford

(Newser) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted today that he has been having an affair with an Argentine woman, Politico reports. “I’ve been unfaithful to be my wife,” the Republican said at a teary and rambling news conference in which he explained his mysterious absence. “It began... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • press conference • vacation • governor • Buenos Aires • Republican Governors Association • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Appalachian Trail

(Newser) - Mark Sanford is missing no more. The AWOL South Carolina governor surfaced early today at an Atlanta airport, saying he had just returned not from hiking the Appalachian Trail, but from cruising the Buenos Aires coastline, The State reports. As to why his staff said he was hiking, Sanford... More »

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South Carolina • hiking • Argentina • vacation • governor • Buenos Aires • AWOL • Mark Sanford • Appalachian Trail

(Newser) - South Carolina's AWOL governor is expected to be back at work tomorrow, the State reports. Mark Sanford has been incommunicado for several days, save for a fleeting cell phone signal picked up near Atlanta. Aides say he's been hiking on the Appalachian Trail, though his political opponents are skeptical. "... More »

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South Carolina • Georgia • vacation • governor • state senate • AWOL • Mark Sanford • Appalachian Trail • Jake Knotts

 AWOL SC Gov Takes a Hike 

AWOL Sanford ditched security, family  for days-long hike on the Appalachian Trail

Jun 23, 09 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Carolina now has a rough idea where its missing governor is after several days of mystery that perplexed and infuriated lawmakers, AP reports. A spokesman said Mark Sanford—who ditched his security detail last Thursday and missed Father's Day with his family—has gone on a hike along the... More »

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South Carolina • governor • Mark Sanford • Appalachian Trail

(Newser) - The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Mark Sanford must apply for $700 million in federal stimulus money aimed at education that the governor had strenuously resisted, the State reports. The state’s General Assembly had already mandated the move, but Sanford argued it had no authority... More »

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education • South Carolina • recovery • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford • Obama administration • court ruling • South Carolina Supreme Court

GOP Rivals Slowly Emerge for 2012 Battle

Barbour, Pawlenty
only the first to begin making political waves

Jun 4, 09 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 2008 presidential campaign was one of the longest in history, but be prepared: As the Washington Post reports, the 2012 race may be even longer. With the Republican Party at its weakest point in decades, possible challengers to Barack Obama are already scrambling for position. The latest: Mississippi governor... More »

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Republican Party • Tim Pawlenty • Haley Barbour • presidential candidates • presidential election • John Thune • Mark Sanford • Election 2012

(Newser) - The fight over stimulus money in South Carolina is now a federal case. Gov. Mark Sanford sued the state legislature last night for passing a budget that requires him to accept $350 million in federal money for schools, the State reports. Sanford, adamantly opposed to the stimulus cash, says state... More »

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South Carolina • lawsuit • governor • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford

glossies


 Sanford Still 
 Fights Stimulus 
 Plan, Tears 
 in His Eyes 

SC Guv sticks to his guns over rejecting stimulus money

Apr 26, 09 5:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Angry state legislators and picketing teachers still haven't swayed Mark Sanford. The conservative governor of South Carolina is ignoring opponents and his dipping approval rating, now at 40%, because he's wary of federal stimulus dollars. But when a lone security guard gives his support, Sanford's strained emotions begin to show.... More »

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Republican • layoffs • South Carolina • GOP • governor • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford • teachers

 Wildfires Destroy 
 Dozens of 
 SC Homes 

2,500 evacuated in North Myrtle Beach area

Apr 23, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fires have forced the evacuation of around 2,500 people in the North Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina, the Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports. At least 40 homes have been destroyed and 100 damaged by fire in Horry County, a tourist hotspot; no injuries have been reported. "... More »

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South Carolina • wildfires • governor • fire • property damage • Mark Sanford

GOP Govs Back Down, Request Stimulus Funds

Ambitious conservatives cave on most  federal aid dollars

Apr 10, 09 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tough talk about rejecting stimulus funds earned some GOP governors—and presidential hopefuls—plenty of headlines, but reality has set in, Politico reports. Under fire from their legislatures, Bobby Jindal, Mark Sanford, and Sarah Palin have all requested funds in the past week. “At this point it looks like... More »

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Alaska • South Carolina • Louisiana • Bobby Jindal • economic stimulus package • Sarah Palin • Office of Management and Budget • Mark Sanford

Sanford's Pass on Stimulus
Irks S. Carolina

Gov. raises profile but angers home state by rejecting part of money

Apr 4, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford’s opposition to the stimulus and his rejection of $700 million in funds have vaulted him onto the national stage. But they’re not playing so well in the state he’s actually running, the New York Times reports. The most conservative papers in the state have... More »

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South Carolina • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford

(Newser) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is officially accepting federal stimulus funds, beating tonight’s deadline, the Washington Post reports. The state is expected to receive around $8 billion, though Sanford has continued to reject $700 million earmarked for law enforcement and education. Sanford had wanted to use that money to... More »

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education • law enforcement • South Carolina • governor • economic stimulus package • budget gap • Mark Sanford

Stimulus Deadline Looms for Skeptical SC Gov. Sanford

As fiscal situation worsens, SC governor's stimulus refusal draws ire

Apr 2, 09 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has until Friday to choose between the philosophical and the fiscal as the deadline to accept $700 million in federal stimulus money approaches, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sanford wants authority over the funds, earmarked for education and public safety, and has pledged to refuse... More »

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education • South Carolina • unemployment • economic stimulus package • budget shortfall • Mark Sanford • financial crisis • public safety

Unemployed Furious at Contrarian Govs

Constituents fear
losing out on stimulus dollars over politics

Feb 27, 09 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Opposing the stimulus’ expansion of unemployment benefits may be good PR, but there’s one constituency it’s not playing well with: unemployed people. “It just seems unreasonable,” one jobless Texan tells the New York Times, “that when people probably need the help the most, that because... More »

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Rick Perry • unemployment • jobless claims • unemployment benefits • governor • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford • Obama administration • President Obama • Republicans

Schumer to GOP: Stimulus Is All or Nothing

Governors can't cherry-pick favorite parts, senator argues

Feb 24, 09 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Chuck Schumer thinks governors ought to have one choice when it comes to the stimulus: Take it or leave it. The New York senator is fed up with Republicans like Bobby Jindal and Mark Sanford, who want to grab some federal cash while refusing the rest on ideological grounds. “... More »

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Charles Schumer • Bobby Jindal • economic stimulus package • Office of Management and Budget • James Clyburn • Mark Sanford • financial crisis • Republicans

OPINION

GOP Guvs Right to See Stimulus Cash as 'Trap'

Say law is a 'budget trap' that will hook them on more spending

Feb 23, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Five Republican governors are threatening to turn down much of their stimulus windfall, afraid of taking addictive doses of spending on education, welfare, and health care that the states would have to shoulder in 2011 and beyond. And they're right to worry, the Wall Street Journal says. Take enrolling new... More »

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government spending • Rick Perry • Bobby Jindal • Haley Barbour • economic stimulus package • Mark Sanford • state budgets • Republicans

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