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SC Politician Apologizes for 'Raghead' Slur

It was a just a joke, says lawmaker who stung Haley, Obama

(Newser) - The South Carolina politician who used the term "raghead" to describe Nikki Haley and President Obama says his comment has been—wait for it—taken out of context. "My ‘raghead’ comments about Obama and Haley were intended in jest,” state Senator Jake Knotts tells the State... More »

SC Senator Calls Haley, President 'Ragheads'

GOP demands apology from Jake Knotts

(Newser) - South Carolina GOP state senator Jake Knotts is under fire from his own party after using a racial slur to describe Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and President Obama. "We already got one raghead in the White House, we don’t need a raghead in the governor’s mansion,... More »

Nikki Haley Denies Claim of 2nd Affair

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... More »

Nikki Haley's New Ad: Meet My Husband

SC candidate says she's seen the 'dark side' of politics

(Newser) - Nikki Haley's new TV ad in South Carolina addresses the flap over her unsubstantiated sex scandal without exactly mentioning it. "I’ve seen the dark side of our state’s politics," says the GOP gubernatorial candidate. The short spot ends with her introducing her husband, notes Talking Points... More »

Folks: There's a 'Compromising' Haley Pic

Conservative blogger is gathering witnesses

(Newser) - Nikki Haley's situation just got a little stickier: There is apparently a photo floating around of the would-be gov and Will Folks in a “compromising position.” Folks revealed this little tidbit yesterday; ironically, he knows about the photograph because in early 2009 someone (who hired a private investigator... More »

Blogger Shares Texts About Haley Affair

Will Folks first tried to suppress rumor, then went public

(Newser) - Will Folks, the conservative blogger who says he had an affair with gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley, has released a long string of text messages that he says prove he didn't betray Haley's campaign. The transcript, which you can read on Folks' FITSNews , shows Folks' furiously texting GOP operative Will Donehue,... More »

16 Women Entangled in Sex Scandals

It might usually be the men...but not always

(Newser) - Nikki Haley’s rumored affair with a blogger got the Daily Beast thinking about why it is that women get caught up in fewer sex scandals than men. That doesn’t mean, however, they're never tabloid bait. Sixteen of the juiciest:
  • Princess Diana: The tabs jumped on all sorts of
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Are Sex Scandals a Guy Thing?

Or do we just ignore the indiscretions of women?

(Newser) - Nikki Haley joined an elite club when she was accused yesterday of having an affair with a blogger: women who've been caught in sex scandals. Women seem to get the scarlet letter treatment a lot less than men, writes Rebecca Dana of the Daily Beast . Are they more prudent, or... More »

Sanford's Would-Be Successor Denies Affair

SC governor hopeful Nikki Haley denies blogger's claim

(AP) - A political blogger claimed today that he had an affair several years ago with a married Republican vying to become the state's first female governor. Rep. Nikki Haley vehemently denied the allegation, made in a post on Will Folks' blog that contained no proof. Haley called the claim a "... More »

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... More »

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