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Jenny Sanford Endorses Candidate for SC Governor

Influential first lady could give crucial boost to Nikki Haley

Nov 12, 09 1:47 PM CST
(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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South Carolina • infidelity • adultery • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Appalachian Trail • Jenny Sanford • Republican governor • marital infidelity • Nikki Haley


 ESPN to 
 Steve Phillips: 
 You're Out! 

Network fires philandering baseball analyst

Oct 25, 09 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Less than a week after the revelation of his affair with a production assistant, ESPN has fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips. "His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways," the network... More »

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television • ESPN • New York Mets • affair • infidelity • adultery • baseball • television personality • general manager • marital infidelity • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

foul balls

 ESPN Must Fire Steve Phillips 

Network knew what it was getting in  scandal-plagued analyst

Oct 22, 09 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - ESPN knew exactly what it was getting in Steve Phillips, and it has to know that it's time to cut him loose. When the network hired him, "ESPN, already having gained a well-earned reputation as the Sodom and Gomorrah of sports television, must have informed Phillips of the World... More »

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entertainment • television • sports • ESPN • New York Mets • infidelity • baseball • marital infidelity • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

late night hot seat



 Letterman 
 Apologizes 
 to Wife on Air 

Late Night pauses for another round of confession

Oct 5, 09 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman will use his opening monologue tonight to publicly apologize to his wife and his current and former colleagues, according to numerous audience members. "Wow, that weekend went fast," he joked before turning serious during this afternoon's taping, his first public appearance at the Ed Sullivan Theater... More »

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late night talk show • late night host • infidelity • David Letterman • Steve Martin • Late Night • Regina Lasko • Robert Halderman • Stephanie Birkitt

(Newser) - An irate Elizabeth Edwards is taking borderline-anonymous shots at her husband's former mistress in blog comments. The disgraced ex-senator's wife lambastes Rielle Hunder using the pseudonym "Cherubim"—which makes it easy for insiders to guess her identity. "It's Elizabeth," a source tells Rush & Molloy... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • North Carolina • infidelity • adultery • Andrew Young • Election 2008 • senator • vice presidential candidate • Rielle Hunter • marital infidelity

 Ellen Pompeo's Hubby 
 Stepping Out: Tab 

19-year-old hostess says they had affair

Sep 10, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pregnant Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo has a cheating husband, Star reports. The tab says Chris Ivery, 41, had an affair with a 19-year-old Boston restaurant  hostess—and she confirms it. "We were intimate several times," Rachel Artz said. The two met up in Boston, Miami, and Martha's... More »

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entertainment • Grey's Anatomy • affair • infidelity • adultery • celebrity baby • Ellen Pompeo • Chris Ivery • marital infidelity • Rachel Artz

 Jenny Sanford, Kids Move Out 


Aug 7, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of South Carolina's philandering governor is moving out and taking the kids, the State reports. “I have decided to move back to our home in Charleston with our sons for the upcoming school year,” Mark Sanford's wife, Jenny, said in a statement released today. The... More »

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parenting • South Carolina • children • Charleston • infidelity • adultery • governor • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Columbia, SC • Jenny Sanford • Republican governor • moving

(Newser) - Women's "infidelity blogs" have surged in number in recent years and they're attracting a large and loyal following, the Independent reports. The bloggers say they're not trying to flaunt their affairs, but rather to use anonymity to share details of their secret lives and find support among like-minded people.... More »

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Internet • blogging • blog • infidelity • website • extramarital affair

ANALYSIS

Marital Woes Strike Ensign's Ex-Housemate

'Christian fellowship home' in DC was also Sanford hangout

Jul 17, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Add Chip Pickering to the list of Republicans with fidelity issues: The former congressman’s estranged wife is suing his mistress for alienation of affection—in essence, destroying the Pickerings' marriage, TPM Muckracker reports. Oddly enough, Pickering lived in a Capitol Hill home that operates as a sort of boarding... More »

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Congress • GOP • affair • infidelity • Chip Pickering • John Ensign • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • C Street • Leisha Pickering

(Newser) - A trove of emails from Mark Sanford's office contains no discussion of his recent disappearance or the resulting scandal, the State reports. Critics suspect the South Carolina governor is holding something back. “It’s a very legitimate suspicion,” a professor says. “Complex organizations in the 21st century... More »

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email • South Carolina • Argentina • infidelity • adultery • governor • political scandal • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Maria Belen Shapur • Republican governor

Sanford Disappeared Last Year, Too, Emails Show

Commerce secretary didn't know where to reach guv

Jul 16, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford’s recent Argentine excursion wasn’t the first time he had gone missing: His commerce secretary didn’t know where to reach him in June 2008, either, emails reveal. “Need contact number for (Sanford) ASAP,” the secretary wrote to a Sanford staffer on the 28th—a... More »

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taxes • email • South Carolina • affair • infidelity • adultery • governor • economic stimulus package • political scandal • Mark Sanford • Maria Belen Shapur • Republican governor

Sanford Looked for Real Estate
in Argentina

Governor kept evenings free, shopped around during state trip

Jul 10, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford requested meetings with real estate agents during his state-funded trade mission to Argentina last year and rearranged his itinerary to ensure he had at least one free evening in Buenos Aires, according to emails obtained by the AP. The South Carolina governor has said the trip was when... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • affair • infidelity • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Maria Belen Shapur • Republican governor

OPINION

 How Sanford Can 
 Get His Groove Back   

Four tricks up his sleeve to win back the public

Jun 30, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Sanford has fallen from grace, but he possesses the know-how to make his way back, writes Roger Simon of Politico. What the philandering governor has going for him:
  • "He knows how to use people." Just look at his marriage: His wife ran his campaign in 1994,
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South Carolina • infidelity • adultery • governor • political scandal • Lindsay Graham • Mark Sanford • Election 2010 • Jenny Sanford • Maria Belen Shapur • Republican governor

Sanford Emails Apologies to Constituents

Rambling missive says new 'humility' could make him better gov

Jun 30, 09 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an online apology to South Carolinians, Mark Sanford asks for forgiveness and explains his decision to keep his post in an effort to become “a better person,” WLTX reports. “Close friends” suggested he’d be “of more service in whatever doors God opened next in... More »

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email • South Carolina • infidelity • adultery • apology • governor • political scandal • Mark Sanford • Jenny Sanford • Maria Belen Shapur • Republican governor

OPINION

Meghan McCain: Leave Mark Sanford Alone

Instead of hypocrisy, troubled GOP must employ compassion

Jun 29, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Meghan McCain wants you to forgive Mark Sanford. “I don’t know if it’s the fact that I am younger,” she writes for the Daily Beast, “but it’s of very little concern to me who elected officials sleep with.” Assuming he didn’t do... More »

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South Carolina • sex scandal • Republican Party • infidelity • governor • Meghan McCain • Mark Sanford • extramarital affair • Republican governor

 No-Compromise 
 Jenny Sanford 
 Is SC Hero 

Jenny Sanford wins praise for not standing by her man

Jun 29, 09 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the traditional narrative of the philandering politician, the wronged wife is forced to stand by her man and offer unconditional forgiveness. But Jenny Sanford is forging a new path. She has publicly flayed the South Carolina governor—"His career is not a concern of mine," she told... More »

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Mistress Admits Relationship With Sanford

Argentine woman denies beau leaked embarrassing emails

Jun 28, 09 10:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Argentine woman identified as Mark Sanford’s mistress acknowledged her relationship with the South Carolina governor, the AP reports. María Belén Chapur confirmed that someone hacked her email account last year and sent her correspondence with Sanford to the State newspaper of Columbia, SC. However, contrary to... More »

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South Carolina • affair • infidelity • mistress • governor • Mark Sanford • María Belén Chapur

 Sanford: I 
 Considered 
 Resigning 


'Humbled' governor
will strive to restore the trust of public, family

Jun 28, 09 12:55 PM CDT
(AP) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford considered resigning from office after his extramarital affair came to light, the Republican revealed today in an exclusive interview with the AP. But Sanford, who hasn't spoken publicly since Friday, said he spoke with close spiritual and political associates who advised him to fight to... More »

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South Carolina • Argentina • affair • infidelity • governor • cheating • Mark Sanford

Rush: Blame Obama for AWOL Sanford

Gov bolted because country's 'going to hell in a handbasket'

Jun 26, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh has a novel theory about why Mark Sanford left the US: He was sick of the way the country’s being run. The South Carolina governor's disappearance, it seems, was President Obama’s fault, the Huffington Post reports. “This is almost like: I don't give a damn!... More »

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entertainment • Democrats • Republican • talk radio • South Carolina • Rush Limbaugh • affair • infidelity • governor • political scandal • political criticism • Mark Sanford • President Obama • blame • Republican governor

(Newser) - The rumors surrounding her marriage aren’t the only thing popular on the Kate Gosselin front: Her signature haircut has her stylist’s phone ringing off the hook, the reality-TV star tells Entertainment Weekly. “Everybody wants it,” the Jon and Kate Plus 8 mom says. “It’s... More »

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entertainment • infidelity • TLC • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • rumors • hairstyle

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