Governor Sanford’s wife warned him not to travel to ArgentinaCOLUMBIA - Jenny Sanford, the wife of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who has admitted to an extramarital affair, has said she had warned him not to travel to Argentina to visit his mistress. Critics question whether SC governor’s Argentina trips to visit mistress broke the lawCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The details of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s secretive trips to visit his lover in South America aren’t just headline fodder or political kryptonite. AP INTERVIEW: SC first lady warned gov not to see mistress again, shocked by Argentina tripSULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. — South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair. Can he lead? In the wake of an extramarital affair, SC Gov. Sanford gets back to businessCOLUMBIA, S.C. — It was a routine state Cabinet meeting, one with reports on declining tax revenues, the number of kids on Medicaid and an update on a drunken driving campaign. SC governor tells state agency chiefs he’s sorry but everyone needs to keep workingCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford got back to work Friday, but first he had some more apologizing to do. AP Newsbreak: SC lieutenant governor doesn’t call for Mark Sanford to resign over affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The man who would replace South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford if he resigned over his affair with a woman in Argentina said Friday he wasn’t calling for the governor’s resignation, and would try to help him through the next year and a half. AP Newsbreak: SC lieutenant governor says Mark Sanford should stay in office despite affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The man who would replace South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford if he resigned over his affair with a woman in Argentina says the governor should remain in office. Disgraced South Carolina governor seeks to do damage control; politicians call for resignationCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admits he used taxpayer money to see his mistress in Argentina and plans to repay the cash. SC first lady says husband has to worry about his own career; she is focused on familyCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says her cheating husband can worry about his own career. She is concerning herself with their four sons. Unlike many jilted first ladies, Jenny Sanford didn’t stand by SC gov as he admitted affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Jenny Sanford did not stand by her man. SC gov says he’s focused on family after affair, shakes his head no when asked if he’ll resignCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford tells reporters staking out his beach home that he’s focusing on his family right now. SC governor says he’ll pay back state for 2008 trade mission to Argentina when he saw mistressCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday he will reimburse the state for a trade mission to Argentina last year during which he saw a woman with whom he acknowledges a yearlong affair. RNC member asks for unfaithful SC governor to resign to spare party, practice his rhetoricCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A top South Carolina Republican leader says philandering Gov. Mark Sanford should resign and practice the philosophy he’s preached of holding GOP leaders accountable. AP Exclusive: Security cameras show SC gov embarking from Columbia airportCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Security videos obtained by The Associated Press show Gov. Mark Sanford wheeling a small suitcase though a South Carolina airport the day he dropped off the map to see his mistress in Argentina. For SC governor, year of concealing affair ends with e-mails revealed, shame confessedCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Six bronze stars punctuate the smooth granite walls of the copper-domed State House. Each marks a scar left by the cannons of invading Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s bombardment of the capital in the final months of the Civil War. After admitting affair, SC gov spends time with jilted family; ethical, legal questions growCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was with his family Thursday as legal and ethical questions swirled over his secret trip to see a woman in Argentina with whom he admitted an affair. After admitting affair, SC Gov. Sanford spending time with jilted family at their beach houseCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford is with his family following the startling confession that he has been having a yearlong extramarital affair with a woman from Argentina. SC gov’s ex-chief of staff surprised by affair, says next few days key for Mark SanfordCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The former chief of staff for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he was completely surprised by his friend’s confession to having an affair and the next few days will be key to show whether his apology is sincere. SC Gov. Sanford gives up moral high ground, hope for political agenda after admitting affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s governor once cited “moral legitimacy” when he was a congressman voting for President Bill Clinton’s impeachment. He became a darling of fiscal conservatives over his ideological opposition to federal stimulus cash. After admitting affair, SC Gov. Sanford gives up moral high ground, hope for political agendaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faced legal and ethical questions Thursday as he fought to save his job after admitting having an affair with a woman from Argentina. SC governor admits affair, resigns national GOP post after secret visit to woman in ArgentinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. Wiping away tears, he apologized to his family and gave up a national Republican Party post, but was silent on whether he would resign. Newspaper reveals romantic e-mail exchanges between SC governor, mistress as affair unravelsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Just after South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted to a yearlong extramarital affair, his state’s largest newspaper posted online romantic, suggestive e-mails that it says were exchanged between the chief executive and his Argentinian lover. Mo. inmate who used cardboard toilet paper holder to escape recapturedCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Columbia police have captured an inmate who allegedly escaped from the Howard County jail using a cardboard toilet paper holder. Curtis Jones of New Franklin was captured Wednesday afternoon. Cheating takes toll on SC Gov. Mark Sanford’s top political adviser: his wifeCOLUMBIA, S.C. — When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford cheated on his wife, he also betrayed his top political adviser. SC governor admits affair, resigns GOP post after misleading staff about South American tripCOLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. Wiping away tears, he apologized to his family and gave up a national Republican Party post, but was silent on whether he would resign. SC residents shocked by GOP governor’s confession of secretive international trip, affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford has always painted himself as a family man, a red state conservative whose annual Christmas cards featured pictures of his wife and their four sons. SC first lady says she asked governor to leave 2 weeks before his public admission of affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s first lady says she asked Gov. Mark Sanford to leave home and stop talking to her two weeks before he publicly admitted an affair with a woman he visited on a secret trip to Argentina. Excerpts from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s news conference on his extramarital affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — In a rambling, nearly 20-minute news conference about his affair with a woman in Argentina, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford talked about his past adventures along the Appalachian Trail, God’s law, moral absolutes, and his first, low-budget gubernatorial campaign during which his former chief of staff slept in his basement, which was jokingly dubbed “Jurassic Park” because of its dinosaur-themed sheets. SC Gov. Mark Sanford admits affair, resigns as chairman of Republican Governors AssociationCOLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. Wiping away tears, he apologized to his family and gave up a national Republican Party post, but was silent on whether he would resign. SC Gov. Mark Sanford says he’s been unfaithful to his wife with friend from ArgentinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he’d secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he’d been having an affair. He apologized to his wife and four sons and said he will resign as head of the Republican Governors Association. |