SC gov plans to talk to reporters after returning from mystery trip; says he was in ArgentinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford told a newspaper he was in Argentina, not hiking the Appalachian Trail as his staff had told the public to explain his sudden absence. He said he “wanted to do something exotic” to unwind after losing a fight over federal stimulus money. Spokesman: SC governor’s perplexing absence from capital is because of Appalachian hikeCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has been hiking along the Appalachian Trail, a spokesman said Monday night, explaining a dayslong absence that perplexed fellow state leaders. Spokesman says SC gov’s last known contact with staff was Thursday; 1st lady unsure his localeCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A spokesman for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says the chief executive may not have checked in with anyone on his staff in four days. Firefighters have good day battling huge SC blaze; coastal wildfire now 80 percent containedMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina forestry officials say a coastal wildfire that has burned 31 square miles is now 80 percent contained. SC forest fire chief blames massive wildfire on small blaze that firefighters thought was outMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Firefighters responded twice to a yard fire that South Carolina officials believe rekindled four days later, igniting a massive blaze that had destroyed more than 70 homes and continued to char 31 square miles near Myrtle Beach on Friday. |
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