In letter, SC gov explained desire to stave off divorce, predicted ‘public humiliation’COLUMBIA, S.C. — Less than a month before he traveled to Argentina to see his mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford predicted in a letter to his spiritual adviser that “public humiliation” would follow revelations of his shattered marriage. Army chief says basic training to include anti-stress skills that could help prevent suicidesFORT JACKSON, S.C. — The Army’s top general says basic training will soon include anti-stress programs as part of a broader effort to help soldiers deal with the aftereffects of combat and prevent suicides. SC man charged with having sex with horse; police say he has attacked same animal twiceCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man has been arrested for having sex with a horse after police say the animal’s owner caught him on surveillance camera. SC woman ticketed for disorderly conduct for riding a stolen horse down main streetGREENVILLE, S.C. — A woman has gotten a ticket for riding a stolen horse down the main street in a small town in northwestern South Carolina. The Greenville News reported Tuesday the 40-year-old woman was given a ticket for disorderly conduct after a pedestrian flagged down an officer in Six Mile and told them the woman was about to fall off the horse. Snug as a rug: Toupee wearer’s hairpiece survives South Carolina roller coaster rideMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — The owner of a South Carolina hair replacement business says a Myrtle Beach roller coaster isn’t nearly as hair-raising as the commercials claim. A television ad shows the 150-foot-tall Time Machine at Freestyle Music Park moving so fast that a man loses his hairpiece. But Dennis Murphy, who owns a hair replacement business, says the ad puts toupees in a bad light. Arabic teacher at SC university on Fulbright program arrested, held for immigration violationCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal immigration officials were holding a Syrian woman for overstaying her visa while she taught Arabic at Clemson University on a Fulbright program, and her husband says he is fighting to allow her to stay with him in America. SC governor, family to leave on long-planned European vacation ThursdayCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and his family are heading to Europe for a long-planned family vacation. Arabic teacher at Clemson arrested for immigration violation, husband argues her case to stayCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal immigration officials are holding a woman from Syria who taught Arabic at Clemson University for violating immigration law, and her husband says he is fighting to allow her to stay with him in America. South Carolina Republican says Obama must be stopped, argues he’s on ’spending spree’WASHINGTON — An outspoken Southern Republican says it’s time to “put the brakes on” President Barack Obama, saying he’s advocating too much government spending and ballooning the deficit. FBI says ‘limping bandit’ drew little attention while robbing 23 banks over 3 yearsCHARLESTON, S.C. — There were no breakneck getaways for the so-called “limping bandit” who the FBI says robbed 23 banks across the Southeast, often waiting in line to pull a gun and then simply limping away to blend into the streets outside. SC gov. says he’s ready to get back to leading in first public talk since revealing affairGREER, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says it’s time for him to put aside discussions of his extramarital affair and get back to work governing. More people than usual have made appointments to chat with SC gov after affair confessionGREER, S.C. — More people than usual are requesting face-to-face chats with Gov. Mark Sanford following his confession of an extramarital affair with an Argentine woman. SC lawmakers plan to give Gov. Mark Sanford’s pricey flights a close look given travel rulesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina legislators say Gov. Mark Sanford’s travel spending needs scrutiny, following an Associated Press review that showed he was booked on pricey flights despite laws that say state employees must travel as cheaply as possible. Justice Dept. moving some operations to SC, leasing building from Univ. of South CarolinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice is relocating some of its U.S. attorney operations from Washington to South Carolina under a 20-year lease agreement with the state’s flagship university, officials announced Monday. SC Gov. Mark Sanford asks residents to let God change him, says he’ll be a more humble leaderCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, still clinging to office after admitting to an extramarital affair, wrote in an opinion piece released Sunday that God will change him so he can emerge from the scandal a more humble and effective leader. Jobless rate tops 10 percent in 15 states and DC, endangers economic recoveryWASHINGTON — Fifteen states have crossed a painful threshold: 10 percent unemployment. More states, and the nation, likely will follow, one of the biggest dangers to an economic recovery. NTSB says Learjet should change thrusting system on plane after evaluating deadly SC crashCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Nearly a year after a plane hurtled off the end of a South Carolina runway last fall, killing four and injuring celebrity DJ AM and former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, federal regulators said Friday the plane’s manufacturer should make changes to part of the plane’s design. Spokesman for embattled SC Gov. Sanford plans to leave state job, says scandal not a factorCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The spokesman for South Carolina’s philandering governor plans to leave his state job, the first high-profile departure since the scandal over Mark Sanford’s international dalliance broke. SC senator calling for hearings into governor’s spending on visits with Argentine ’soul mate’COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina lawmaker says he plans to hold hearings into whether Gov. Mark Sanford spent state money during trysts with his Argentine mistress. AP INVESTIGATION: No coach seats for SC governor; Sanford flew up front on key state travelCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford shed his fiscal conservatism on several taxpayer-funded international trips, including a South American jaunt that included time with his mistress, choosing expensive first-class or business-class seats while his aides sat in coach. Feds accuse SC poultry plant of knowing managers hired hundreds of illegal immigrantsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal authorities say the company that runs a South Carolina poultry plant knew its managers were hiring illegal immigrants at a facility raided in October. SC governor’s office e-mails show man of few words, a contrast to lengthy letters to mistressCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Office e-mails from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford released Wednesday show a man of few words, a stark contrast to the lengthy, intensely personal messages he sent to his Argentine mistress. 1 woman dead after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leak near chemical distribution facility in SCCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina authorities say a woman was killed and a half-dozen people taken to a hospital after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leaked from a tanker truck. 3 weeks after announcing Argentine affair, SC Gov. Sanford taking ‘personal’ trip with wifeCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford headed out of state Wednesday for personal time with his wife, as the two try to reconcile, and skipped a meeting with a top economic adviser ahead of what’s expected to be more bad economic news including rising joblessness. Records: SC Gov. Sanford brushed off economic development meetings during Argentine jauntCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Newly released phone and e-mail records show South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford brushed off a meeting with a business interested in relocating to the state during the days he was with his mistress in Argentina, but they fail to show whether his staff could have reached him via phone. Judge revokes license of SC funeral home that cut 6-foot-7 corpse’s legs to fit body in casketCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge has ordered the closing of a funeral home where a worker cut the legs off a body so it would fit in a casket. Ex-GOP official: Sanford should use $1.7M left in campaign account to repair party’s brandCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s former GOP chairman says Gov. Mark Sanford needs to use the $1.7 million left in his 2006 election account to rebuild the GOP image his extramarital affair tarnished. State prison officials seek FCC permission to jam inmates’ contraband cell phone callsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A Southern prison official says correctional leaders from more than two dozen states have signed a petition asking permission to jam cell phone signals inside state penitentiaries and thwart inmates’ forbidden phone calls. Correction: SC Governor-What is Love? storyCOLUMBIA, S.C. — In a July 2 story about South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s extramarital affair, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of a sociologist. The correct spelling is John Bartkowski, not Bartowski. SC gov determined to finish 2nd term, repair broken trust caused by his disappearance, affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has had a lot of indirect help holding on to office in the two weeks since his mysterious disappearance and revelations of a sultry yearlong affair with an Argentine woman. |
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