A history of weird political press conferences: Wait a minute, did he just say that?

Wait a minute, back up. There’s the Democratic governor of New Jersey, the father of two daughters, standing next to his attractive wife, giving a televised press conference. Something must be wrong with the sound. Did he just use the word “gay”? In the first person?

How did Sanford think he could get away with it? Arrogance and hubris perhaps

NEW YORK — How did he think he could get away with it?

SC governor admits affair, resigns GOP post after misleading staff about South American trip

COLUMBIA, 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, affair

COLUMBIA, 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.

Summary Box: SC gov says he’s been unfaithful to his wife with friend from Argentina

AFFAIR APOLOGY: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford apologized to his wife and four children at a press conference where he admitted taking a secret trip to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he’d been having an affair. He said the woman was a good friend for eight years but the romantic relationship started about a year ago.

SC first lady says she asked governor to leave 2 weeks before his public admission of affair

COLUMBIA, 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.

SC Gov. Mark Sanford admits affair, resigns as chairman of Republican Governors Association

COLUMBIA, 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.

Spokesman: Attention to SC Gov. Mark Sanford’s secretive vacation will bring him home early

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After a political mystery — “Where in the World is South Carolina’s Governor?” — Mark Sanford’s aides said he was stunned by all the fuss over his five-day absence and would cut short a secretive hike along the Appalachian Trail.

Spokesman says SC gov plans to return from secretive hike Wednesday, surprised at attention

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A spokesman for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says the Republican checked in with his staff and was surprised by the attention given to his secretive vacation.

Police find wrecked Jeep belonging to former professor suspected of killing 3 in Ga.

ATLANTA — Authorities on Friday swarmed a heavily wooded area in north Georgia where a wrecked red Jeep belonging to a former professor suspected of killing his wife and two others was discovered not far from his home.

Georgia town remembers victims of shooting as manhunt for professor continues

ATHENS, Ga. — The manhunt for a University of Georgia professor suspected of killing his wife and two men widened Tuesday as the campus held a solemn vigil to remember the victims.