AP NewsBreak: Panel of SC lawmakers to begin discussing impeachment of governor next week
AP NewsBreak: SC lawmakers to take up impeachment SC House speaker: Governor’s rendezvous not serious enough to bring impeachment proceedings
SC lawmaker: Rendezvous not enough to impeach gov Rep. files measure to impeach SC gov for leaving state to see lover; House to debate in Jan.
SC lawmaker introduces measure to impeach governor Federal judge sues impeachment panel over use of immunized testimony
Federal judge sues impeachment panel WASHINGTON — A Louisiana federal judge sued a House impeachment task force Friday, contending the panel is making the case for his ouster by using testimony he gave under a promise of immunity. South Carolina Supreme Court rules governor cannot keep ethics probe into his travel secret
SC high court says gov’s ethics probe is public President Lugo fires Paraguay’s military chiefs, a day after denying worries about coup
President Lugo fires Paraguay’s military chiefs State GOP lawmakers rule against considering measure to impeach embattled SC Gov. Mark Sanford
Lawmakers won’t consider SC gov impeachment _ yet State GOP lawmaker plans to introduce measure to impeach embattled SC Gov. Mark Sanford
SC legislator seeks chance for Sanford impeachment SC legislator says he will introduce resolution next week on impeaching Gov. SanfordCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina legislator says he will introduce a resolution to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford when lawmakers return next week for a special session on unemployment benefits. SC lawmakers to return Oct. 27 to deal with glitch that left 7,000 without unemployment cashCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers said Monday they will return to the Capitol next week to ensure thousands of state residents receive extended unemployment benefits. APNewsBreak: Speeding SC Gov. Mark Sanford’s car pulled over, but driver not ticketedCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A Highway Patrol trooper stopped South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s car for speeding, but let his protective detail driver go without a ticket, an official said Wednesday. Police question girlfriend in death of Blagojevich’s chief fundraiserCHICAGO — Police investigating the death of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s chief fundraiser questioned his girlfriend for more than an hour Monday, saying afterward she had cooperated but refusing to say in detail what was discussed. Months after affair disclosed, SC governor virtually marooned in fight to stay in officeCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican Gov. Mark Sanford is no stranger to going it alone — and nearly three months after calling his mistress his “soul mate,” he’s been virtually marooned. 61 SC House Republicans join effort to get GOP Gov. Mark Sanford to resign following affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Sixty-one South Carolina House Republicans asked Gov. Mark Sanford to resign Wednesday, questioning his ability to lead the state since his unannounced summertime trip to see a mistress in Argentina and investigations of his state and private travel that followed. 60 SC House Republicans sign letter asking Gov. Mark Sanford to resign following affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Sixty South Carolina House Republicans asked Gov. Mark Sanford to resign Wednesday, questioning his ability to lead the state since his unannounced summertime trip to see a mistress in Argentina and investigations of his state and private travel that followed. SC Republican legislators vent anger over governor’s affair, call for resignation, impeachmentMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Republican legislators fumed Saturday over Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair and questionable travel, though they stopped short of trying to force his resignation or impeachment before they return to the Statehouse in January. SC Republicans likely to discuss possible impeachment of philandering gov at annual meetingCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina House Republicans are expected to consider Gov. Mark Sanford’s fate at their annual gathering this weekend. Calls for SC Gov. Sanford to resign or be impeached grow as ethics questions being raisedCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Calls are growing louder for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign over his extramarital affair and questionable travel on commercial, state and private planes. SC gov: ‘Folks who were never fans’ won’t force him to step down over affair, travel questionsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Two months after admitting to an affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said “folks who were never fans” won’t push him out of office early, including his second in command who said the state cannot solve critical problems under his leadership. SC gov embroiled in affair scandal: Won’t be ‘railroaded’ out after lt. gov’s call to quitCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford rebuffed his lieutenant governor’s call to resign Wednesday, two months after he admitted an affair, saying he will not be “railroaded” out of office. Senate dismisses impeachment of imprisoned former federal judge, now that he’s resignedWASHINGTON — The Senate has officially dismissed impeachment articles against a federal judge from Texas who is in prison in a sex-abuse case. Impeached federal judge from Texas turns in resignation letter ahead of Senate trialWASHINGTON — An imprisoned federal judge facing an impeachment trial in the Senate in a sex-abuse case says he will resign from the bench at the end of the month. Impeached federal judge from Texas resigns ahead of Senate trialWASHINGTON — A federal judge from Texas who was impeached by the House has resigned ahead of his Senate trial. Senate accepts impeachment articles against US judge in prison on sex abuse caseWASHINGTON — The Senate began work Wednesday to force an imprisoned federal judge out of office. Nixon records show aides tried to save his presidency by demonizing Watergate investigatorWASHINGTON — With an air of desperation, a hunkered down White House hatched a plan to save Richard Nixon’s presidency as the Watergate crisis began to consume it: Demonize the prosecutor in the eyes of lawmakers and the people. Prosecutors say no perjury charges for Illinois Sen. Burris; political future uncertainSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — U.S. Sen. Roland Burris won’t face a perjury charge over statements he made to state lawmakers investigating how he got his job, but the junior senator still faces the task of salvaging his political future and shaking the stigma of his link to the disgraced former governor who put him in office. House impeaches convicted federal judge, first such vote since impeaching ClintonWASHINGTON — The House on Friday impeached a federal judge imprisoned for lying about sexual assaults of two women in the first such vote since impeaching former President Bill Clinton a decade ago. Republican forced voting marathon delays House plan to vote on US judge’s impeachmentWASHINGTON — The House on Thursday postponed a vote on the impeachment of a federal judge now in prison for lying about the sexual assaults of two female workers. House to vote on impeachment charges against federal judge who lied in sex assault caseWASHINGTON — The U.S. House has scheduled a vote for Thursday morning on the impeachment of a Texas federal judge in prison for lying about sexual assaults of two women. Casinos sue Blagojevich over Illinois law mandating profit sharing with horse racing tracksCHICAGO — Four Illinois riverboat casinos are suing former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as they continue to fight a state law that requires them to share their profits with the state’s ailing horse racing tracks. |