Preparing for Sotomayor hearings, Leahy prefers the view from his Drawbridge FarmMIDDLESEX, Vt. — Sen. Patrick Leahy calls his Vermont home Drawbridge Farm for the shelter and solace it can offer him from the rigors of life in Washington. But its 300 acres is not enough to keep out the politics of Sonia Sotomayor’s upcoming confirmation hearings. AP NewsBreak: SC governor says he considered resigning over affair; will try to restore trustSULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford gave thought to quitting, retreating from public scrutiny to rebuild his life as the scandal of his extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman came out, he told The Associated Press Sunday. |