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Calls Mount for Sanford to Quit

Political fate shifts after admission of encounters with women in addition to Argentine mistress.

 

S.C. governor admits more meetings with mistress

S.C. governor admits more meetings with mistress

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is admitting more encounters with his Argentine mistress than he previously has disclosed.

 

Sanford's mistress mum on affair, e-mail

The woman with whom South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford had an affair broke her silence Sunday long enough to say she wouldn't discuss her relationship with the now-embattled governor.

 

SC Gov. Considered Resigning But Will Complete His Term

SC Gov. Considered Resigning But Will Complete His Term

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's spokesman confirmed to ABC News that the governor, plagued by the scandal of his extramarital affair, did indeed consider resigning. Gov. Sanford's mystery mistress has been identified by ...

 

Sanford's Wife on Affair: I Told Him Not to See Her

Sanford's Wife on Affair: I Told Him Not to See Her

South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair.

 

South Carolina's The State Newspaper See Record Traffic On Sanford Scoop

The State of Columbia, S.C., scored its highest Web traffic day ever on Wednesday after getting the first interview with Gov. Mark Sanford about his bizarre trip to Argentina. The paper then drew more site visits when it revealed e-mails between the governor and his mistress.

 

Most Want Sanford to Resign

A new SurveyUSA poll in South Carolina finds that 60% of residents think Gov. Mark Sanford (R) should resign while 34% think he should remain in office.

 

Gov. Sanford Admits Affair and Explains Disappearance

Gov. Sanford Admits Affair and Explains Disappearance

Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina, apologized in a rambling news conference for having an affair, ending a mystery over his week-long disappearance.

 

Ensign's Ex-Mistress Hints More Details to Emerge

Nevada Sen. John Ensign's ex-lover says she did "everything possible" to keep their affair private, but a spokesman for the Republican lawmaker refuted the claim Thursday, saying the woman's husband approached a major television news channel before Ensign's public confession.

 

Is cheating ever deserved?

Much has been written in the media about men cheating on their wives. We have the tale of two Jo(h)ns: John Edwards, whose wife, Elizabeth Edwards, appeared on "Oprah" recently to promote her new book, "Resilence," in which she addresses her husband's much publicized affair, and Jon Gosselin, costar of the hit TLC reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8," whose rumored affair has become tabloid fodder.

 

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