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South Carolina Governor’s Wife Files for Divorce

ROBBIE BROWN The New York Times 12/11/2009
South Carolina House Rebukes Governor, Senate Sidelines Censure

South Carolina state representatives formally reprimanded a governor for the first time Wednesday, admonishing Gov. Mark Sanford for secret trips to see his Argentine mistress and improper use of state aircraft.

South Carolina Governor’s Wife Files for Divorce

Jenny Sanford on Friday filed for divorce from her husband, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina, who confessed in June to an affair with a woman in Argentina.

South Carolina Governor Sanford dodges impeachment

Richard Fausset Los Angeles Times 12/10/2009
South Carolina Governor Sanford dodges impeachment

Atlanta - The chances of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford being impeached lessened significantly Wednesday when a state legislative panel rejected a resolution to begin the process of removing the philandering chief executive from office.

South Carolina Supreme Court says Sanford documents must be released

South Carolina's highest court declared the S.C. State Ethics Commission must release any documents related to its investigation of Gov. Mark Sanford that also are turned over to the governor.

South Carolina Gov. Sanford Faces 37 Ethics Charges

SHAILA DEWAN The New York Times 11/23/2009
South Carolina Gov. Sanford Faces 37 Ethics Charges

Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina will face formal ethics charges on 37 counts of using his office for personal financial gain, according to a list of accusations issued Monday by the State Ethics Commission.

South Carolina lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.

Sanford's case goes before S.C. Supreme Court

John O'Connor The Miami Herald 10/19/2009
Sanford's case goes before S.C. Supreme Court

South Carolina's highest court will hear arguments today about who can see a preliminary investigative report into Gov. Mark Sanford's use of planes and other resources.

61 South Carolina House Republicans call on Governor Sanford to resign

COLUMBIA, 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.

South Carolina House Speaker Harrell pushes for Sanford's resignation

House Speaker Bobby Harrell urged Gov. Mark Sanford to resign Tuesday, warning the state would become “bogged down” by the embattled governor’s “distractions.”

South Carolina Democrat Mocks Gov. Sanford's "Love Story" in Web Video

The most recent Democrat to jump into the 2010 South Carolina gubernatorial race is calling on the state legislature to immediately remove Gov. Mark Sanford from office -- and he is using a bit of humor to do so.


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