Governor Mark Sanford

A South Carolina legislator says he expects to introduce a resolution to impeach Republican Gov. Mark Sanford for skipping the state for five days in June to rendezvous with his lover. Republican Rep. Greg Delleney of Chester has drafted the resolution and expects to introduce it Tuesday afternoon as the Legislature meets to deal with unemployment benefit issues. House Speaker Bobby Harrell says he's getting a legal briefing on Delleney's resolution and hasn't decided if he'll allow it to be introduced. Some argue the House can't take up more than a handful of financial issues during this extended session. But Delleney says those rules ... Read Full Story

Jenny Sanford, the wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, says she's done talking about her husband's difficulties. Jenny Sanford moved out of the governor's mansion with the couple's four children after her husband revealed he had an affair with an Argentine woman. The State Ethics Commission is probing the governor's travel practices after The Associated Press investigated his travel records. Lawmakers may consider impeachment when that investigation is done. When asked about her husband's troubles, Jenny Sanford responded that "I think I've said all I need to say about that." She added that their reconciliation was personal. Jenny Sanford made the remarks Saturday ... Read Full Story

The estranged wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is writing a memoir. Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House Inc., said Tuesday it will publish Jenny Sanford's "inspirational memoir" in May 2010. The publisher says Sanford "will grapple with the universal issue of maintaining integrity and a sense of self during life's difficult times." The book is currently untitled, and financial terms were not disclosed. Mark Sanford was once a rising star in the Republican Party. He acknowledged in June that he had a yearlong affair with an Argentine woman he called his soul mate. Jenny Sanford moved out of the governor's mansion ... Read Full Story

MIAMI (Reuters) - Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, a conservative once seen as a possible presidential candidate in 2012, rejected a call from his deputy to resign Wednesday in the wake of a sex scandal. Sanford, who is married, has been fighting political pressure to quit since admitting in June he had an affair with an Argentine businesswoman. He has repeatedly vowed to serve out the remaining 16 months of his term. "I'm not going to be railroaded out of this office by political opponents or people who were not fans of mine in the first place," Sanford told a news conference in ... Read Full Story

Federal documents show the Department of Homeland Security temporarily pulled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's classified security clearance following his secret trip to Argentina. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Wednesday that a Homeland Security division chief notified Sanford in a July letter that the Republican governor's actions raised questions about his judgment and trustworthiness. The newspaper obtained the letter through a Freedom of Information Act request. The newspaper reports that the federal agency suspended Sanford's access to classified information for a week before calling the decision an error. The letter suspending Sanford came after he admitted a yearlong affair with an Argentine ... Read Full Story