Mark Sanford

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was probably hoping the world had forgotten about him. After his disastrous summer, which saw him breaking into tears on national television while admitting to an affair, Sanford had quietly returned to running South Carolina. Now, however, the state ethics panel is accusing him of 37 separate charges of breaking ethics laws, with some of them related to trips to see his Argentine mistress, Maria Belen Chapur . The board cites 18 instances of Sanford...Read Full Story

JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press BEAUFORT, S.C. Things are looking up for Gov. Mark Sanford as he prepares to leave office on his own terms more than a year after the international affair that derailed his once-promising political career. He will be replaced by his chosen successor. Tea party supporters across the country have taken up his messages about fiscal responsibility. Friends say his mid-life crisis is over. Still, the...Read Full Story

(Photo by Tracy Glantz/The State) Unless Democrat Vincent Sheheen can prove he had sex with her, Republican Nikki Haley likely will become South Carolina’s first woman governor.  Haley survived claims by two men that they had “inappropriate physical” relationships with the married, family-values state representative to slam her runoff opponent, U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett, nearly 2-1.  With all but one county reporting Tuesday night, she led 65 percent to 35 percent . A poll just before the...Read Full Story

The Huffington Post August 12, 2010The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel First Posted: 08-11-10 11:21 AM | Updated: 08-12-10 11:40 AM South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford (R) broke a major pledge. He will  quietly accept $97.5 million in federal stimulus funds to extend unemployment benefits to countless individuals in the Palmetto State. Just over a year ago, Sanford warned that the $700 billion aid package " ain't that far from a thing called slavery. " "I think in this instance I would humbly...Read Full Story

Argentine celebrity magazine “Caras” published an eight page spread on former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, detailing his latest love escapade in Punta del Este with furtive lover María Belén Chapur, only one week after leaving office.  The love-birds spent a cozy holiday together in the same resort where their romance begun back in 2001. They were photographed frolicking on the beach, playing in the sand and snuggling, kissing and doing the honey-moon thing with out the marriage or...Read Full Story

Washington Post SC Gov. Sanford saw Argentine lover in Florida The Associated Press COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he spent last weekend in Florida with his Argentine lover, hoping to rekindle the affair that wrecked his marriage and his political future and brought a formal rebuke from legislators for ... SC House overrides gov's cigarette tax hike veto BusinessWeek SC gov's ex-wife offers campaign help to Haley Atlanta Journal Constitution Mark Sanford...Read Full Story

Washington Post SC gov's ex-wife offers campaign help to Haley Houston Chronicle By JIM DAVENPORT AP Writer © 2010 The Associated Press Cliff Owen AP FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2010 photo, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford participates in the Southern Governors' Association meeting on energy independence during the National Governors ... Mark Sanford Reunites with Argentine Mistress Maria Belen Chapur in Florida CBS News SC Gov. Sanford saw Argentine lover in Florida The Associated Press Gov...Read Full Story

Mark Sanford , governor of South Carolina, was exposed for his infidelity over the summer, and now his wife Jenny Sanford is filing for divorce. Mark was once a Republican contender for the 2012 presidential race, then his name was smeared across the news because of his extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman. “As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process. It is also a very personal and private one. Because Mark and I are public figures, we have...Read Full Story

Featuring: Mark Sanford First South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was born. Later, he pretended to be hiking the Appalachian Trail when in fact schtupping the Argentinian woman. Then his wife wrote a disparaging book. Now their divorce proceedings will be on TV. " WMBFNews.com and WMBF XTRA will air the divorce proceedings live Friday morning from Charleston County. " If you're in the area, tune in! Tell us if anything good happens. [From: Gawker]Read Full Story

Featuring: Mark Sanford # stalkerdeluxe Last week, the South Carolina's attorney general's office announced Mark Sanford would not face criminal charges for ethics complaints prompted by his "Appalachian Trail" disappearing act last year. He's apparently celebrating this small victory with his Argentine mistress More???? [From: Gawker]Read Full Story