Topic: Mark Sanford

Marital affairs: what happens after spouses cheat

Why Americans are getting more conservative about affairs, but seem willing to accept them in their own marriages.

South Carolina takes aim at lynching law because it hurt blacks

The law originally was designed to stop the Jim Crow-era lynching of black men. But in recent years, South Carolina's lynching law mainly had targeted African-American gang members.

Mark Sanford can relax about impeachment, but others are in a snit

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces censure, not impeachment, after his summertime disappearance to consort with his mistress. Some lawmakers are having a hard time becoming reconciled to that outcome.

S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford is censured, but won't be impeached

A panel of lawmakers voted to rebuke South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford for disgracing the office, but stopped short of impeachment. Sanford says he won’t resign, vowing to fill out his term through 2010.

A Tiger Woods lesson for the public: Infidelity hurts

The moral of the Tiger Woods story is that adultery leaves a trail of destruction. It can be avoided. 

Five reasons Mark Sanford might last as South Carolina governor

South Carolina's embattled governor, Mark Sanford, could yet face impeachment, but he got a lift this week when most ethics charges against him were dropped.

S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford: momentum builds toward impeachment

A panel of the South Carolina House held a hearing into the potential impeachment of Gov. Mark Sanford Tuesday. The state constitution gives lawmakers wide latitude to impeach Sanford, who left the state secretly in June to visit a lover in Argentina.

Election 2009: Economic woes challenge incumbent mayors

Incumbent mayors are facing tougher-than-usual reelection bids due, in part, to a struggling national economy.

Bid to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford begins Tuesday

A state Republican lawmaker will introduce a resolution Tuesday to begin impeachment proceedings against South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

Sanford uses Jedi mind trick to get out of speeding ticket

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who admitted to an affair with an Argentine mistress and is facing possible impeachment hearings, has a new crisis: He apparently charmed his way out of a speeding ticket.

Can Letterman survive being the butt of his own joke?

Despite ratings spike for the Indiana-born funnyman, harassment concerns could dog Letterman's contract negotiations with CBS.

How David Letterman is able to control the narrative on affairs

With his own network show seen by millions, Letterman can spin the sex-scandal story his own way without facing tough questions. At least for now.

An "inspirational memoir" from Jenny Sanford

With Mike Duvall, fall of another ‘family values’ crusader

The California lawmaker caught on tape boasting about his trysts is the latest conservative to disappoint a movement built on upholding marriage and traditional moral values.

Mark Sanford vows legal battle against impeachment

But lawmakers – including most fellow Republicans – are ready to give the scandal-tainted South Carolina governor the boot if he doesn't resign.

Is Mark Sanford about to leave? Stay tuned.

Fellow Republicans – including the lieutenant governor, the House speaker, and most lawmakers – have called for his resignation. He'll speak later Thursday.

Sanford rebuffs SC speaker's call to resign

Sanford went on the radio Tuesday to defend himself as part of an image-rebuilding tour. House Speaker Bobby Harrell had called for his resignation earlier in the day.

After Sanford, more seamy accusations in South Carolina

Next year’s gubernatorial election seems likely to focus not on the economy or unemployment, but on candidates’ relationships.

Eliot Spitzer: The comeback kid?

SC Dem to Mark Sanford: This is not a 'love story' anymore

Impeachment in S.C.? State GOP may decide this weekend.

Gov. Mark Sanford's political future is expected to be the main talking point at a meeting of Republican legislative leaders in Myrtle Beach.

Defiant Sanford refuses to resign, S.C. politics 'paralyzed'

The focus now shifts to a meeting of state House leaders this weekend. Top of the agenda: Should the legislature start impeachment proceedings against the governor?

Beyond the buzz of gossip news

A Christian Science perspective.

Governor Sanford facing impeachment whispers again

This time, it's about politics, not an Argentine mistress. A state senator is investigating whether the governor used state money inappropriately on his travels.

Uh-oh, Governor Sanford returns from another vacation...