Gov. Sanford admits extramarital affair

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (L), seen in an October 29, 2008 file photo at a Committee on Ways and Means hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, admitted to an extramarital affair on June 24, 2009, after he disappeared from South Carolina for a week, secretly traveling to Argentina with his mistress. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn/File)