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GOP Gov. Sanford Laughs At Palin As 'Future Of The Party' (VIDEO)

Nov. 25, 2008
Via NewsHounds comes this clip from last night's Hannity & Colmes, in which South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford seems to...
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, a Republican, says Saturday's GOP primary is a horse race that will go down to the wire.

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Conservatives searching for candidate

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Udall will not run for Colorado governor

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch