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Gov. Mark Sanford's wife, sons move out of South Carolina governor's mansion

Aug. 7, 2009
The wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford moved out of the official governor's residence with their four sons today, a little more than a month after he admitted to a yearlong affair with an Argentine woman he called his "soul mate."
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Sanford S. Carolina''s 115th governor

COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Mark Sanford Jr. became South Carolina''s 115th governor Wednesday, giving the GOP a solid hold on the state''s government. Sanford said his first order of business will be dealing with a $1 billion budget hole.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler