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Sanford faces 37 charges on state ethics laws

Nov. 23, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges that he broke state laws by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday. The second-term Republican governor has been under scrutiny since he...
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S.C. Speaker urges Sanford to resign

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Sanford to make ethics charges public

COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, embroiled in a sex and ethics scandal, said Friday he would let the public in on the ethics charges against him.

Sanford faces ethics probe

COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The South Carolina attorney general asked the state ethics commission Thursday to investigate Gov. Mark Sanford's use of state airplanes.

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S.C. Republicans to discuss Sanford fate

S.C. Republicans to discuss Sanford fate

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S.C. gov turned away from polling place

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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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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler