JIM DAVENPORT

Associated Press Writer
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Poll: Southerners want federal help, fear for jobs

A new poll shows Southerners are fretting about job loss and the economy and don't think the federal government is doing enough to address either.

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Popular SC first lady endorses governor candidate

Disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford might not have much political capital these days, but his wife is using hers.

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SC budget loses $120 million as recession drags on

The long recession is cutting more money from state revenues and expected to force spending cuts of nearly $120 million from South Carolina schools, colleges and prisons.

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Federal judge nixes SC license tag with cross

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that South Carolina can't issue license plates showing the image of a cross in front of a stained glass window along with the phrase "I Believe."

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SC high court says gov's ethics probe is public

South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travel must be made public, clearing the way for lawmakers considering impeachment to review a report on the probe.

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Lawmakers won't consider SC gov impeachment — yet

South Carolina lawmakers will not consider a move to impeach Republican Gov. Mark Sanford anytime soon.

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SC legislator seeks chance for Sanford impeachment

A South Carolina legislator says he expects to introduce a resolution to impeach Republican Gov. Mark Sanford for skipping the state for five days in June to rendezvous with his lover.

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SC gov calls on legislators to fix jobless system

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Tuesday lawmakers should look at problems at the Employment Security Commission when they return to the Statehouse next week in an effort to ensure more workers don't lose emergency jobless benefits.

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SC gov's driver stopped for speeding, not ticketed

When a Highway Patrol trooper told a driver Tuesday that there was no good reason for him to blaze down a busy stretch of South Carolina interstate at 85 mph, he got a surprising reply: "Tell him that."

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APNewsBreak: SC gov's driver pulled for speeding

An official says the Highway Patrol stopped embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's car for speeding this week but the trooper let the politician's protective detail driver go without a ticket.

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SC gov asks court to keep ongoing probe secret

Lawyers representing South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in an ethics investigation are asking the state Supreme Court to keep the report out of the hands of a Legislature expected to consider impeaching him.

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SC gov finds fewer friends in fight to keep office

Republican Gov. Mark Sanford is no stranger to going it alone — and nearly three months after calling his mistress his "soul mate," he's been virtually marooned.

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60 SC House Republicans call on governor to resign

Sixty South Carolina House Republicans are asking Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.

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Impeachment, resignation calls grow for SC gov

Calls are growing louder for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign over his extramarital affair and questionable travel on commercial, state and private planes.

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SC GOP vents anger over gov.'s extramarital affair

Republican legislators fumed Saturday over Gov. Mark Sanford's affair and questionable travel, though they stopped short of trying to force his resignation or impeachment before they return to the Statehouse in January.

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AP INVESTIGATION: SC gov's plane use questioned

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford used state aircraft for personal and political trips, often bringing along his wife and children — contrary to state law regarding official use, an Associated Press investigation has found.

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Letter shows SC gov predicting public humiliation

Less than a month before he traveled to Argentina to see his mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford predicted in a letter to his spiritual adviser that "public humiliation" would follow revelations of his shattered marriage.

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SC gov's official e-mails detail man of few words

Office e-mails from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford released Wednesday show a man of few words, a stark contrast to the lengthy, intensely personal messages he sent to his Argentine mistress.

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SC gov's wife says husband must earn back trust

South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says her husband's affair with an Argentine woman broke a trust that he must earn back — first from his family, then his constituents.

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Politicians call for disgraced governor to resign

A day after his stunning confession that he cheated on his wife with a woman in Argentina, a chastened Gov. Mark Sanford sought to do damage control Thursday at home with his family while many politicians urged the South Carolina leader to resign.

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Unfaithful SC gov says he's focusing on his family

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford tells reporters staking out his beach home that he's focusing on his family right now.

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SC gov to pay state for trip where he saw mistress

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday he will reimburse the state for a trade mission to Argentina last year during which he saw a woman with whom he acknowledges a yearlong affair.

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SC GOP leader wants unfaithful gov's resignation

A top South Carolina Republican leader says philandering Gov. Mark Sanford should resign and practice the philosophy he's preached of holding GOP leaders accountable. Glenn McCall is one of the state's two national representatives to the Republican National Committee. He's also a county party chairman and said Thursday that party members want Sanford out.

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SC GOP leader wants unfaithful gov's resignation

A top South Carolina Republican leader says philandering Gov. Mark Sanford should resign and practice the philosophy he's preached of holding GOP leaders accountable.

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SC gov with family as questions grow over absence

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was with his family Thursday as legal and ethical questions swirled over his secret trip to see a woman in Argentina with whom he admitted an affair.

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