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OPINION

Jun 30, 2009 11:11 AM CDT

How Sanford Can Get His Groove Back

Four tricks up his sleeve to win back the public

(Newser) - Mark Sanford has fallen from grace, but he possesses the know-how to make his way back, writes Roger Simon of Politico. What the philandering governor has going for him:

"He knows how to use people." Just look at his marriage: His wife ran his campaign in 1994, when

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Sanford Emails Apologies to Constituents

Jun 30, 2009 10:16 AM CDT

Sanford Emails Apologies to Constituents

Rambling missive says new 'humility' could make him better gov

(Newser) - In an online apology to South Carolinians, Mark Sanford asks for forgiveness and explains his decision to keep his post in an effort to become “a better person,” WLTX reports. “Close friends” suggested he’d be “of more service in whatever doors God opened next in...

Meghan McCain: Leave Mark Sanford Alone

OPINION

Jun 29, 2009 9:06 AM CDT

Meghan McCain: Leave Mark Sanford Alone

Instead of hypocrisy, troubled GOP must employ compassion

(Newser) - Meghan McCain wants you to forgive Mark Sanford. “I don’t know if it’s the fact that I am younger,” she writes for the Daily Beast, “but it’s of very little concern to me who elected officials sleep with.” Assuming he didn’t do...

Rush: Blame Obama for AWOL Sanford

Jun 26, 2009 1:25 PM CDT

Rush: Blame Obama for AWOL Sanford

Gov bolted because country's 'going to hell in a handbasket'

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh has a novel theory about why Mark Sanford left the US: He was sick of the way the country’s being run. The South Carolina governor's disappearance, it seems, was President Obama’s fault, the Huffington Post reports. “This is almost like: I don't give a damn!...

Sanford's Wife:
His Career,
His Problem

Jun 26, 2009 11:05 AM CDT

Sanford's Wife: His Career, His Problem

(Newser) - Jenny Sanford doesn’t much care what political fate befalls her cheating husband, CNN reports. “His career is not a concern of mine,” South Carolina's first lady told reporters as she left the family’s vacation home. “He’s going to have to worry about that. I’...