Mark Sanford News

Like the fireworks of July 4, the Republican Party has produced some spectacular blowups this summer.

There is a politician's playbook for coping with an extramarital affair that explodes into scandal.

The British may have mixed feelings about the achievements of Mark Sanford , the pious, married Republican governor of South Carolina.

On Monday and Tuesday, July 6 and 7, Route 131/Main Street in Southbridge will be closed to through traffic between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. between Walnut and Coombs streets.

Something strange is happening to me. I'm feeling empathy for Mark Sanford when I should be making hay of his disgrace.

In the strongest indicator to date that Gov. Mark Sanford might weather a scandal and hold on to his post as the state's highest elected official, Jenny Sanford, said Thursday that though she is hurt, she is willing to forgive her husband.

Aw, poor Mark Sanford ! He's got no lady-love, his wife hates his guts, his job's in peril, and now it looks like he has been denied even the simple comfort of literature.

Gov. Mark Sanford heavily mixed business and pleasure during a three-day trip in 2008 to Argentina to visit his lover, records released by the South Carolina Department of Commerce show.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down -- throwing into question whether she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

Rep. Joe Wilson, a Columbia-area Republican congressman, Thursday urged Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, according to a source close to Wilson.

Finally, a new model for the wronged political spouse. It's about time. South Carolina Gov.

What a fortnight this has been for observing the human animal in his natural habitat.

Forget about the quandary South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces as a result of his personal indiscretions.

It has been disappointing to listen to the response of some Republicans to the scandals that have enfolded Nevada Sen.

The question isn't why Republicans like John Ensign or Mark Sanford are having marital crises.

Spiritual advisers who have worked with Gov. Mark Sanford have recommended that he work to improve his marriage.

Investigators say equipment that is supposed to detect stopped trains in Washington, D.C., failed periodically in the days leading up to a deadly Metro transit train crash.

Courtney is 11-years-old. She is full of energy and loves playing wither her dolls.

Legal questions are beginning to surface as to if Gov. Mark Sanford broke the law when he left the state unattended and without someone in charge during a recent trip to Argentina.

In the context of Gov. Mark Sanford's contention that he "crossed the line'' with some women but went all the way with only one, his Argentine lover, we found interesting reading in an AP science writer's account of changing perceptions about what sex is.