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Rep. Gresham Barrett, the upstate GOP congressman who is running for governor next year, has been relatively quiet during the whole Sanford affair, an effort to keep a statesman-like distance from the sordid mess.

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

There was a cryptic moment in the emotional press conference South Carolina Gov.

Since he confessed his affair last week, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has let it be known that he has no intention of giving up his post.

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.

Here's a sure sign that the Sanford story may start cooling off: Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer tells The Associated Press in an interview this morning that he doesn't think the governor should resign .

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

A major military push is under way in Afghanistan. The Pentagon says nearly 4,000 U.S. troops and about 650 Afghan soldiers and police are advancing on Taliban targets in the southern province of Helmand.

With calls for SC Gov. Mark Sanford 's ouster coming from just a smattering of Dem lawmakers, LG Andre Bauer raised the stakes today in an effort to improve his chances to replace the gov., suggesting he would serve out Sanford's term but not run in '10 for the state's top job.

Efforts by some state senators and Republican Party activists to oust Gov. Mark Sanford lost steam Monday: There were no plans to collectively call for the governor's resignation.

CNN's Peter Hamby has an Andre Bauer trial balloon out of Columbia. The question is: Do the rival factions in the S.C. GOP, including Bauer's potential 2010 rivals, buy it? COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina Lt.

Some local political leaders said Gov. Mark Sanford should resign because he can no longer be effective following his tearful confession on live television of an extramarital affair.

"Today's revelations are disturbing and shocking. There is no excuse for the unfortunate events that have transpired in recent days.

Some observers are predicting Gov. Mark Sanford's political career is over, but Republicans in South Carolina's congressional delegation expressed support for him Wednesday after he admitted having an affair.

State Rep. Nikki Haley , who is widely seen as Gov. Mark Sanford 's choice to replace him as governor of South Carolina in 2010, has removed a picture of the governor from her campaign Web site.

SC House Minority Leader Harry Ott: "I am shocked and disappointed as I'm sure every other South Carolinian is at this time and quite frankly I'm having a difficult time digesting what has developed.

The House Ethics Committee has voted to begin an investigation into two Caribbean trips sponsored by the Carib News Foundation, with Rep.

Gov. Mark Sanford's Republican colleagues in Washington -- with one conspicuous exception -- offered their prayers and support Wednesday in response to his disclosure of a sexual affair with a woman in Argentina.

This afternoon, the question is whether he will remain governor. Obviously, having an extramarital affair is not an impeachable offense.