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Mark Sanford holds neighborhood office hours

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:16 -0400

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - Saying he is humbled to be back in Congress, newly installed U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford met with constituents of his coastal district on Monday during what he calls neighborhood office hours.

SC, Ga. senators voice MOX support to White House

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:01:39 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Republican senators from South Carolina and Georgia have called on the Obama administration to continue funding a program to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel, saying that slowing or ending the project would harm international and domestic relationships.

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:47:40 -0400

WASHINGTON - Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side.

Mark Sanford renews career, must build reputation

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:59:21 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after reviving his political career and winning his old House seat.

SC ex-governor Sanford seeks comeback from scandal

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:03:06 -0400

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - Former Gov. Mark Sanford campaigned with prominent Republicans while businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch appealed for votes as her campaign bus crossed South Carolina's 1st Congressional District ahead of Tuesday's special election.

Colbert Busch, Sanford, make last vote pitches

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:34:03 -0400

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - Former Gov. Mark Sanford campaigned with GOP leaders while Elizabeth Colbert Busch appealed for last-minute votes as her blue and white bus rolled though South Carolina's 1st Congressional District on Monday, their tumultuous campaigning near a close.

Sen. Scott, Rep. Duncan touring SC together

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:43:30 -0400

SENECA, South Carolina - Two members of South Carolina's congressional delegation are touring part of the Upstate together.

Moms rally for gun-control measures in SC

Thu, 02 May 2013 04:14:30 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Some South Carolina mothers are holding rallies at the offices of the state's two U.S. senators to voice their concerns over recent votes on gun control legislation.

Lawmakers talk port improvements in Charleston

Wed, 01 May 2013 18:44:52 -0400

CHARLESON, South Carolina - Most of the nation's harbor deepening projects - including projects in Charleston and Savannah, Georgia, - could be paid for if a national harbor trust fund wasn't raided for other purposes, a trio of federal lawmakers said Wednesday.

Extramarital dating billboard features Sanford

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:41:29 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A website that connects people seeking casual and extramarital affairs started running a billboard this week that features the face of former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

Sanford-Colbert Busch add third joint appearance

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:05:01 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - A third joint campaign appearance with former Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch has been set in their race for the state's 1st Congressional District seat.