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How Mark Sanford staged an unlikely comeback to win the congressional election
The Island Packet OnlineFour years ago, Mark Sanford seemed to be political road kill, with many -- including Sanford himself -- saying his career was through. But Tuesday, Sanford delivered a comeback in the 1st Congressional District race that left some politicos...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Elections, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Elizabeth Colbert Busch
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Colbert Was Sure Sister Won Because 'CNN Called It for Sanford'
ReutersMay 09 (TheWrap.com) - Stephen Colbert responded with a mix of hurt and anger to the news that Mark Sanford beat his sister, Elizabeth Busch Colbert, in a special election to Congress. "My sister lost! How could this happen. I was so sure Lulu had won...Tags: CNN (tv network)
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Mark Sanford attributes victory to S.C.'s tradition of forgiveness
WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford said his surprisingly strong victory in a special election Tuesday is a testament to South Carolina’s forgiving tradition, and he vowed to be a watchdog for taxpayers in his district when he returns to Congress. Sanford,...
Tags: Television Industry, Human Interest, Comedy Central (tv network), Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Party
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House seat
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor’s office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election. Sanford defeated Democratic neophyte...Tags: Adultery, Democratic Party, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Executive Branch
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Sanford victory shows adultery, lies can't trump party loyalty
It would be too easy to make fun of the good Christian voters of South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District who saw fit to return their disgraced former Gov. Mark Sanford to the office he once held. I won’t do it. Well, maybe just a...
Tags: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Adultery, Jenny Sanford, Elections, Politics
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Sanford attributes victory to S.C.'s tradition of forgiveness
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON _ Mark Sanford said his surprisingly strong victory in a special election Tuesday is a testament to South Carolina's forgiving tradition, and he vowed to be a watchdog for taxpayers in his district when he returns to Congress. Sanford,...Tags: Television Industry, Human Interest, Comedy Central (tv network), Today (tv program), Democratic Party
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Mark Sanford and the end of the GOP culture wars
In April 1861, South Carolina fired the first shots of the Civil War. Almost exactly 152 years later, it may have fired the final shots of the Republican Party’s culture war. South Carolinians on Tuesday elected former Gov. Mark Sanford to the...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Human Interest, U.S. House of Representatives, Adultery, Nancy Pelosi
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Sanford and Hicks go to Congress, The CIA goes to Hollywood and CNN stays put
Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has been elected to the House (or at least that's where we hear he's going). Welcome to your trends report for Monday, May 8, 2013. Sanford will head to Capitol Hill after facing off against Elizabeth...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Desmond Jennings, Digg Inc., Death of Osama bin Laden (2011)
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Stephen Colbert's Sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Loses to Mark Sanford in S.C. House Race
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - There won't be a Colbert in Congress anytime soon. Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of "Colbert Report" host Stephen Colbert, lost her South Carolina special Congressional election to Republican former Gov. Mark Sanford....Tags: Tim Scott, Elections, Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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Pocketbook issues key for Sanford; loss demoralizes Dems
The StateMark Sanford spoke of a God of "eighth chances" during his acceptance speech Tuesday night, but the former S.C. governor's return to elected office owed as much to pocketbook issues as forgiveness. Reminding voters of his fiscally conservative record in...Tags: Human Interest, Comedy Central (tv network), Democratic Party, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party
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South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor's office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election, holding the seat for Republicans. Sanford...
Tags: Adultery, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Party, Washington, DC, Republican Party
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Despite scandal, Ex-SC Gov. Sanford back in office
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Four years after scandal derailed his political career, ex-Republican Gov. Mark Sanford once again holds a South Carolina political office, winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday after a race in which he battled...
Tags: Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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