South Carolina

South Carolina Serial Killer Has Residents Terrified, Holed Up Their Homes

AP | MITCH WEISS | Posted 08.03.2009 | Home


GAFFNEY, S.C. — Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer bel...

Did Mark Sanford And Maria Belen Chapur Fall Victim To The Dance?

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.13.2009 | Style


Diane Tucker

"It was innocent," insisted Mark Sanford, while recollecting his first encounter with Maria Belen Chapur on an Uruguayan dance floor. Oh, really?

Sanford Shakeup? Nothing Could be Finer Than a Job in Carolina

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

The state of South Carolina has some special positions it needs filled.

Sanford Resignation Called For By More Republicans After Latest Revelations

The State | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


Six of 27 members of the conservative Senate Republican Caucus Tuesday night issued a letter calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign....

Republicans Identify Their Problem: It's the Packaging!

Jackson Williams | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

We all know that political parties are sold like shampoo or a new car. Yet politics is a somewhat different commodity. The coin of its realm is ideas and good government, not extra conditioning and leather seats.

Limbaugh: "Liberal Infobabes" "In Heat" Over Sanford Affair (AUDIO)

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics


Rush Limbaugh used his radio show on Tuesday to discuss an important issue: the "liberal infobabes" reporting on the Mark Sanford controversy. Limbau...

Sanford Takes Me to Sunday School

Donnie Fowler | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Donnie Fowler

South Carolina's Governor Mark Sanford announced two great epiphanies today: why he should not resign (gosh, we thought he was going to) and why his fellow South Carolina Republicans would not cooperate with him the last few years (no, it's not why you think).

Ron Christie Slams Mark Sanford: "Disgrace" Who Should Resign (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


GOP strategist, and former Special Assistant to President Bush, Ron Christie appeared on "The Ed Shultz Show" tonight and slammed disgraced South Caro...

Spitzer On Sanford: "I Didn't Fall In Love With Any Of Them"

The New York Post | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


THERE'S a huge difference between what South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford did, and what ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer did. "I didn't fall in love with ...

Sam Stein

Pawlenty Whacks Sanford: "Troubling And Hypocritical"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.29.2009 | Politics


Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) offered one of the harshest rebukes from within the Republican Party of Mark Sanford, suggesting on Sunday that the South ...

South Carolina Dems Call For Sanford Investigation

cnn.com | Posted 07.28.2009 | Politics


South Carolina Democratic Party chairwoman Carol Fowler said Saturday that Republicans in the legislature should form a bipartisan committee to invest...

South Carolina Governor Sanford Apologizes to Staff

nytimes.com | JIM RUTENBERG | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics


Giving no indication that he might step down, Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina gathered his cabinet this afternoon to apologize to them personally ...

South Carolina's The State Newspaper See Record Traffic On Sanford Scoop

Editor & Publisher | Posted 07.27.2009 | Media


The State of Columbia, S.C., scored its highest Web traffic day ever on Wednesday after getting the first interview with Gov. Mark Sanford about his b...

Mark Sanford -- Resign Already and Marry the Woman You Love

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 07.26.2009 | Style


Bonnie Fuller

It's clear you're head over heels. Here's why you need to do yourself, Maria, your wife Jenny, and your state a favor and do what many would say is the wrong thing!

Is Mark Sanford America's First Emo Governor?

David Rees | Posted 07.26.2009 | Comedy


David Rees

Face it: The man is a living, breathing preview of the Pete Wentz administration.

Road Trip: Searching for Levels of BBQ Greatness

Mary Ann West | Posted 07.26.2009 | Style


Mary Ann West

With the 4-1-4 college calendar, most students envision an interim semester in Europe or other exotic locations. But in a free-falling economy, four arts students chose to chase the perfect BBQ.

Sanford Transfers Extramarital Affair to Lieutenant Governor

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.25.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

In a press conference this morning, Mr. Bauer was philosophical about his new duties, telling reporters, "Well, boys, I guess I'll be hitting the Appalachian Trail."

Bob Inglis, Clinton Attacker, To GOP: Lose The "Stinking Rot Of Self-Righteousness"

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis made a name for himself in the late 1990s as one of Bill Clinton's most zealous pursuers, an impeachment "manager" who ...

Paper reveals SC gov's romantic e-mail exchange

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 07.26.2009 | Media


COLUMBIA, S.C. — Just after South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted to a yearlong extramarital affair, his state's largest newspaper posted on...

Don't Take the Bait

Alec Baldwin | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


Alec Baldwin

Whatever personal problems that public officials deal with privately, leave them alone. This could happen to anyone, in any state, regardless of party.

Hey Sanford! Did Obama Put You up to This?

Phil Bronstein | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


Phil Bronstein

You think it was a coincidence that as the Governor was into the meat of his dishonor, the CNN scroll noted that President Obama was going to the Vatican to meet with the Pope?

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour To Replace Sanford As Head Of Republican Governors Association

CNN | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has assumed the chairmanship of the Republican Governors Association, CNN has learned....

Sanford's Penis Resigns From Republican Governors Association

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.24.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The announcement by Mr. Sanford's penis drew mixed reactions, including from Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev): "Why would you go all the way to Argentina when there's perfectly good tail on your staff?"

GOP Leadership Should Have Condemned Racist Jokes

Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics


Douglas MacKinnon

Sarah Palin asked for an apology from David Letterman. He delivered it. Given these recent brazen offenses toward blacks, the GOP could learn from Letterman's contrition.

American Schools Need Common Standards

Jim Rex | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics


Jim Rex

The No Child Left Behind Act allows each state to define for itself what "academically proficient" means, thus dramatic differences appear from one state to the next.