Mark Sanford Stimulus

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The Mark Sanford Affair Commemorated In Poetry

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics


Republican legislators are wondering whether Mark Sanford has gone crazy. "That's a troubled man," said Sen. Harvey Peeler, R-Cherokee, a longtime Sa...

Get Politics Out of the Bedroom and Politicians' Bedrooms Out of Politics

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Here's the deal America should make with our politicians. You stay out of our bedroom, and we'll stay out of yours.

Mark Sanford Asks For Stimulus Funds "Under Duress"

AP | JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford requested stimulus cash for the state's schools Monday, telling the U.S. education secretary h...

Mark Sanford Stimulus Funds Battle Headed To Court

The State | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


Gov. Mark Sanford vetoed nearly all of the state's $5.7 billion spending plan Tuesday, a move lawmakers are expected to override today in the latest ...

Sanford Stimulus Rejection Sparks Rally In South Carolina

AP | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics


South Carolina residents who want Gov. Mark Sanford to take federal stimulus money designated for education will rally in Greenville. The so-called "...

South Carolina Gov. Launches Anti-Stimulus TV Ad

The Washington Independent | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), widely seen as a conservative dark horse candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination, is going on the air with a national...

Sanford On Stimulus: South Carolina Doesn't Really Need It

Charlotte Observer | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


School district leaders and town elders quizzed S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford Wednesday about his stance on federal stimulus funds, pressing him to explain w...

"Sanfordville": South Carolina Tent City Named After Stimulus-Rejecting Governor

AP | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Protesters are setting up a tent city in a popular downtown park they're dubbing "Sanfordville" to bring attention to Gov. Mark Sanford's opposition t...

Obama Sent "Blunt, Personal Letter" To SC Gov. Over Stimulus: Palmetto Scoop

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


According to an unconfirmed report from a local conservative publication, The Palmetto Scoop, President Obama sent a "very blunt, personal letter" to ...

Sanford Rejects $700 Million In Stimulus Funds

AP | Jim Davenport | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics


South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he won't spend $700 million in federal stimulus cash. Sanford's announcement Friday came soon after the White H...

Sanford's Proposed Use Of Stimulus Money Risks 4,700 Jobs: Officials

Greenville Online | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics


The White House rejected Gov. Mark Sanford's request to use $700 million in economic stimulus money to pay down South Carolina's debt, and a state leg...

South Carolina Governor's Stimulus Plan Could Risk 4,700 Jobs

Greenville Online | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics


The White House rejected Gov. Mark Sanford's request to use $700 million in economic stimulus money to pay down South Carolina's debt, and a state leg...

Obama Rejects Sanford's Request To Use Stimulus Funds On State Debts

AP | JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Obama administration on Monday rejected South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's request to use $700 million in federal stimulus ...

DNC Accuses South Carolina Gov. Of 'Playing Politics' In New Ad (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics


South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who has raised the ire of state and Capitol Hill lawmakers (and the unemployed) this week for announcing his dec...

South Carolina Governor: I Won't Use Stimulus To Stimulate

AP | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wants to use $700 million in federal stimulus money to pay off state debt, not increase spending on programs or servi...

Gov. Sanford Offers Unemployed South Carolinians Prayers In Place Of Stimulus Funds

Think Progress | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics


Following the lead of a number of his fellow Republican governors, Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) has given some indication that he will not accept some of ...

Mark Sanford: Stimulus Supporters The "Real Fringe"

AP | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Governors usually don't argue about whether they should take money from the federal government, just how much they should get. Yet ...

South Carolina's Sanford Hedges: We Might Take The Money

AP | Posted 03.22.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — South Carolina's Republican governor says his state may accept money from President Barack Obama's stimulus plan even though he is ...