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Vander Plaats calls on South Carolina governor to resign

By Jason Hancock 7/2/09

Embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford should resign, not only for the sake of his state but for his family, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats said in an interview with the Carroll Daily Times Herald. Sanford confessed last week to secretly traveling to Argentina to carry on an extramarital affair.
“I think what it is [...]

Barbour: Sanford should not resign

By Jason Hancock 6/25/09

Visiting Iowa Thursday to help raise money for the Republican Party of Iowa, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour reiterated his belief that disgraced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford does not need to resign.

GOP’s potential 2012 presidential candidates dropping like flies

By Chase Martyn 6/24/09

If you are keeping score at home, you can now scratch two potential Republican presidential candidates off your list for 2012.
Last week, U.S. Sen. John Ensign (R-Nevada) admitted an extramarital affair with a staffer.
Today, in an awkward press conference after a mysterious five-day disappearance, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted that he traveled to Argentina [...]

Is Palin pollin’ Iowa already?

By Chase Martyn 3/23/09

Iowa voters are already getting phone calls about Sarah Palin, the Alaska governor and former GOP vice presidential nominee who became a household name during last year’s election, reports the Alaska blog The Mudflats.  The blog posted an approximate transcript of the calls, in which an automated voice asked listeners poll questions:

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