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    May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 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 Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of late-night satirist Stephen Colbert, in the Republican-leaning 1st District. He reclaims a House seat he once held for three terms.
    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: Jenny Sanford, Politics, Elections, Mark Sanford, Elizabeth Colbert Busch

    2. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 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.
    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: Politics, Jenny Sanford, Parties and Movements, Elections, Elizabeth Colbert Busch

    3. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. South Carolina election a dead heat, Democratic robopoll shows

    The high-profile House race between former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is going down to the wire as a dead heat, according to a Democratic poll released Sunday night.
    The high-profile House race between former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is going down to the wire as a dead heat, according to a Democratic poll released Sunday night. The survey, by Public Policy Polling,...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Elections, Mark Sanford, Elizabeth Colbert Busch

    4. May 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues

    CHARLESTON, S.C. — At a harborside reception overlooking Ft. Sumter, where the Civil War began, Mark Sanford batted away a TV reporter's question about the latest insult to his comeback campaign: an unwanted endorsement from pornographer Larry Flynt.
    CHARLESTON, S.C. — At a harborside reception overlooking Ft. Sumter, where the Civil War began, Mark Sanford batted away a TV reporter's question about the latest insult to his comeback campaign: an unwanted endorsement from pornographer Larry...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Human Interest, Adultery, Nancy Pelosi

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Labor secretary nominee unscathed after hearing

    WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick for Labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, emerged unscathed Thursday from a Senate confirmation hearing that was more perfunctory than contentious.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama's pick for Labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, emerged unscathed Thursday from a Senate confirmation hearing that was more perfunctory than contentious. Conservatives have been critical of Perez, the administration's top...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Dominican Republic, Politics, Elections, Civil Rights

    6. Apr 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. National GOP campaign arm withdraws Sanford's financial support

    WASHINGTON -- Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s comeback try encountered severe turbulence Wednesday when the National Republican Congressional Committee withdrew its financial support less than three weeks before a special election for his former House seat.
    WASHINGTON -- Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s comeback try encountered severe turbulence Wednesday when the National Republican Congressional Committee withdrew its financial support less than three weeks before a special election for...

    Tags: Politics, Jenny Sanford, Elections, Mark Sanford, Elizabeth Colbert Busch

    7. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Sally Jewell, nominee for Interior, approved in Senate committee

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama&rsquo;s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Obama’s pick to lead the Interior Department, REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell, sending the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. At a time when...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Petroleum Industry, Mike Lee, National Parks

    8. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Ex-Gov. Mark Sanford tops GOP congressional primary in S.C.

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Former Gov. Mark Sanford took a big step on the road to political redemption Tuesday, topping a large field of Republican candidates in the special election for a South Carolina congressional seat.
    WASHINGTON — Former Gov. Mark Sanford took a big step on the road to political redemption Tuesday, topping a large field of Republican candidates in the special election for a South Carolina congressional seat. A onetime rising star in the GOP,...

    Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Elections, Mark Sanford, Jim DeMint

    9. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Stephen Colbert supports his sister in SC congressional race

    Stephen Colbert likes to tread the line of fiction and nonfiction with his conservative pundit character on "The Colbert Report," but he's putting the fictional part aside to help out his sister, who's running for Congress in the siblings' home state of South Carolina.
    Stephen Colbert likes to tread the line of fiction and nonfiction with his conservative pundit character on "The Colbert Report," but he's putting the fictional part aside to help out his sister, who's running for Congress in the siblings' home state of...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Stephen Colbert, Literature, U.S. Congress

    10. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 'Mo' Cowan sworn in, giving Senate a record number of blacks -- 2

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The usually pin-drop-quiet Senate gallery erupted in applause Thursday after William &ldquo;Mo&rdquo; Cowan was sworn in as the newest senator from Massachusetts.
    WASHINGTON — The usually pin-drop-quiet Senate gallery erupted in applause Thursday after William “Mo” Cowan was sworn in as the newest senator from Massachusetts. Vice President Joe Biden administered the noontime oath to Cowan, a...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, John Kerry, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren

    11. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Mass. governor names ex-aide as interim senator to replace Kerry

    WASHINGTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has named his former chief of staff to temporarily fill the Senate seat being vacated by John Kerry, and called a special election for June 25 for voters to choose a permanent replacement for the incoming secretary of State.
    WASHINGTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has named his former chief of staff to temporarily fill the Senate seat being vacated by John Kerry, and called a special election for June 25 for voters to choose a permanent replacement for the incoming...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Elizabeth Warren, Government, Scott P. Brown

    12. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Haley not considering a 'placeholder' to replace DeMint

    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, faced with finding a replacement following Sen. Jim DeMint&rsquo;s sudden retirement, said Monday that she will not appoint a &ldquo;placeholder appointee.&rdquo; Talk of such an appointee, who would pledge to serve for just two years before the 2014 election, had been recently fueled by rumors that Haley was <a href="http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/source-haley-considering-bbq-chain-owner-as-placeholder">looking into barbecue chain magnate Chad Walldorf</a>.
    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, faced with finding a replacement following Sen. Jim DeMint’s sudden retirement, said Monday that she will not appoint a “placeholder appointee.” Talk of such an appointee, who would pledge to serve for...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Mark Sanford, Stephen Colbert, Jim DeMint

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