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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: Mitt Romney, Jim DeMint, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Regional Authority

    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: U.S. Congress, Mitt Romney, Jim DeMint, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party

    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: Mitt Romney, Nikki Haley, Jim DeMint, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party

    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: Lindsey O. Graham, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, David Koch, Small Businesses

    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: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Darrell E Issa, Justice System

    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: Jim DeMint, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Government, Jenny Sanford

    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: National Parks, Sally Jewell, Wildlife, Conservation, Land Resources

    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: Ted Turner, Jim DeMint, Republican Party, Regional Authority, Government

    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: Elisabeth Moss, U.S. Congress, Literature, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama

    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: Deval Patrick, Elizabeth Warren, Regional Authority, Scott P. Brown, Government

    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: Deval Patrick, Lobbying, Regional Authority, Corporate Officers, Barney Frank

    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: Jim DeMint, Nikki Haley, The Wall Street Journal, Government, Religion and Belief

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