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Sunday, May 05, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's ex-wife wants a judge to ban cameras or recording equipment from the courtroom when a judge hears trespass allegations this week.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch are sharing the stage for the first time in their race for the state's vacant 1st Congressional District seat.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Ex-South Carolina Governor and congressional candidate Mark Sanford has been ordered to appear in court two days after his special congressional election, according to an attory representing his ex-wife.

Sunday, March 31, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is looking to clear a second hurdle in his bid for a political comeback.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is running for his old seat in Congress after a break from politics that followed his affair with an Argentine woman.

Sunday, December 23, 2012  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he is considering a campaign for his former seat in Congress.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's engaged to the Argentine woman he secretly left the state to visit under the cover story he was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  South Carolina legislators are upset by more than $260 million in deficits that former Gov. Mark Sanford's Cabinet agencies revealed last fall.  Some lawmakers are accusing the Republican's former chief of staff of understating budget estimates.

Friday, January 14, 2011  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is responding to criticism that she will pay her chief of staff $125,000 per year.  Haley ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and defended the move Friday morning.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  State offices in 24 counties are closed, and others are delayed.

Thursday, January 06, 2011  Governor Mark Sanford's two term tenure as South Carolina's leader ends next week when Governor-Elect Nikki Haley is sworn in, becoming the state's first female governor.  How would you grade Sanford's performance over the past eight years?

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  Sanford says that despite the recession, state spending has grown and proposed an overall reduction of at least $266 million in state spending in a $5 billion budget. He also wants state workers to choose two state holidays to take without pay.

Monday, January 03, 2011  Gov. Mark Sanford plans to spend most of his final full week in office crisscrossing South Carolina to thank his supporters.

Sunday, January 02, 2011  The food bill at the governor's mansion has dropped ever since his wife moved out.

Monday, December 27, 2010  Things are looking up for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford as he prepares to leave office on his own terms more than a year after the international affair that derailed his once-promising political career.