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Monday, May 20, 2013  Newly installed U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford is out doing the business of a congressman, meeting and greeting constituents in his South Carolina district.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is scheduled to be sworn in for a fourth term in the U.S. House.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A week before the special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, House Democrats launched another ad attacking former Gov. Mark Sanford's personal indiscretions. Sanford, meanwhile, picked up the endorsement of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is considering a run for president.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The race for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat has turned into the big-name contest political junkies had hoped for.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has cleared another hurdle in his bid for a political comeback, defeating a former county council member to win the GOP nomination for a vacant U.S. House seat.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Voters are about to whittle down the crowded field in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District and have a say in whether former Gov. Mark Sanford has a political future.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott wants the students at his old high school in North Charleston to dream big.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's humbled and overwhelmed by the support he's been getting as tries to mount a political comeback.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The mixed-race daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years to avoid damaging his political career has died. Essie Mae Washington-Williams was 87.