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...when his staff and family claimed ignorance about his whereabouts. Aides later said Sanford was hiking along the Appalachian Trail, and seemed as surprised as everyone else when Sanford reappeared following a visit to Argentina. In disclosing the affair, Sanford also announced he would resign as head of the Republican Governors Association. His wife, who apparently had known of the liaison for months, later released a statement saying the two had agreed to a trial separation but expressing hope their marriage could be saved. (See the top 10 political sex scandals...
...Lies. Lies. Lies. That's all we get from his staff. That's all we get from his people. That's all we get from him." -Republican state senator Jake Knotts (The State, June...
...panel has been plagued by controversy, which has also hampered its effectiveness. Its two Republican members complain that the panel has drifted away from its core mission under Warren's leadership and spends too much time editorializing on the plight of middle-class families, the focus of Warren's academic research. Her relationship with Treasury has been rocky. She got into a low-level war with former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and his staff over their perceived unwillingness to share information, and she had a shaky start with Geithner, who didn't seem to take the panel seriously at first...
When asked what the biggest challenge is, in terms of getting important data, former New Hampshire Senator John Sununu, the second Republican on the panel, pauses for a long time. "Working with Treasury is like working with any other government entity," he says. "If you're talking to the right person and have a good relationship with them, you can get access to information in a timely way. If you're not successful at making your request a priority for them, it may take a while...
...only as free funding for a traffic decongestant they thought they couldn't afford, but also as a high-tech pump primer for the kind of higher-wage jobs that low-wage economies like Florida's need. Current Florida governor Charlie Crist, who has angered conservatives in his Republican Party by embracing Obama's overall stimulus program - and who has reversed much of Jeb Bush's antigovernment agenda - said recently that rail projects like HSR are "critical because we're still a growth state. Any of these transportation alternatives are good for Florida and good for jobs." (Read about Japan...