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The Disappearing Governor: Mark Sanford

The Disappearing Governor: Mark Sanford

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was considered GOP presidential material -- until he disappeared for days in June 2009, and emerged with the admission that he had been unfaithful to his wife with a woman in Argentina.

In this photo: Mark Sanford

Photo: Davis Turner/Getty Images

Jun 26, 2009
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