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Unfaithful Politicians: Sex Scandals And Affairs

Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) drew the nation's attention when he returned from a five-day hiatus and admitted to having an affair with a woman in Argentina. His office, and his wife, told reporters that they thought he was hiking in the Appalachian Trail, but now Sanford joins plenty of politicians, both liberal and conservative, who've been involved in various sex scandals.

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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol June 24, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. He admitted to having an affair, but did not disclose the woman's name. Newspaper in Argentina revealed that 43-year-old Maria Belen Chapur was the firecracker he's been seeing for a year.

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