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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Mark Sanford's quest for political redemption now rests with voters along South Carolina's coast.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Horry County Council will have a new leader later this month when Mark Lazarus takes the oath as council chairman.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Republican Mark Sanford and Democratic Elizabeth Colbert Busch are hitting the campaign trail after mixing it up in the only scheduled debate of their South Carolina congressional race. The special election is next Tuesday.

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.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  A lawyer says ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford trespassed at his ex-wife's home and he has been ordered to appear in court two days after his special congressional election.

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.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford and former Charleston County Councilman Curtis Bostic are set to meet in a debate less than one week before the GOP runoff in the state's 1st Congressional District.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Mark Lazarus is leading Al Allen in the Republican primary runoff election for Horry County Council Chairman. According to Lazarus's campaign Allen has conceded.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Polls are now open in the runoff election for the Horry County council chairman seat left vacant when Congressman Tom Rice won the 7th congressional district race.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford does not shy away from the scandal that consumed the end of his second term in his first television ad for the 1st District congressional race.

Friday, January 18, 2013  No joke: comedian Stephen Colbert's sister is running in earnest for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford plans to announce Wednesday he is running for his old congressional seat.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Ceremony set for Wednesday in Washington.

Monday, December 31, 2012  As 2012 comes to a close, we've taken a look back at some of the major stories.

Sunday, December 23, 2012  Sanford said late Saturday he is weighing a run for the seat that will open in January when Rep. Tim Scott formally takes Sen. Jim DeMint's office.