COLUMBIA, SC - JUNE 24: (EDITOR'S NOTE: ALTERNATE CROP) South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol June 24, 2009 in Columbia, South Carolina. Sanford admitted to having an extramarital affair after returning from a secret trip to visit a woman in Argentina and said that he would resign as head of the Republican Governors Association. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

COLUMBIA, SC - JUNE 24: (EDITOR'S NOTE: ALTERNATE CROP) South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol June 24, 2009 in Columbia, South Carolina. Sanford admitted to having an extramarital affair after returning from a secret trip to visit a woman in Argentina and said that he would resign as head of the Republican Governors Association.

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