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  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Monday rather than face impeachment and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor campaign violations that arose during an investigation of his alleged affair with a top aide. In a remarkable fall, the mild-mannered 74-year-old Republican and one-time Baptist deacon stepped down as the sex-tinged scandal gathered […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The career of David Petraeus, the CIA director and renowned general, was derailed by allegedly vicious emails his paramour sent to another woman. Now the CIA, FBI and White House face questions from Congress about Petraeus' love life and how his emails came under investigation. Petraeus quit his post Friday after acknowledging […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general who led the U.S. military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA after admitting he had an extramarital affair. The resignation shocked Washington's intelligence and political communities, bringing a sudden end to the public career of the best-known general of […]

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's engaged to the Argentine woman he secretly left the state to visit under the cover story he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. When reached by The Associated Press on Sunday, Sanford confirmed the accuracy of a statement provided to CNN that announced his […]

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After finding herself embroiled in a sex scandal, Florida’s Lt. Governor, Jennifer Carroll, is finally speaking out. Carroll spoke on the issue Saturday in Orange Park, Florida at the opening of a campaign office for Mitt Romney. As we reported, Carletha Cole claims she walked in on a sexual encounter between Carroll and Carroll’s travel […]

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An ongoing criminal case against a former top aide to Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll is transforming into a swirl of allegations about improper relationships, widespread illegal taping and other incidents inside Carroll's office. The allegations, which Carroll denies, were included in a court filing made late last week by the […]