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Friday’s TV/radio sports programming

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:48:33 MDT

Friday’s TV/radio sports programming

Updated May 16, 2013 11:48PM MDT

Television — Auto racing • NASCAR, Truck Series, final practice for North Carolina Education Lottery 200, 8:30 a.m., SPEED • NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Showdown, 10 a.m., SPEED • NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for All-Star Race, 11:30 a.m., SPEED • NASCAR, Truck Series, pole qualifying for North Carolina Education Lottery 200, 2 p.m., SPEED • NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Showdown, 3 p.m., SPEED • NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for All-Star Race, 4 p.m., SPEED • NASCAR, Truc...

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Sanford redux

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Sanford redux

Updated May 14, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Republicans like to portray their party as the party of God and high morality, but with the recent election of disgraced former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to the U.S. House of Representatives, this portrayal may be a bit tainted (“Ex-South Carolina governor Mark Sanford wins U.S. House seat,” Tribune, May 8). Not only was this man cheating on his wife, he was using state funds to visit his mistress in Argentina, all while saying he was hiking the Appalachian Trail. After being elected, S...

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Collins: Guess who’s back

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:01:05 MDT

Collins: Guess who’s back

By GAIL COLLINS The New York Times

Updated May 10, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Right now you are undoubtedly asking yourself: What does the return to Congress of the disgraced ex-governor Mark Sanford mean to me? Well, we now definitely know that 21st-century voters are willing to overlook not just a moral lapse but also bad judgment of epic proportions. This is useful information if you happen to live in a city where Anthony Weiner is thinking about running for mayor. “I want to acknowledge a God not just of second chances but third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth ...

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Dionne: Sanford’s Appalachian spring

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:16:02 MDT

Dionne: Sanford’s Appalachian spring

By E.J. Dionne The Washington Post

Updated May 8, 2013 11:16AM MDT

WASHINGTON -- “I want to publicly acknowledge God’s role in all of this,” declared a victorious Mark Sanford as he celebrated an unlikely political rebirth Tuesday night with a sermon praising the Supreme Being and the many “angels” who helped the once-disgraced former governor along the way. Perhaps the Almighty did inspire those who drew the boundaries of South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. They packed it with so many Republicans that Sanford was able to engineer a comeback in th...

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Utah football: Panthers once again go to Utah well for talent

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:58:09 MDT

Utah football: Panthers once again go to Utah well for talent

By Lya Wodraska The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 8, 2013 08:58AM MDT

With Star Lotulelei still on the board, the Carolina Panthers took all of 30 seconds to announce they were snagging him with their first-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. There was no need for a debate. The Panthers had been to the well often enough to know the water was good. Lotulelei was the first defensive tackle the Panthers have ever selected in the first round, but the fourth Ute they have drafted, joining offensive lineman Jordan Gross (first round, No. 8, 2003) and receiver Steve Smith ...

Ex-South Carolina governor Mark Sanford wins U.S. House seat

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:31:17 MDT

Ex-South Carolina governor Mark Sanford wins U.S. House seat

By BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press

Updated May 7, 2013 07:31PM MDT

Charleston, S.C. • Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford revived a scandal-scarred political career by winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday in a district that hasn’t elected a Democrat in three decades. The comeback was complete when he defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the sister of political satirist Stephen Colbert. With 87 percent of the precincts reporting, Sanford had 54 percent of the vote. Sanford, who turns 53 later this month, has never lost a race in t...