Governor Sanford Holds First Cabinet Meeting Friday After Affair Revealed

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has
Held his first public meeting with his cabinet after his affair was revealed.
He apologized to his cabinet.
    Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said the week’s tumultuous events
are on the agenda for the Cabinet meeting Friday. State business
also is to be discussed.
    On Wednesday, Sanford returned from visiting his mistress in
Argentina and admitted to the affair. First lady Jenny Sanford said
she and the governor are living apart but trying to reconcile.
    Some Republicans are calling for Sanford’s resignation.
    He spent much of Thursday with his wife and children at their
beach house on Sullivans Island. He shook his head “no” when
asked if he planned to resign.
   
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