Mr. Shaman
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- May 4, 2010
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"Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanfords comeback try encountered severe turbulence Wednesday when the National Republican Congressional Committee withdrew its financial support less than three weeks before a special election for his former House seat.
The action by the GOPs campaign arm came one day after a damaging allegation by Sanfords ex-wife came to light. It accused him of a pattern of trespassing at her house in violation of their 2010 divorce decree.
Sanfords Democratic opponent is Elizabeth Lulu Colbert Busch, a civic activist and sister of TV comedian Stephen Colbert. The winner of the May 7 special election will fill the seat left vacant when Republican Rep. Tim Scott was appointed to fill the term of Sen. Jim DeMint, who quit the join the Heritage Foundation."