South Carolina governor admits affair

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford on Wednesday admitted conducting a months-long affair with a woman in Argentina, but refused to answer questions about whether he would resign from office.

The conservative Republican governor from the southeastern US state made the admission at a press conference he had called to explain his mysterious disappearance over several days last week.

After detailing his previous adventure trips, "profound frustrations" and "emotional" exhaustion following the recent legislative session, he eventually acknowledged having an extramarital affair.

"So, the bottom line is this: I have been unfaithful to my wife," Sanford, 49, told a crush of reporters.

Sanford's admission comes in the wake of a similar revelation...