“Attorneys for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford told lawmakers mulling impeachment yesterday that their client did nothing improper by using state-owned aircraft for travel that included political and personal events. … Sanford’s travel and campaign spending have been under scrutiny since he returned in June from a five-day rendezvous with his Argentine lover and confessed a yearlong affair. Since then, investigations found high-priced travel on commercial planes despite state low-cost travel requirements; use of state planes for personal and political purposes; and unreported private plane flights provided by friends and donors.” (12/02/09)