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Title: Nikki Haley, Palin-Backed Candidate, Denies Affair With Blogger
Source:
CBS NEWS
URL Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20005753-503544.html
Published: May 24, 2010
Author: Brian Montopoli
Post Date: 2010-05-24 13:35:22 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 4114
Comments: 7
Republican Nikki Haley, who is hoping to succeed Mark Sanford as South Carolina governor, is denying a claim by Republican blogger and former Sanford aide Will Folks that the two engaged in an "inappropriate physical relationship" several years ago, before he was married. Folks writes that he decided to come forward because "within the last forty-eight hours several pieces of information which purportedly document a prior physical relationship between myself and Rep. Haley have begun to be leaked slowly, piece by piece, to members of the mainstream media. I am told that at least one story based upon this information will be published this week." He says he will not be discussing the relationship further. "People are human. We make mistakes," he writes. "... I can sleep at night knowing I handled this the best way I knew how (the way my wife and I decided together that it needed to be handled), which was to simply tell the truth." Haley's campaign told WIS-TV that it "emphatically" denies Folks' claim. "I have been 100% faithful to my husband throughout our 13 years of marriage," Haley said in a statement. "This claim against me is categorically and totally false." Haley's candidacy has been on the rise thanks in large part to an endorsement from Sarah Palin, who campaigned for her earlier this month. Also campaigning for Haley was Jenny Sanford, who divorced current governor Mark Sanford after revelations of his infidelity. As Ben Smith notes, Haley, speaking of Sanford, has vowed that she is "not going to screw up like he did." With the GOP primary scheduled for June 8th, polls show Haley leading GOP primary combatants Attorney General Henry McMaster, Rep. Gresham Barrett, and Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Got a pic of her?
I'd hit it...lol
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#5. To: Fred Mertz (#1)
Got a pic of her?
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