Letterman apologizes to wife on Monday night’s show

After declaring last week that he won’t publicly discuss his sexual relationships with staffers again, David Letterman continued his mea culpa Monday night — apologizing to his wife who, he said, had been “horribly hurt by my behavior.” The host of CBS’ “Late Show” said he now has to try to repair his relationship with Regina Lasko. “Either you’re going to make some progress and get it fixed, or you’re going to fall short and perhaps not get it fixed, so let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me,” he told the audience

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A Brief History of the Appalachian Trail

Mark Sanford’s confession to adultery may be roiling South Carolina and traumatizing his family, but it’s bequeathed to the rest of us a handy new euphemism for sneaking in a little romance on the sly: hiking the Appalachian Trail. That was the original reason given by Sanford’s staff for his unexplained six-day absence from the state’s capital — an explanation whose credibility evaporated when the governor resurfaced, not from an extended nature walk but a covert sojourn to Buenos Aires, where his mistress lives

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Report: Michael Jackson Hospitalized

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has never shied away from talking about his religious faith. So perhaps it should have come as no surprise that he invoked “God’s law” throughout his long, rambling press conference on June 24 — after going missing in Buenos Aires for six days — to confess his yearlong extramarital affair with an Argentine woman. But in acknowledging his infidelity, Sanford was actually admitting that he had broken a state law: adultery is still punishable in South Carolina by up to a year in prison and a $500 fine

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Sanford’s Sex Scandal: South Carolina and the GOP Assess the Damage

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has never shied away from talking about his religious faith, so perhaps it should have come as no surprise that he invoked “God’s law” throughout his long, rambling press conference Wednesday afternoon to confess his year-long extramarital affair with an Argentine woman. But in acknowledging his infidelity, Sanford was actually admitting that he had broken a state law: adultery is still punishable in South Carolina by up to a year in prison and a $500 fine

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