SC governor Mark Sanford returns from Argentina, not hiking trip

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South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was in South America during a dayslong unexplained absence, not hiking the Appalachian Trail as his staff told the public when state leaders raised questions about his whereabouts, the governor told a newspaper.

The State reported that Sanford arrived Wednesday morning at Atlanta’s Hartsville-Jackson International Airport on a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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