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Photos: A second chance in politics

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Former Gov. Mark Sanford defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the race for an open U.S. House seat in South Carolina on May 7. In 2009, Sanford said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail during a mysterious six-day absence but the married governor later admitted that he spent time in Argentina with a woman. Despite taking knocks from the press, the voters and, in some cases, the law, other politicians have pursued a second chance to redeem their public image or, in some cases, to return to office.

Former Gov. Mark Sanford defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the race for an open U.S. House seat in South Carolina on May 7. In 2009, Sanford said he was hiking the Appalachian Trail during a mysterious six-day absence but the married governor later admitted that he spent time in Argentina with a woman. Despite taking knocks from the press, the voters and, in some cases, the law, other politicians have pursued a second chance to redeem their public image or, in some cases, to return to office.