Mark Sanford, the former governor of South Carolina who briefly disappeared in June 2009 to hike the Appalachian trail carry on an extramarital affair in Argentina, is running for Congress. But first, he wants you to know that he's sorry — that's the overriding message of both his Tuesday appearance on the Today Show and his first campaign ad, which began airing over the weekend. But will contrition be enough to win? "I’ve experienced how none of us go through life without mistakes," Read more [...]

BUENOS ARIES, Argentina -- Argentina's foreign minister, Hector Timerman, defended himself against accusations that he betrayed his Judaism by signing an agreement with Iran.  “I did not betray my Judaism in the pact with Iran because we are trying to solve the AMIA bombing case," Timerman said Monday during an interview with La Red radio. "The move was inspired by the deep humanistic tradition of Judaism and thinking always about the victims and the relatives of the victims.”Interviewer Read more [...]

Click photo to enlarge SAO PAULO — Rafael Nadal is drawing inspiration from the Brazilian soccer great Ronaldo as he returns from an injury. With Ronaldo watching, Nadal won the Brazil Open on Sunday for his first title after a seven-month layoff caused by treatment of his left knee. Nadal said Ronaldo is "an example" to be followed because of his determination to rebound from a series of career-threatening knee injuries. Despite winning again, the Spaniard is still bothered by his knee and said Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia ousted Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in the first round of the Copa Claro tournament on Monday. The fifth-seeded Zeballos defeated seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal in the final of the VTR Open in Chile just over a week ago. Expectations were high for him playing at home. After winning the second-set tiebreaker, Bedene then broke Zeballos in the second game of the deciding set en route to the victory. "It was my Read more [...]

Rafael Nadal is drawing inspiration from Brazilian football great Ronaldo to continue his successful return from injury.With Ronaldo watching, Nadal took an important step on Sunday by winning the Brazil Open for his first title after a seven-month layoff to treat his left knee. Now he wants to repeat the Brazilian's successful story of recovery from much more serious injuries.Nadal said Ronaldo is "an example" to be followed because of his determination to rebound from a series of knee injuries Read more [...]

Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 6-1, 6-4.Diego Sebastian Schwartzman, Argentina, def. Thomaz Bellucci (4), Brazil, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.Albert Ramos (8), Spain, def. Flavio Cipolla, Italy, 6-1, 6-0.Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, def. Horacio Zeballos (5), Argentina, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Paolo Lorenzi and Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-2, 6-4.Daniele Bracciali, Italy, and Lukas Dlouhy (2), Czech Republic, def. Lucas Arnold Ker and Rogerio Read more [...]

IRVING, Texas — Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the company was awarded a series of follow-on contracts from Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp for new scopes of work at the Pascua-Lama mining project located on the Argentina/Chile border. Fluor booked the undisclosed value into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2012.The new scopes of work included in the award are for overall project management and construction management for the Read more [...]

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Rafael Nadal has shown he is back in business by clinching his first title since ending a seven-month knee injury layoff.The former world No1 beat Argentina's David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-3 in 78 minutes to win the Brazil Open.Currently the world No5, Nadal went on the attack from the start, breaking his opponent's service before racing to take the first set.The 31-year-old Nalbandian fought back early in the second set but Nadal came from behind to win.It was the 26-year-old's second comeback event Read more [...]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford doesn't shy away from the scandal that consumed the end of his second term in his first television ad for the 1st District congressional race.Sanford starts the 30-second advertisement pointing out he fought to cut government spending and reduce debt. He then says he recently learned that no one goes through life without mistakes. He thanks what he calls "a God of second chances" for making him a better person. He ends by saying Read more [...]