Estranged wife of ex-Miss. congressman Pickering files lawsuit claiming he had affair

September 17th, 2009 SC rep files suit over letter alleging gov affairCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina legislator has filed a defamation lawsuit over an anonymous letter mailed to her Spartanburg County constituents that suggests she had an affair with Gov.

August 31st, 2009 Ex-lawmaker in freezer cash case files bankruptcyNEW ORLEANS — A former Louisiana congressman convicted of corruption after federal agents found cash in his freezer has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation. The bankruptcy petition filed last week by former Rep.

August 24th, 2009 Friends: SC governor's wife wants to save marriageCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's first lady Jenny Sanford is working to fix her shattered marriage after her husband admitted a yearlong affair.

August 11th, 2009 Ohio cop: Wife's Playboy photos led to harassmentGAHANNA, Ohio — An Ohio police officer claims he endured "a humiliating and intolerable working environment" after his wife appeared nude for Playboy early last year. Ron Fithen filed a lawsuit last week in Franklin County court.

August 7th, 2009 Tribe files lawsuit against Freeport in IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia — Lawyers claiming to represent an Indonesian tribe have filed a lawsuit against U.S. mining company Freeport, demanding $30 billion in damages for unspecified environmental and human rights violations, court officials and a media report said Friday.

August 2nd, 2009 Wife of Alaska congressman dies in VirginiaANCHORAGE, Alaska — Lu Young, the wife of U.S. Rep. Don Young, has died.

July 17th, 2009 Wife of ex-GOP Rep. Pickering claims he had affairJACKSON, Miss.

July 16th, 2009 Judge dismisses lawsuit against Hillary ClintonWASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday threw out a 13-year-old lawsuit against Hillary Rodham Clinton involving the White House's handling of FBI background records. The case extends back to the secretary of state's time as first lady and has included a voluminous record of nearly 1,500 legal filings.

July 2nd, 2009 AP NewsBreak: SC congressman calls for gov to quitCOLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett has become the first South Carolina congressman to ask Gov.

June 24th, 2009 Summary Box: SC gov admits affair, apologizesAFFAIR APOLOGY: South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford apologized to his wife and four children at a press conference where he admitted taking a secret trip to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he'd been having an affair.

June 17th, 2009 Judge tosses long-running lawsuit against OracleSAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge has thrown out a long-running lawsuit accusing Oracle Corp. of misleading investors about the company's health before the tech meltdown of 2001 whacked its sales and stock price.

June 12th, 2009 Freeman responds to Miss. car wreck lawsuitJACKSON, Miss.

May 9th, 2009 Elizabeth Edwards: Rebuilding trust a slow processCHICAGO — Elizabeth Edwards says rebuilding trust with her husband after his admitted affair is "a slow process." The wife of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards spoke during an during an interview aired Thursday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." She discussed her husband's infidelity, her struggle with terminal cancer and her new memoir detailing how she has coped with both.

April 28th, 2009 Cops: Armed man holding wife at OH retirement homeOTTAWA HILLS, Ohio — Toledo police say a man is holding his estranged wife at gunpoint at a suburban retirement community. Tuesday's standoff comes about a month after the same held police at bay for three hours during a domestic violence call at his home.

April 22nd, 2009 Family of Drew Peterson's late wife files lawsuitCHICAGO — The family of Drew Peterson's third wife filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday, alleging the former Bolingbrook police sergeant drowned her in a bathtub. Kathleen Savio's family has long voiced suspicions about the circumstances surrounding her 2004 death, especially following the disappearance of Peterson's fourth wife, Stacy.