The State newspaper on Wednesday published excerpts of personal e-mails exchanged between South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and the woman in Argentina with whom he has been having an extramarital affair.

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E-mails sent or received by the governor or 11 of his senior staff members will be posted to a searchable database within a week of transmission.

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"The state has an interest in maintaining a network of public safety throughout Oregon, " said Amy Wojcicki, a spokesperson for the governor, in an e-mail statement to CNN.

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The following September, with Palin already running for vice president, Young requested a talk with the governor, according to one e-mail.

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"The thousands upon thousands of e-mails released today show a very engaged Governor Sarah Palin being the CEO of her state, " said Tim Crawford, treasurer of Sarah PAC, Palin's political action committee.

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But he is governor of Virginia, a state which hosts big e-commerce companies such as America Online.

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