Two men,including Larry Marchant, a former consultant to rival candidate, Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer, claim they have had extra-marital affairs with Haley.

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Spitzer points out a rival candidate sued regarding this, and the suit was dismissed.

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He was suspended from Labour after newspaper allegations that he bribed a rival candidate and interfered with the electoral register.

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But if manufacturers opt for a rival candidate, it may just become yet another acronym to fall victim to the format wars.

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