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**Gov. Sanford's mistress speaks out; Sanford says he's staying put...

**Supreme Court expected to rule on Sotomayor-related case today...

**President Obama meets with Colombian President Uribe...

**On Wednesday, Mr. Obama will hold an online "town hall" meeting on health care reform...

GOV. MARK SANFORD: "South Carolina's wandering governor didn't give away her name when he confessed to having an affair with an Argentine woman, but Maria Belen Chapur has finally stepped forward," reports the Associated Press' Eduardo Gallardo.

"After evading hordes of local and foreign journalists who besieged her apartment building for five days amid rumors it was her, Chapur issued a brief statement Sunday confirming a relationship with Gov. Mark Sanford — although she didn't use the word 'affair.'

"In fact, the 41-year-old mother of two children didn't directly mention the governor in the statement sent to C5n, a local all-news cable television channel. She mainly criticized the leaking of e-mail correspondence taken without permission from her Hotmail account that described the relationship with Sanford. Chapur made clear the statement was her final comment and she has no intention of talking about her private life."

Meantime, "South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's not quitting — even though he considered it — despite intense scrutiny and criticism over his admitted affair with a woman from Argentina," reports the Associated Press' Tamara Lush. ...

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Updated to include president's remarks on energy.

President Obama today will meet with President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia in the Oval Office.

Later, Mr. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will host a reception in the East Room for LGBT Pride Month.

In the evening, the president will attend a reception with National Finance Committee members at the Mandarin Hotel. Here is more from the White House press office (all times Eastern):

9:30AM: President Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

9:50AM: President Obama receives the Economic Daily Briefing

10:30AM: President Obama meets with senior advisers

1:15PM: President Obama delivers remarks on energy

2:15PM: President Obama meets one-on-one with President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia

2:45PM: President Obama holds expanded meeting with President Uribe

4:25PM: President Obama and Michelle Obama host a reception for LGBT Pride Month

7:15PM: President Obama attends reception with National Finance Committee members