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Despite scandal, Ex-SC Gov. Sanford back in office
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Four years after scandal derailed his political career, ex-Republican Gov. Mark Sanford once again holds a South Carolina political office, winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday after a race in which he battled...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Politics, Tim Scott, Primaries, Parties and Movements
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Mark Sanford's comedy of errors
WASHINGTON -- In a congressional campaign ad released Wednesday, Mark Sanford, R-Appalachian Trail, looks soberly into the camera and makes his closing plea before Tuesday's vote. "Nancy Pelosi and allies have spent more than a million dollars to...Tags: Politics, Tim Scott, Parties and Movements, Comedy Central (tv network), Entertainment
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Gov. Nikki Haley to guest at Mark Sanford fundraiser
The StateThe former Republican S.C. governor running for Congress finally is getting help from the state's current GOP governor. Gov. Nikki Haley will be the special guest at a fundraiser Wednesday in Charleston for Mark Sanford, the GOP nominee in the May 7...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Tim Scott, Politics, Primaries, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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New role for USC: Boosting SC economy
The StateThe University of South Carolina will start an economic-development office in July, seeking to broaden its reach beyond academics. USC will join Clemson University and the College of Charleston among S.C. public colleges that operate economic-...Tags: House Building, Research, University of South Carolina , Clemson University, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Picnic table blitz supplies state parks
The StateBoy Scouts will be lining up boards and turning screws at Sesquicentennial State Park on Saturday, marking the culmination of an effort that added 600 picnic tables at state parks in 60 days at no cost to the state. Not only was the scout labor free,...Tags: Travel, State Parks, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Increasing state workers' insurance costs ruled unconstitutional
The StateIn the tug-of-war over who controls state government, the S.C. Supreme Court sided with the state Legislature on Wednesday. The court ruled the five-member State Budget and Control Board, led by Gov. Nikki Haley, was wrong last year to overrule the...Tags: Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Public Employees, Health Insurance, Justice System
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SC ponders many routes to repair roads
The StateGary Youmans is tired of taking the long way. For years, the Hampton County sod farmer has had to take a five-mile detour to avoid a "structurally deficient" bridge that won't hold his 18-wheeler, just to reach one of his fields. The alternate route...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Politics, Highway Transportation, Georgetown, Transportation
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EDITORIAL: Don't use openness ruse to kill ethics reform Editorial: Don't use openness ruse to kill ethics reform
The StateNO ONE ADMITS to being opposed to ethics reform. But plenty of people are. We had always expected that those who support South Carolina's corruption-enabling status quo would try to either water down ethics-reform proposals, so they'd look like reform...Tags: Politics, Ethics, Values, Theft, Religion and Belief
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South Carolina Democrats see O'Malley 'rising'
— Gov. Martin O'Malley took the stage Saturday at a high school in this early presidential primary state, telling an auditorium of South Carolina Democrats that his principles worked in Maryland — and they'd work elsewhere. "We're investing...
Tags: Barack Obama, Illegal Immigrants, Republican Party, Philosophy, Interior Policy
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O'Malley to visit S.C. later this month
Gov. Martin O'Malley will address a conference of Democrats in South Carolina this month, the latest trip he is making to an early primary state as speculation about whether he will run for president in 2016 continues. The March 23 trip will come in the...
Tags: Politics, The Washington Post, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Elections
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Obama warns of risks over budget cut uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation's borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked...Tags: Barack Obama, John Boehner, National Government, Parties and Movements, Ken Salazar
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Congress ushering in new members, with old divide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government. The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the...Tags: Barack Obama, John Boehner, Parties and Movements, Scott P. Brown, Republican Party
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