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1 hr ago | Bluffton Today

Does Graham think his people are thoughtless?

S.C. Sen. Lindsey 'Flimsy' Graham says he believes that the Republicans may be "in a demographic death spiral."

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Opinion

5 hrs ago | Post and Courier

14 companies may bid for S.C. hacking cleanup contract

Budget and Control Board director Marcia Adams said mid-July is the deadline for assuring a new deal is in place before the one-year contract with Experian expires.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Nikki Haley, US Governors, Tax

22 hrs ago | Reuters

Weiner: As American as political redemption

"All the past we leave behind." So insisted America's poet, Walt Whitman, a man who would not be encompassed by any one identity - who refused to be constrained by birth, by place, by experience.

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Related Topix: Virginia, George Bush, W., South Carolina, Mark Sanford, US Governors

Mon Jun 17, 2013

The Charlotte Observer

DHEC sticks with its suggested food stamp restrictions

After hearing all the pros and cons during several months of public input, the state health department has recommended that South Carolina apply for a waiver to ban the use of food stamps for sugary drinks, candy, cookies and cakes.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, Agriculture, Science, Nikki Haley, US Governors

Asbury Park Press

Sanford earned $130,000 as contributor to Fox

Former Gov. Mark Sanford was paid $130,000 as a contributor to Fox News last year before he became a candidate for Congress, according to his latest personal financial disclosure report filed with the U.S. House.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, South Carolina, Representative Tim Scott, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Trey Gowdy, Representative Jeff Duncan, Representative Mick Mulvaney

Jurist

Supreme Court rules lawyers cannot solicit clients through DMV records

Spears [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that an attorney's solicitation of clients is not a permissible purpose covered by the litigation exception to the Driver's Privacy Protection Act [text].

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, US News, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court, South Carolina

Sun Jun 16, 2013

WBTV

Memorial service for 11 yro CO victim held; changes possible after his death

According to the Carbon Monoxide Safety Association, North Carolina is among 27 states that require CO alarms in new homes, but it does not require them in hotels.

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Related Topix: North Carolina Government, North Carolina, South Carolina

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Lake Wylie Pilot

SC law to help veterans find civilian work

Lawmakers hope to give South Carolina a boost in the next round of base closures with measures aimed at helping military families adjust when they move from another state and make the transition to civilian life.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Nikki Haley, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Davis, Beaufort, SC, US Military, US Marine Corps

The Greenville News

Boys, Girls State governors sworn it

The two new governors for Palmetto Boys State and Girls State took the oath of office from South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal on the State House grounds Friday.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Nikki Haley, US Governors, Education Etc., Anderson University, Presbyterian College

Fri Jun 14, 2013

WallStreetInsanity

South Carolina Considers Electronic License Plates Will Expose Uninsured Drivers

The classic road-trip license plate game is about to get more interesting. Next time travelers start looking for license plates from every state, they may be able to spot South Carolina's much easier-and criminals will have a lot harder time driving illegally.

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Related Topix: South Carolina

Salon

Mark Sanford to social conservatives: "I am not worthy"

Recently elected South Carolina Rep. Mark Sanford told a group of social conservatives in Washington today that he felt unworthy of speaking to them, given his extramarital affair a few years ago.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, South Carolina

WBTV

More than $7 million spent in SC's 1st District

Candidates and third party groups spent about $7.3 million in the race for South Carolina's 1st District congressional seat earlier this year.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Spratt, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Tim Scott, Republican, Representative Mick Mulvaney, US Senate, Jim DeMint, South Carolina, Mark Sanford, US Governors

Clover Herald

SC Food Policy Council meeting at Farmers Market

Food policy leaders in South Carolina are getting together to share ideas and talk about what issues need attention in terms of how the state eats.

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Related Topix: South Carolina

Thu Jun 13, 2013

WIS-TV Columbia

Poll: Majority in SC support immigration reform bill

South Carolinians support the comprehensive immigration reform bill currently making its way through the Senate, according to a poll released by Harper Polling on behalf of a group of CEOs and mayors lobbying South Carolinians support the comprehensive immigration reform bill currently making its way through the Senate, according to a poll released ... (more)

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, South Carolina, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Representative Tim Scott, US House of Representatives

News Max

Ethics Complaint Against Nikki Haley Again Dismissed

A longstanding ethics complaint brought by a top Republican fundraiser against South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has been dismissed by the state Supreme Court.

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Related Topix: Nikki Haley, US Governors, South Carolina, Mark Sanford

TheBlaze.com

If You Live in South Carolina an Electronic License Plate Could Soon Tattle on You

South Carolina might consider a proposal for an electronic license plate system that would call out drivers in non-compliance with the law.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, US Politics, US News

[H]ard OCP

SC Considering Changeable Electronic License Plates

What do you guys think about electronic license plates that can be changed on the fly by the DMV or police? South Carolina may soon lead the way into the future with electronic license plates for cars and trucks.

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Related Topix: South Carolina

The Huffington Post

Dan Froomkin: Truth Over Truthiness Is Job One for Watchdog Journalists

The way South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley tells it , what her state needs is more tax cuts and what it doesn't need is the "public policy nightmare and fiscal disaster that is ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion."

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Related Topix: Journalism, South Carolina, Nikki Haley, US Governors, Harvard University

Wed Jun 12, 2013

Wall Street Journal

From David to Lazarus

Mark Sanford's superhuman self-regard was on display when he asked his former wife to run his latest congressional campaign.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, Representative Tim Scott, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, South Carolina, Opinion

Free Republic

Electronic license plates proposed in South Carolina

The plates can be changed instantly to display important messages, including Amber Alerts, and will let police and other drivers know if the tag is expired, if the driver is uninsured or if the driver's license has been suspended, according to the report.

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Related Topix: South Carolina, Criminal Defense Law, Law