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3 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

GOP California congressman will retire next year

California Republican George Radanovich said Tuesday that he will not seek re-election to Congress next year but will serve out his eighth term representing a GOP-leaning district.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, George Radanovich, Republican, US House of Representatives, California, California Government, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Dec 28, 2009

Island Packet

Plan would limit bottom fishing off SC coast

A large cusp of the offshore bottom along the Continental Shelf would be closed to fishing from Charleston to south Florida under a plan tentatively approved this month by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Charleston, SC, Charleston Metro

Sat Dec 26, 2009

The State

Congressmen split on tax relief for pet owners

In South Carolina, roughly 900,000 people own a family pet, and about 360,000 of those households have two to three pets.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Wilson, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Bob Inglis, Gresham Barrett, South Carolina, 2008 Presidential Election

Fri Dec 25, 2009

WCTV Tallahassee

Christmas vs. Holiday

A Representative from South Carolina introduced a resolution this month asking the House to support the use of Christmas traditions and symbols.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Thu Dec 24, 2009

Think Progress

GOP Lawmaker Behind The Anti-a Happy Holidays' Resolution Sent ...

GOP Lawmaker Behind The Anti- - Happy Holidays' Resolution Sent A 'Happy Holidays' Greeting Last Year Leading the fight to defend Christianity in the so-called "War on Christmas," Rep.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, John Boehner

411mania.com

Reason's Greetings - Your 2009 Atheist Holiday Update

Reason's Greetings - Your 2009 Atheist Holiday Update Posted by Enrique on 12.23.2009 For the rest of us... Seasons greetings, dear readers.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Atheism, Religion, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Games, Card Game

Wed Dec 23, 2009

The Item

Read Now

In the week of Dec. 21, the House will be in recess and the Senate will continue to debate health care.

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Related Topix: Wally Herger, US Politics, Jerry Lewis, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Joe Wilson, Bob Inglis, James Clyburn, Democrat

Tue Dec 22, 2009

Free Republic

The Scam of Social Conservatism

Congressman Henry Brown's "Stand Up for Christmas" resolution is just another example of Republican politicians' long history of exploiting social and cultural issues to distract voters from their big government records.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News

McClatchy DC

Commentary: 'Defense' of Christmas isn't necessary

Politicians can do some pretty useless things, sometimes because they are clueless, sometimes because they are sincere but misguided, sometimes because the reality is that they have to play the game of politics or risk becoming irrelevant.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Joe Wilson, Pagan/Wiccan, US Senate, Jim DeMint

Mon Dec 21, 2009

KAUZ

Debates Over 'War on Christmas' Claims Continue

Americans are in a war that pits the politically correct against Christmas carolers, some say.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Liberty University

Sun Dec 20, 2009

The Enid News

Time to call a truce in the war on Christmas

Happy holidays. This seemingly innocuous phrase stirs the ire of many people these days.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

Sat Dec 19, 2009

NowPublic

The Pagan Roots of Christmas

The Holiday the World Celebrates Each Year on the 25th of December Is Actually Tens of Thousands of Years Older Than Christianity Itself, So It's Foolish For Christian Conservatives to Say That This Holiday Is For Christians Only When Almost Everything Associated With It Has Nothing to Do With the Birth of Jesus -- and It's Celebrated by Billions ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Pagan/Wiccan, MySpace.com, Startups, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Fri Dec 18, 2009

US News & World Report

'Merry Christmas,' Not 'Happy Holidays'

Henry E. Brown is a Republican congressman from South Carolina. Earlier this month, as I recorded a message to our troops and sent Christmas cards to family and friends, I found myself hesitating before using "Merry Christmas" to wish those important to me a blessed holiday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, South Carolina, Opinion

Thu Dec 17, 2009

Slate Magazine

How Come You Don't Hear About the "War on Christmas" Anymore?

While President Obama has decided to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, he has overseen a precipitous de-escalation on another front: the war on Christmas.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican, US House of Representatives

Plunderbund

Isn't Christmas About Sharing?

A few days ago Rep. Henry E. Brown from SC introduced a bill to "protect the sanctity of Christmas." The resolution calls for "the symbols and traditions of Christmas" to be "protected for use by those who celebrate Christmas." Strange bill, right? I'm left wondering: Which symbols? Protected from whom? Are tinsel-covered fir trees somehow being ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Dec 16, 2009

Airport Business

Boeing Breaks Ground on Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, SC

Boeing today held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program at its Boeing Charleston facility.

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Related Topix: Charleston Metro, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, James Clyburn, Democrat, US Senate, Lindsey Graham, Jim DeMint, Charleston, SC

Myrtle Beach Online

Graham: President heard me on terrorism suspects

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday praised President Obama for heeding the senator's advice to bypass the Charleston naval brig and transfer terror suspects instead to an Illinois prison from the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Lindsey Graham, Illinois, US House of Representatives, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison

Tue Dec 15, 2009

Dallas Blog

Guam Delegate Spent over $6,000 Taxpayer Dollars to Entertain Congress Members

On August 11, 2009, Guam delegate Madeleine Z. Bordallo spent $6,090 on food and beverages by using taxpayer funds to host a party for members of Congress from the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee who were visiting her home district.

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, Madeleine Bordallo, Democrat, US Military, US Navy, Donna Christensen, US Politics, Republican

Asheville Citizen-Times

War on Christmas takes a few new turns

The so-called "war on Christmas" was just a skirmish here in Asheville. We had a few letters on the topic, but mostly it was all quiet on the Western North Carolina Christmas front.

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Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Mon Dec 14, 2009

Roanoke Times

The 'War on Christmas' invades Congress

You know, if you glued a bushy white beard to the ruddy mug of Rep. Henry Brown Jr., R-South Carolina, and yanked a red tassled hat down over that Dixie mane, the congressman from Myrtle Beach would make a decent dime-store Santa.

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Related Topix: Life, Christmas, US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

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