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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.
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.
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.
A Representative from South Carolina introduced a resolution this month asking the House to support the use of Christmas traditions and symbols.
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.
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.
In the week of Dec. 21, the House will be in recess and the Senate will continue to debate health care.
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.
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.
Debates Over 'War on Christmas' Claims Continue
Americans are in a war that pits the politically correct against Christmas carolers, some say.
Time to call a truce in the war on Christmas
Happy holidays. This seemingly innocuous phrase stirs the ire of many people these days.
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 ...
'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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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