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By Jim Davenport, The Associated Press, The State (Columbia)
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The South Carolina GOP is ditching the idea of forming a Tea Party Republican group while leaders say they are finding ways to make the party appeal more to the activists.
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By Staff Reports, The State (Columbia)
Jenny Sanford said told CNN's Larry King Live Monday she did not enjoy being first lady. Sanford made the comment off camera. But King asked her to elaborate on camera on the live show Monday night.
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McMaster opposes Rex's cigarettes plan
By John O'Connor, The State (Columbia)
A leading Republican candidate for governor said Monday he would not support raising South Carolina's cigarette tax - the nation's lowest - under any conditions.
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Scott joins race for 1st District
By Robert Behre, The Post and Courier (Charleston)
Republican Tim Scott announced Monday he will halt his bid for lieutenant governor and run for the 1st Congressional District instead. He not only becomes the seventh Republican in the race but also is vying to become the first black Republican in Congress in six years.
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Segregation spurred S.C. school building spree
By Joey Holleman, The State (Columbia)
For the two generations of children who have attended integrated public schools, it's hard to fathom South Carolina spent $124 million on buildings and buses from 1951 through 1955 with the express purpose of preventing black and white kids from attending school together.
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The seventh annual Hal Hovey Award was presented Feb. 3 to Marc Perrusquia, an enterprise and investigative reporter for The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis Tenn. The award is made jointly by Stateline.org, which is part of the Pew Center on the States, and Governing Magazine for outstanding coverage of state and local government. | |
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