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Ex-S.C. Gov. Sanford eyes politics again after affair

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Mark Sanford walked out of the governor's mansion in 2011, he had been censured by the Legislature over state travel expenses he used for an affair with an Argentine woman, had paid the largest ethics fine ever in South Carolina and faced a voting public that had become disillusioned with the one-time rising star.

By By Seanna Adcox, Associated Press , December 23, 2012

Military families worried by US fiscal cliff cuts

Emerging from more than a decade at war, military families are confronting a new worry at home: the prospect that a deal between Congress and the White House over federal spending cuts could chip away at military health insurance, pensions and other services long considered untouchable.

December 15, 2012

Would-be 2012 GOP candidate Romney returning to SC

Mitt Romney spent lots of time and money in this early GOP primary state during his first presidential run in 2008, then bailed days before the vote when it became clear he wouldn't win.

May 21, 2011

Around-the-world sailor Van Liew arriving in S.C.

American skipper Brad Van Liew has won the fourth leg of the Velux 5 Oceans race.

April 19, 2011

SC lawmakers take a dim view of new light bulbs

March 28, 2011

South Carolina bill targets prisoners on Facebook

Islam Dunn updates his Facebook page with a phone like so many other 19-year-olds, only he must hide the device so the prison guards don't notice.

March 21, 2011

Woman wins Myrtle Beach Marathon for the 1st time

A 39-year-old from New Jersey is the first woman to win the overall Myrtle Beach Marathon.

February 19, 2011

Mom: Woman who left baby in toilet can't remember

February 10, 2011

S.C. woman accused of leaving newborn in toilet

Authorities have arrested a woman they say left the infant she had just delivered in a toilet at a South Carolina sports and concert arena.

February 08, 2011

Senator proposes permanent US bases in Afghanistan

January 02, 2011

Cops: Man playing real-life 'Frogger' hit by SUV

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by an SUV while playing a real-life version of the video game “Frogger.”

December 29, 2010

Lawyer: S.C. mom accused of killing sons remorseful

The mother accused of suffocating her two young sons and trying to cover it up by staging an accident says she is remorseful and has been speaking with the family minister, her attorney said Wednesday.

August 19, 2010

Bodies of two toddlers found in car in S.C. river

After the bodies of two toddlers were pulled Monday from a car submerged in a South Carolina river, their mother was arrested and authorities were investigating how it happened — and whether it was an accident.

August 17, 2010

Once-revered S.C. lawmaker freezes to death alone

When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the White House.

March 10, 2010

S.C. mulls 2012: Romney? Palin? Huck?

South Carolina is a lovely place, and its attractions bring thousands of tourists each year, but lately it has been getting a special class of visitor. Rick Santorum, the former Republican senator who harbors presidential ambitions, has been here in recent weeks. So has Sen. John Thune, the South Dakota Republican whose name is sometimes whispered by the Great Mentioner. Mike Huckabee, former GOP presidential candidate and current talk-show host, is coming soon. And so is Haley Barbour, the Mississippi governor who many would like to make a run for the White House.

By Byron York, The Washington Examiner , March 01, 2010

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