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January 23, 2008
Obama offered dance test for idea Clinton was 1st black president
Democrat Barack Obama offered a test of sorts for the notion that Bill Clinton was, in the words of author Toni Morrison, "our first black president, blacker than any actual black person who could ever be elected in our children's lifetime."
January 22, 2008
Fact Check: Clinton says lobbyists run Obama’s SC campaign
Hillary Rodham Clinton says lobbyists are leading Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama's South Carolina campaign. At a debate Monday, Clinton tried to blunt John Edwards' criticism about lobbyists influencing presidential politics. "But, you know, Barack has a lot of lobbyists who are leading his campaign here in South Carolina," Clinton said.
Clinton, Obama engage in bitter debate
Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama accused each other of repeatedly and deliberately distorting the truth for political gain Monday night in a highly personal, finger-wagging debate that ranged from the war in Iraq to Bill Clinton's role in the campaign.
Health care a top issue for Democratic candidates
According to Dr. Neal Thigpen, a political analyst, health care is one of the top issues in the country. It?s also an important issue on the Democratic side. Thigpen said that many of the Democratic candidates? solutions to strengthening the health care system involve more of a role for government.
Clinton’s schedule reflects lower expectations for S.C.
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is limiting her time in South Carolina even though the presidential primary is just five days away, a recognition of rival Barack Obama's chances of winning the state and a reflection of her own long-term strategy.
Analysis: Obama going after Clintons with a passion
Barack Obama wasn't kidding when he said he would start speaking out more aggressively against the Clintons.
January 21, 2008
Clinton, Obama clash at debate with S.C. primary days away
Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama clashed bitterly Monday over Bill Clinton's role in his wife's campaign and Obama's recent praise for Republicans in a presidential debate five days before the pivotal South Carolina primary.
Democratic candidates on Education
Democrats honor King in South Carolina at chilly outdoor rally
The Democratic presidential contenders spoke warmly of Martin Luther King Jr. - and sometimes of each other, too - on Monday's national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.
January 19, 2008
Huckabee 2nd in S.C., says race ‘far, far from over’
Mike Huckabee lost the Republican primary in South Carolina, falling short in a state that was crucial to his presidential aspirations but promising the race was "far, far from over."
Former S.C. Gov. Hodges campaigns for Obama
Former S.C. Gov. Jim Hodges and former Gov. Ray Mabus of Mississippi, along with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, rallied Barack Obama volunteers in Myrtle Beach Saturday, kicking off a get out the vote and canvass effort just a week before the January 26 primary election.
Huckabee campaign gathers for primary party in Columbia
Mike Huckabee's campaign workers are gathering for a primary party in Columbia today. It's taking place at the Columbia Convention Center.
Murky weather, race mark end to GOP push in S.C.
Republican voters headed to polls across South Carolina on Saturday with two forecasts in mind: their history of correctly tapping the eventual GOP nominee, and a more immediate prediction of snow that threatened to dampen turnout, especially in conservative northern communities.
January 18, 2008
Republican candidates on illegal immigration
State’s key role in deciding GOP presidential race may be less this year
Forget Iowa and New Hampshire. For almost three decades, voters in South Carolina have played kingmaker in the Republican presidential race. From Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush, every candidate that has won here went on to secure their party's nomination.
Republican front-runners campaign in Palmetto State
The Republican Presidential Primary is less than 24 hours away and the front-running candidates are traveling all over the Palmetto State in hopes gaining last minute support from the undecided voters.
January 17, 2008
With Southern contest looming, Thompson goes on the attack
With his presidential campaign riding on South Carolina's primary, Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson on Wednesday hammered away at every contender in this early voting state - including Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Republicans wrestle over conservative mantle in S.C.
Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Fred Thompson tussled Wednesday over who's the true conservative while the Democratic contest in Nevada indicated the truce called over racially sensitive matters does not extend to other points of dispute.
Governor of early voting S.C. still refusing to endorse
While former governors travel around South Carolina seeking the Republican presidential nomination, the state's own chief executive is content on the sidelines, declining to endorse a candidate but happy to offer a little advice.
Veteran support for McCain not a sure thing in South Carolina
John McCain seems like a natural presidential pick for veterans in South Carolina, a decorated POW of the Vietnam War in a military-friendly state.
January 16, 2008
McCain predicts he’ll prevail in Saturday’s SC primary
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday that despite his second-place finish in Michigan's GOP primary he intends to win this state's first-in-the-South contest.
Huckabee, 3rd in Michigan, looks ahead to South Carolina
Mike Huckabee, nursing a second third-place finish in northern states, looked ahead to the South where he hopes his Arkansas roots and Baptist background will put him back on a winning track in South Carolina.
McCain’s campaign attacks group that assails his Vietnam record
Supporters of Republican John McCain on Tuesday assailed a mailer sent to state newspaper editors claiming he sold out fellow POWs to get better treatment while held prisoner in Vietnam.
January 15, 2008
Republican candidates on health care
The South Carolina Republican primary is coming up this Saturday January 19. That means Republicans across the state will hit the polls and vote in the first-in-the-South presidential primary. The issue of health care, or health insurance, came in fourth in the News13 Network?s "Voice of the Voter" survey and Republican candidates have different views on the issue.
January 14, 2008
GOP candidates’ stands on education
This Saturday, Republicans across the state will hit the polls and vote in the first-in-the-South presidential primary.
Former Lt. Gov. Morris Sentence Upheld
The S.C. Supreme Court has upheld the sentencing and conviction of Former Lt. Gov. Earl Morris, Jr. in the Carolina Investors, Inc. lawsuit.
In S.C., churchgoers still searching for a GOP candidate
The faithful in South Carolina are still looking for the Republican presidential candidate who is the answer to their prayers.
Prominent black supporter of Clinton criticizes Obama
One of Hillary Rodham Clinton's most prominent black supporters said Sunday he was insulted by the characterization by rival Barack Obama's presidential campaign of her remarks about the civil rights movement.
In S.C. church, Huckabee eschews politics, preaches instead
Republican Mike Huckabee spoke from the pulpit Sunday, not as a politician but as the preacher he used to be, delivering a sermon on how merely being good isn't enough to get into heaven.
Clinton says Obama campaign “distorting” comments on race
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Sunday that Barack Obama's campaign had injected racial tension into the presidential contest, saying he had distorted for political gain her comments about Martin Luther King's role in the civil rights movement.
