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December 17, 2007
Bill Clinton campaigns for wife in S.C., plans Sharpton meeting
Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, is the presidential candidate best equipped to reshape the nation's economy as the U.S. strives for energy independence.
McCain airs radio ads in South Carolina
White House hopeful John McCain's campaign began airing his first radio ads in early voting South Carolina on Monday, telling the state's voters he was right in calling for a troop surge in Iraq and that terrorists are on the run.
December 15, 2007
McCain downplays poll giving Huckabee S.C. lead
White House hopeful John McCain wasn't concerned about a new poll Friday that showed him competing with Ron Paul in the middle of the Republican pack in South Carolina, saying he can still earn the nomination by winning in New Hampshire.
Romney’s SC campaign slugs at Huckabee as polls show him surging
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's surge in some recent South Carolina presidential primary polls has the campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney scrambling to take him down a notch.
December 14, 2007
Romney’s S.C. campaign slugs at Huckabee as polls show him surging
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's surge in some recent South Carolina presidential primary polls has the campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney scrambling to take him down a notch.
Huckabee takes GOP lead in S.C., Clinton leads Democrats
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has vaulted from near the bottom to the head of the GOP pack in this latest poll for CNN. In the Democratic race, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton continues to lead in South Carolina, but Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has narrowed the gap.
December 13, 2007
Lawmakers pre-file new bills
One of the bills failed last year. The others could be controversial.
December 12, 2007
Former state Democratic Party chief endorses Obama
The former chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party -- Joe Erwin -- endorsed White House hopeful Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying the Illinois senator can "change the course of American politics."
December 11, 2007
McCain looks to nuclear power, hydrogen energy during SC stop
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said Monday the United States needs to reduce its dependence on troubled parts of the world for oil, and instead look to hydrogen and nuclear power as alternatives.
Police charge 18-year-old in stabbing of South Carolina player
Police have charged an 18-year-old man with assault and battery with intent to kill in the slashing of South Carolina defensive lineman Jordin Lindsey.
December 10, 2007
Maya Angelou calls Clinton ‘my girl’ in South Carolina ad
Poet Maya Angelou calls Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton "my girl" in a new radio ad airing in South Carolina.
McCain encourages more nuclear power, hydrogen energy
Republican White House candidate John McCain says in speech being delivered Monday that the United States needs to reduce its dependence on other parts of the world for oil and encouraged more nuclear and hydrogen power.
Clinton, Obama lead among Democrats; Huckabee strong among GOP
THE RACE: The presidential race for the Democratic, Republican nominations in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
December 09, 2007
USC player stabbed in neck, recovering
A University of South Carolina football player was recovering Sunday after being stabbed in the neck during a weekend altercation near the school campus, according to several reports.
December 07, 2007
Former president to campaign in South Carolina
Former president Bill Clinton will campaign for his wife in Charleston tomorrow.
Huckabee set to visit Grand Strand
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is touring the Palmetto state today and is scheduled to make a stop in North Myrtle Beach.
December 06, 2007
Oprah rally with Obama in SC moved to football stadium
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has moved a campaign rally with talk show host Oprah Winfrey to a football stadium that can hold more than 80,000 people, officials said Wednesday.
December 05, 2007
Clinton list of endorsements from black ministers shorter
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton's support from South Carolina's black religious leaders may not be quite as extensive as her campaign suggests.
Thompson: Tapping arctic refuge oil will help reduce gas prices
Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Wednesday that tapping oil reserves in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would help lower gas prices.
December 04, 2007
Thompson says U.S. needs to get back on right track
During a campaign stop in the Upstate, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Americans need to choose a president next year that will get the country back on the right track.
Poll: GOP presidential race muddled in S.C.
The Jan. 19 South Carolina contest stands as a three-way tie ? and one or more other candidates could be in contention, too. It is the best of the three important early voting states for Fred Thompson, who has a modest lead among men and less-educated Republicans.
December 03, 2007
AP-Pew poll: Clinton has edge in early contests
Hillary Clinton has clear leads in New Hampshire and South Carolina, building on her ownership of the health-care issue and her broad but more fragile trust among Democrats on Iraq, the survey showed Monday. Yet she could stumble in Iowa, whose Jan. 3 caucuses will be the first voting and where she is in a scramble with Barack Obama, trailed closely by John Edwards.
Poll shows Clinton leads Obama in S.C.; black Democrats split evenly
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are tied among South Carolina's black Democratic voters, who made up about half those voting in the state's 2004 primary contest. She leads among whites, 49 percent to 16 percent.
Gamecocks to stay home for bowl season
A subdued Steve Spurrier spoke with little of the excitement he had at this time a year ago. That's what happens when one of college football's top coaches sits out bowl season.
November 30, 2007
Giuliani says children of illegals should keep citizenship
On a campaign swing in the Lowcountry, Republican White House hopeful Rudy Giuliani said Friday he wouldn't change laws that allow children of illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens, noting citizenship is determined by the Constitution.
Oprah Winfrey campaigning in S.C., other states for Obama
Oprah Winfrey will join Democrat Barack Obama again on the campaign trail, stopping in Columbia on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 12:30 p.m. at The Colonial Center. The event is free and open to the public.
November 28, 2007
McCain more compassionate than mass illegal immigrant deportation
Campaigning in South Carolina, Republican presidential candidate John McCain showed compassion for illegal immigrants on Wednesday when he said not everyone in the U.S. illegally should be deported.
Graham challenger plans Grand Strand, Pee Dee stops
A Midlands Orthodontist will run against Senator Lindsey Graham for the U.S. Senate seat in 2008.
November 26, 2007
GOP national committee member to challenge Sen. Graham
A Lexington orthodontist has decided to challenge Senator Lindsey Graham in a Republican primary next year.
Lott to resign Senate seat effective end of year
Lott, 66, was ousted five years ago as the Republican Party's Senate leader over remarks he made at retiring Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party in 2002. Lott had saluted the South Carolina senator with comments later interpreted as support for southern segregationist policies.
