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2 hrs ago | Times-Picayune

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford faces 37 charges he broke state ethics laws

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford , whose tryst with an Argentine lover blossomed into a wide-ranging scandal, is accused of breaking ethics laws by using taxpayer money for pricey airline seats , taking state planes for personal and political trips and occasionally tapping his campaign chest to reimburse himself for travel.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, South Carolina Government, US News

7 hrs ago | The Carolina Channel

Many S.C. Dams May Hold Hidden Dangers

It may be hard to believe, but there are more than 50,000 dams in South Carolina.

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Related Topix: South Carolina Government, Saluda, SC, Greenville County, SC, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

15 hrs ago | The State

Boeing plant could boost state's defense industry

Boeing's decision to build an assembly plant in South Carolina for its new 787 Dreamliner could spark development of the state's defense industry.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Wilson, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Lindsey Graham, Charleston Metro, Charleston, SC, North Charleston, SC

19 hrs ago | WSAV

Fewer Swine Flu Cases in SC, More Deaths

South Carolina is reporting fewer swine flu cases, but more deaths from the disease.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Free Times

South Carolina's Broadband: How Officials Quietly Privatized a Key State Asset

On the last Thursday in October, a unique government institution known as the S.C. Budget and Control Board quietly approved a $143 million contract that effectively leased out 95 percent of the state's broadcast bandwidth - owned by the public for decades - to two little-known private telecommunications companies for the next 30 years.

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Related Topix: South Carolina Government, Columbia, SC

Augusta Chronicle Online

Across South Carolina

Authorities say two people have been charged with killing a random victim on the side of the road after deciding they wanted to kill someone.

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Related Topix: Lexington County, SC, West Columbia, SC, Greenville Metro

Myrtle Beach Online

Doubt hangs over stimulus figures

There's no need to go to Washington to hear the increasingly shrill arguments over phantom congressional districts and the number of jobs created by the $787 billion economic-stimulus plan.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Joe Wilson, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Columbia, SC, Columbia Metro, West Columbia, SC

Sat Nov 21, 2009

The State

Swine flu deaths up, hospitalizations down

Several measures indicate the number of swine flu cases in South Carolina is decreasing, but the most recent week reported was among the deadliest for the H1N1 virus outbreak.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, South Carolina Government, Medicine, Influenza

WJBF-TV Augusta

Kids Find Body Of Missing Sc Teen On Side Of Road

A search for a missing South Carolina teenage has ended after children playing found her body dumped on the side of a road.

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WYOW-TV Eagle River

SC lawmakers to take up impeachment of governor

South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday.

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Related Topix: South Carolina Government, Mark Sanford, US Governors, US News, Life, Holidays, Christmas

WMBF News

Conway food fundraiser lands 11 in the hospital

Eleven people have been hospitalized after showing symptoms consistent with food poisoning, a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Food Poisoning, Health, South Carolina Government

Fri Nov 20, 2009

The State

S.C. might get a 7th seat in U.S. House

South Carolina stands to gain a seventh congressional seat if population projections hold for the 2010 census.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, James Clyburn, Democrat, South Carolina Government, Immigration Reform, Horry County, SC, Lancaster County, SC

The State

Ethics panel votes to charge Sanford

Gov. Mark Sanford agreed Thursday to remove the last hurdle to a long-delayed House of Representatives impeachment investigation of his travel and campaign expenses.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, South Carolina Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law

WAGT

SC gov hopeful calls for Confederate flag removal

A Democrat running for governor says South Carolina should remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds if it wants to grow its economy.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

Star-telegram.com

South Carolina defeats La Salle 78-68

Dominique Archie scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring effort for South Carolina as the Gamecocks cruised past La Salle 78-68 in the first round of the Charleston Classic on Thursday night.Leading by two at the half, South Carolina started the second half with a 13-4 run and built a 17-point lead with 11:50 to play.La Salle never made a ...

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AZCentral.com

Jenny Sanford tried to trademark name after affair

Eight days after her husband admitted to an affair in June, South Carolina First Lady Jenny Sanford filed paperwork to trademark her name.

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Related Topix: South Carolina Government, Patent / Trademark Law, Law, US Governors, Mark Sanford

WJBF-TV Augusta

New Va Clinic For Upstate Sc In Spartanburg

The Dorn VA Medical Center is opening a new outpatient clinic for veterans in South Carolina's Upstate.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs

WPDE

3 former officials in corrupt SC county in court

Three former officials in a South Carolina county plagued by scandal are expected in court to face federal charges.

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WPDE

Annual Scrooges and Angels list released for 2009

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 11:38 a.m. Read more: Local , State , Community , Annual Scrooges and Angels , 2009 In the following news release, South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced today the fourteenth-annual Scrooges and Angels for 2009.

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Related Topix: Rock Hill, SC, Florence, SC, Charleston Metro, Charleston, SC, North Charleston, SC, Entertainment

Wed Nov 18, 2009

DispatchPolitics

South Carolina governor soon could be facing ethics charges

A state panel will decide as soon as today whether there is sufficient evidence to try South Carolina Gov.

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Related Topix: South Carolina Government, Mark Sanford, US Governors

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