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When Gov. Mark Sanford went disappeared last week, I wasn't worried about it, knowing that he was one of the few politicians who would never let me down.

South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer has denied rumors he is gay. Bauer recently made headlines as a possible replacement for Govern Mark Sanford should the Republican step down amid a sex scandal that has dominated the media for the last week.

State health officials have determined that a bacteria commonly formed from an improper cooling and reheating of food was the likely cause of an illness that sickened many people at a political event in May at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

Earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Henry Brown caught flak from possible GOP rival Carroll Campbell III for a lack of attention to Georgetown's port, so Brown now is highlighting a recent vote earmarking $1.07 million to dredge Georgetown's 27-foot-deep channel.

State Representatives Daniel Patterson and Jack Brown were called "heroes" this week by the AFL-CIO for their committment to vote "no" on most Republican bills.

"Today's revelations are disturbing and shocking. There is no excuse for the unfortunate events that have transpired in recent days.

Gov. Mark Sanford's Republican colleagues in Washington -- with one conspicuous exception -- offered their prayers and support Wednesday in response to his disclosure of a sexual affair with a woman in Argentina.

House Speaker Bobby Harrell 'Today's revelations are disturbing and shocking. There is no excuse for the unfortunate events that have transpired in recent days.

Christine Chase, a North Charleston mother of two, was 18 weeks pregnant when she found out her son would be born with a congenital heart defect.

Few expect House Majority Whip James Clyburn to have a serious challenger to his 6th Congressional District seat.

For several weeks now, both my Washington and South Carolina offices have been receiving numerous calls voicing your support for President Obama's "Clean Energy Act." Many of you who called did so because you were encouraged by environmental groups to insist that I support this legislation as well.

House passes National Boating Day measure. June 11, 2009 Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 410 which designates July 1, 2009 as National Boating Day in recognition of the important role recreational boating and the boating industry play in the lives and health of the nation's 59 million boaters and the ...

Charleston Democrat Linda Ketner, who challenged incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Henry Brown in last year's 1st Congressional District race, apparently won't be a candidate in 2010.

Wind, tides and waves have shaped the spit at the southwestern end of Kiawah Island near the Charleston County's Beachwalker Park.

South Carolina voters will go to the polls a year from now to pick the candidates who will represent Republicans and Democrats in the fall 2010 elections.

Reported originally at Q-Notes Online on June 3, news of Linda Ketner's so-called "outing" of three Palmetto State Republicans spread like a wildfire through the liberal and LGBT blogosphere.

After touring the destroyer Laffey at Patriots Point, State Treasurer Converse Chellis called other members of the Budget and Control Board asking for their support in providing a $9.2 million loan.

Openly lesbian South Carolina politician Linda Ketner lost her bid to unseat Congressman Henry Brown last year in a race close enough for GLBT equality activists to be encouraged.

Democratic activist Linda Ketner - who came within four points of knocking off "Republican" Congressman Henry Brown last year - will not run for the U.S. House again in 2010.

State Treasurer Converse Chellis plans to board the deteriorating destroyer Laffey at Patriots Point on Thursday to see for himself all the rust and holes he's heard so much about.