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U.S. Rep. John Spratt is getting an award from a national group of prosecutors. The National District Attorneys Association cited the Democrat's efforts to help prosecutors and public defenders.

Rosa Wilson of Rock Hill needs medication for the intense pain in her gums. Tim Carmichael of York wants his 3-year-old autistic daughter to get the treatment she needs.

U.S. Rep. John Spratt is getting an award from a national group of prosecutors. The National District Attorneys Association says the Democrat has earned the award given to him Wednesday for both his efforts to help prosecutors and public defenders.

One of the many frustrations for advocates of single-payer health care is the relentless drive to marginalize us, not only by conservatives but also by members of our own party.

Inside the $533 billion Defense Department appropriation bill wending its way through Congress is $200 million earmarked for projects and businesses in South Carolina.

Inside the $533 billion Defense Department appropriation bill wending its way through Congress is $200 million earmarked for projects and businesses in South Carolina.

A stripped-down and temporary boost in pay for some disabled military retirees approved Wednesday by House lawmakers is drawing swift criticism.

For some Catawba Indian families, driving home can turn into an adventure. Two dozen or so houses on the tribe's reservation east of Rock Hill are reachable only by dirt and gravel roads.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 4:32 p.m. Relief could be coming to some people in the Pee Dee hit hard the economic downturn.

U.S.A.F. Senior Airman Kathrine McDowell A member of Shaw Air Force Base's 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron end-of-runway team watches an F-16 aircraft taxi into position for takeoff during the base's Operational Readiness Inspection on Wednesday.

Active duty and reserve component members are closer to landing a 3.4 percent basic pay raise next January, which would be the 11th consecutive annual increase set higher than private sector wage growth.

A band of patriots fought and won the Battle of Huck's Defeat, scoring what many believe to be a key victory in the Revolutionary War.

The House Armed Services Committee blocked Republican efforts to provide big boosts in retiree and survivor benefits because there was no way of covering the costs over the next 10 years.

The Catawba Indian Nation will receive $55,895 to repair federal roads and bridges in its jurisdiction, according to U.S. Rep.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will lend $46.7 million to the York Electric Cooperative Inc.

Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon , Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep.

McKeon, Republicans Call on House Budget Committee Chairman to Utilize "Reserve Funds" to Pay for Benefits Promised to America's Heroes WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep.

President Barack Obama acknowledges members of Congress on stage in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, after delivering remarks on the new tax or entitlement policies for the pay-as-you-go plan.

The Federal Reserve has backed off from seeking a new tool to forestall inflation, refraining from asking Congress for the power to issue its own debt, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Bernanke's comments came as concerns grow at home and overseas about the United States' mounting red ink.