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Drew Ryun: Keep politics local

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
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Conservative activists need to focus more on local organizing, issues and candidates and the rest will fall in place, a representative with a national political organization told a local group Saturday.

Conservatives find unity

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should face him in the general election. The candidates themselves, campaigning for votes in the Cons...

Romney edges Paul in Maine

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
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Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign with a much-needed boost after three losses last week.

POLITICS: First lady walks 'the platypus walk'

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
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Add another dance move to Michelle Obama's repertoire. The first lady gave "the platypus walk" a try on Saturday during a visit to Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Obama pushes to extend reduction in payroll tax

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
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President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to extend a payroll-tax cut, with the clock ticking on the time remaining for lawmakers to act or have taxes rise for millions of working Americans.

Haley: Business, jobs top priority

Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012
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A Q&A with Gov. Nikki Haley

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Santorum campaign delivered S.C. Hanukkah greeting with mixed message

Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
The New York Observer’s Hunter Walker unearthed an interesting object devised and distributed by the Rick Santorum campaign in December: a Hanukkah greeting card sent to residents of South Carolina.

GOP primary helps boost Charleston County hotel occupancy 7.8 percent in January

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
Lodgings reported an occupancy rate of 53.1 percent in what is traditionally one of the slower months of the year when occupancy falls below 50 percent.

Women consultants credited in Gingrich's primary win

Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
The biggest winners in the recent S.C. Republican Primary may have been Leslie Gaines and Ruth Sherlock.

Romney picks up 2 delegates in South Carolina

Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
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WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney has picked up a consolation prize from the South Carolina Republican presidential primary: two delegates.

Romney takes big lead in Florida

Monday, Jan. 30, 2012
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Mitt Romney opened a commanding lead in Florida on Sunday, driving his rivals to start shifting their sights to other states as more suitable battlegrounds to keep challenging him for the Republican presidential nomination.

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