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  • July 2008

    • 'So Gay' Tourist Ad Stirs Flap in South Carolina

      newser  |  Greenville (SC) News  |  Jul 17, 08 12:01 PM CDT

      'So Gay' Tourist Ad Stirs Flap in South Carolina

      "South Carolina is so gay," announce posters in the London Underground. Part of an advertising campaign targeting visitors to London's gay pride events, the posters have set off a backlash in South Carolina, drawing sharp criticism from senator David Thomas and resulting in the resignation of a state staffer involved in the ad campaign, reports the Greenville News. More »

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      London  • South Carolina  • tourism  • gay

  • June 2008

    • Cops: Kids Fled Murray's 'Boozy' Ex

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jun 10, 08 9:45 AM CDT

      Cops: Kids Fled Murray's 'Boozy' Ex

      Bill Murray's wife, who claims in their divorce that the actor is a violent alcoholic with cheating and sexual compulsions, had the police knocking on her door to investigate neighbors' complaints that she'd gotten “physical” with her children while drinking, the New York Post reports. Two of the couple’s children ran to a neighbor during the bizarre March incident. More »

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      South Carolina  • child abuse  • celebrity divorces  • alcohol abuse  • Bill Murray

    • S. Carolina Raises a Fuss With Religious Vanity Plates

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 6, 08 9:25 AM CDT

      S. Carolina Raises a Fuss With Religious Vanity Plates

      South Carolinians will soon be able to put Jesus on their bumper. A new law went into effect yesterday requiring the state’s Motor Vehicles Department to produce cross-adorned “I Believe” license plates, the New York Times reports. But the plates aren’t kosher with the American Jewish Congress or the ACLU, which are contemplating suing the state. More »

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      religion  • South Carolina  • cars  • separation of church and state

  • April 2008

    • SC Teen Faces WMD Charge, Life Sentence

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 22, 08 2:55 PM CDT

      SC Teen Faces WMD Charge, Life Sentence

      Ryan Schallenberger, the South Carolina teenager whose Columbine-style attack police say they foiled yesterday, will be charged with a federal count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, the AP reports. The charge, stemming from the 10 pounds of explosives discovered by Schallenberger’s parents yesterday, carries a possible life sentence. The 18-year-old also faces two lesser federal charges. More »

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      South Carolina  • school shooting  • high school  • bomb  • Columbine school massacre  • federal prison  • shooting rampage

    • Lindsey Graham, McCain's 'Mini-Me'

      newser  |  Politico  |  Apr 9, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      Lindsey Graham, McCain's 'Mini-Me'

      Sen. Lindsey Graham must be getting something special from his friendship with John McCain, Politico writes, because he's willing to be dubbed Mac’s “mini-me” in the press—and called “little jerk” by the candidate himself. Of course, it's worth it for the first-term South Carolina Republican, who gets a spot in the sun—and what one colleague calls “almost a father-son relationship.” More »

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      John McCain  • immigration  • South Carolina  • Lindsey Graham  • maverick  • judicial nominations

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Edwards Can't Steal Spotlight

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jan 27, 08 1:00 PM CST

      Edwards Can't Steal Spotlight

      The nation is enraptured with the prospect of a female or black president, and John Edwards' loss in his home state yesterday underscores his inability to nab the spotlight from his celebrity rivals. "He is the most gifted athlete on the field, but there's just not room," one staffer tells the Washington Post . More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John Edwards  • Democratic presidential primaries  • race  • South Carolina  • gender

    • Obama Proves Appeal Across Racial Lines

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 27, 08 8:26 AM CST

      Obama Proves Appeal Across Racial Lines

      The Clintons threw their worst at Obama during the past week in South Carolina, hoping they'd rattled him, but in fact he emerged from this test of mettle with new strength, Patrick Healy writes in the New York Times . Obama's landslide rested on a high turnout of black voters, but also drew key support across racial lines in a southern state. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • South Carolina  • South Carolina primary  • African-American voters  • Southerners

    • Race Takes Center Stage in SC

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 26, 08 4:15 PM CST

      Race Takes Center Stage in SC

      As South Carolina hits the polls today, one word looms large: race. This is, after all, the first primary state with a notable black population, which pollsters say will help boost Barack Obama to a double-digit victory. It’s also home to a newspaper that got an angry phone call for “supporting a black man for President of the United States.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • race  • South Carolina  • racism  • African Americans  • South Carolina primary  • blacks  • vote

    • Bill Accuses Obama of 'Hit Job'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 24, 08 7:20 AM CST

      Bill Accuses Obama of 'Hit Job'

      The bitter rivalry between the Clintons and Barack Obama took a toxic new turn yesterday as Bill Clinton, defending himself against accusations of injecting race into the campaign in South Carolina, accused Obama of "putting out a hit job" on him. During questioning by a CNN reporter, the former president accused the media of abetting an Obama strategy to inject race into the political battlefield to hurt him and Hillary. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Bill Clinton  • Democratic nomination  • race  • South Carolina  • CNN  • hit job

    • Obama Grabs Double-Digit Lead in SC

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 23, 08 4:36 AM CST

      Obama Grabs Double-Digit Lead in SC

      Presidential hopeful Barack Obama holds a 42% to 25% lead over Hillary Clinton in the upcoming South Carolina primary, finds a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released today. Race looks to be a key factor, with African-Americans, who made up just over half the poll sample, favoring Obama over Clinton 65% to 16%. Among whites, Clinton and John Edwards are nearly tied with 33% and 32%, while Obama trails at 18%. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Democrats  • poll  • South Carolina  • South Carolina primary

    • Thompson Exits GOP Race

      newser  |  Fox News  |  Jan 22, 08 1:39 PM CST

      Thompson Exits GOP Race

      Honey-voiced presidential candidate Fred Thompson has ended his campaign after a disappointing third-place finish in Saturday’s South Carolina primary, Fox News reports. The exiting hopeful, famed for his role as District Attorney Arthur Branch on “Law and Order,” has been calling friends and supporters today to announce the end of his campaign. The ex-Senator from Tennessee will speak publicly as early as tonight. More »

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      Fred Thompson  • South Carolina  • exit

    • Michelle Takes Barack's Case to Black Voters

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Jan 21, 08 5:45 PM CST

      Michelle Takes Barack's Case to Black Voters

      Transcending race means that Barack Obama often keeps black voters at arm’s length, but his wife is taking the contest to African Americans, Newsweek reports. Born on Chicago’s South Side, Michelle Obama has more in common with black Americans than her Indonesia- and Hawaii-raised husband—and has no qualms about speaking candidly. More »

    • McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

      newser  |  State (Columbia, SC)  |  Jan 19, 08 9:13 PM CST

      McCain Wins Tight Race in SC

      John McCain reclaimed the ever-elusive momentum in the GOP race tonight with a narrow victory over Mike Huckabee in South Carolina, the State reports. McCain got 33% of the vote to Huckabee's 30%. Fred Thompson, for whom South Carolina was a make-or-break state, finished a distant third (16%), just ahead of Mitt Romney (15%). The former Massachusetts governor won the Nevada caucuses earlier in the day. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Rudy Giuliani  • Mike Huckabee  • Republicans  • Fred Thompson  • South Carolina  • Ron Paul  • primary

    • Thompson Keeps It Slow and Steady

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 19, 08 8:45 AM CST

      Thompson Keeps It Slow and Steady

      Recent poll numbers have shown a glimmer of viability for Fred Thompson's campaign, but Thompson treats the chance of a comeback as no cause to speed up the "gentlemanly canter" of his campaign. The folsky candidate is dishing out strong opinions couched in country wit in the same slow and easy manner his supporters have grown accustomed to, according to a profile in the New York Times . More »

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      election 2008  • Fred Thompson  • South Carolina  • illegal immigrant  • South Carolina primary  • health care reform

    • Romney Rolls Into SC

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 16, 08 7:12 PM CST

      Romney Rolls Into SC

      Mitt Romney rolled into South Carolina today, hoping to cash in on the momentum from his win in Michigan but positioning himself as the underdog in Saturday's primary. "It would be an enormous surprise if he was unable to win here," he said of John McCain. Romney vowed to "fight for every job we have in this country," continuing the theme of economic recovery that served him well in his native state. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • Republicans  • Fred Thompson  • South Carolina

    • McCain Blasts Mailer Attacking War Record

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 16, 08 9:39 AM CST

      McCain Blasts Mailer Attacking War Record

      Citing "deceitful smear tactics" by "fringe elements," John McCain's campaign is on the offensive against a flier circulating in South Carolina attacking his war record—an echo of the attacks that derailed his 2000 candidacy. The flier, sent to some 80 newspaper editors, claims McCain betrayed his fellow POWs to get better treatment while a prisoner in Vietnam, reports the AP. "This is ugly even by South Carolina standards," notes Greg Sargent on Talking Points Memo. More »

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      John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Michigan  • South Carolina  • veterans  • South Carolina primary  • Vietnam War  • POW  • Vietnam veteran

    • Romney Wins on Economic Woes

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 16, 08 6:40 AM CST

      Romney Wins on Economic Woes

      Mitt Romney campaigned in Michigan as a favorite son, but he beat John McCain by persuading voters he could bring jobs back to the beleaguered state, the Wall Street Journal reports. Romney sold himself as a business executive who could end Michigan's  "one-state recession." He was quick to jump on McCain's suggestion that lost jobs "are not coming back," and his aggressive optimism struck a resounding chord . More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq war  • Mitt Romney  • US economy  • Michigan  • South Carolina  • Republican candidates  • Republican voters

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