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2 accidents involving City of Charleston officers
Police are investigating 2 separate accidents involving City of Charleston police officers. One involving a pedestrian and the mayors car, another sending 3 to the hospital.
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$2.8B fund to aid 9/11 victims taking applications
A $2.8 billion fund to help compensate people who became ill after working at ground zero is accepting applications.
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VA secretary orders waiver of fee changes
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will waive fee changes that threatened deals on home mortgages with delays and higher costs.
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Mayor Riley's statement on President Obama's speech
Charleston Mayor Joseph P Riley urges Congress to support President Obama's plan to revive the American workforce.
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All The Details On The President's Jobs Plan Here
A Look at the President's Jobs Plan is released by the White House.
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Local expectations for President Obama's speech before a joint session of Congress
Local expectations for President Obama's speech before a joint session of Congress.
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President to deliver major jobs speech tonight
Those familiar with tonight's speech say the President's plan will be mainstream, aggressive and specific.
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United States has long Struggled to Protect Civil Liberties in Wartime
Facing an unprecedented threat to the nation, a new Republican president authorizes government officials to hold detainees without trial.
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Air travelers accept tighter security measures since attacks
The terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, reshaped the lives of Americans by forcing people to cope with tougher security measures, especially at the nation's airports.
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Obama says Congress must pass job program
President Barack Obama says it is time for congressional Republicans to put their country ahead of their party and vote to create new jobs.
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Obama to spend Labor Day at Detroit AFL-CIO rally
President Barack Obama is celebrating Labor Day in Detroit, addressing thousands of labor union members about his ideas to create jobs and help grow the economy.
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SC congressional redistricting plan under review
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's U.S. House redistricting plan that includes a new 7th District is under review by the U.S. Justice Department.
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US Rep. Joe Wilson released from Lexington hospital
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson has been released from The Lexington Medical Center after he was treated for a viral infection.
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Senator Graham discusses change, 2012 at town hall meeting
Lindsey Graham's town hall meeting Monday night gave people a chance to ask the senator what Washington is doing to fix America's problems.
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Ariz. senator weighs possible run against Giffords
A Republican Arizona state senator plans to announce Monday that he has formed an exploratory committee to examine a possible run next year for the congressional seat held by Democrat Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Coast Guard struggling to update its aging fleet
The Coast Guard is nearly a decade into a 25-year, $24 billion overhaul intended to add or upgrade more than 250 vessels to its aging fleet.
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$36M cut to South Carolina education delayed
The U.S. Department of Education says it will punish South Carolina for not spending enough money on special education but will delay the $36 million cut for at least a year.
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Clyburn appointed to Congressional supercommittee
Representative James Clyburn says he hopes to use his appointment to Congress's debt-reduction supercommittee
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Clyburn hopes to cut deeper than $1.5T
South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn says he hopes to use his appointment to Congress's debt-reduction supercommittee as a way to ensure tax loopholes are closed, waste is found and even military spending cuts are considered.
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US Department of Ed to hand out SC money
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The U.S. Department of Education says $143 million of federal bailout money meant for South Carolina's public schools will be doled out to the other 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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Catch limits for Southeast coast to be considered
As the nation works to end overfishing in its waters, federal regulators meet in South Carolina this week to take up annual catch limits for species of fish caught off the Southeast coast.
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Amid spending battle, GOP rep renovates office
As members of Congress debated deep cuts to federal spending, workers were busy inside the Capitol Hill office of GOP Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry.
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S&P downgrades US credit rating
Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's says it has downgraded the United States' credit rating for the first time in the history of the ratings.
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Viers announces for SC's new 7th District
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Republican State Rep. Thad Viers of Myrtle Beach says he's a candidate for South Carolina's new 7th Congressional District seat.
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Gov Haley signs redistricting plan for House seats
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed into the law a U.S. House redistricting plan that creates a new 7th District.
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