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Bluffton woman being honored by president
BLUFFTON, S.C. - An 84-year-old Bluffton woman who founded an agency that helps those in need is receiving one of the nation's highest civilian honors.
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Romney defends Massachusetts health care plan
Mitt Romney is defending his approach to health care in Massachusetts, saying he's proud that he took on a major problem in his home state.
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Romney: health care must repealed and replaced
Republican presidential primary candidate Mitt Romney says repealing Democrats' national health care plan is not enough.
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Senate Republicans vote to kill Obama's jobs bill
Senate Republicans have voted to kill the White House jobs bill despite weeks of campaign-style barnstorming by President Barack Obama across the country.
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Hank Jr. writes song about 'Fox & Friends,' ESPN
Hank Williams Jr. will have his say. Williams has cut a new song, "Keep the Change," calling out "Fox & Friends" and ESPN after an interview last week on the show led to the end of his association with the sports network and "Monday Night Football," long home to his "Are you ready for some football?" theme.
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Hank Williams Jr. out on Monday Night Football
BRISTOL, Conn. - Hank Williams Jr. will no longer sing the words "Are you ready for some football?" on Monday nights on ESPN.
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FACT CHECK: Slippery assertions in GOP debate
A look at some other statements in the Florida debate and how they compare with the facts.
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Republicans stepping up criticism ahead of debate
WASHINGTON - Republicans meeting at two events in Florida want to make sure voters know the full story about their rivals' records.
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"Don't Ask Don't Tell" ends
The Army says: "From this day forward, gay and lesbian soldiers may serve" with the dignity and respect they deserve.
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DeMint skipping Obama speech, to meet Boeing officials Thursday
Senator Jim DeMint will also be meeting with house speakers from across the nation who are being hosted by SC House Speaker Bobby Harrell.
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GOP rivals gang up on Romney over health care law
The GOP candidates are ganging up on Mitt Romney over his health care plan in Massachusetts.
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Romney and Perry jab at each other on job records
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney jabbed each other on jobs at the opening of a Republican presidential debate.
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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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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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Flooding persists as East Coast reels from Irene
NEWFANE, Vt. - As emergency airlift operations brought ready-to-eat meals and water to Vermont residents left isolated and desperate, states along the Eastern Seaboard continued to be battered by the after effects of Irene, the destructive hurricane turned tropical storm.
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Obama says will take time to recover from Irene
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says it will take time to recover from Hurricane Irene and he pledged the federal government would be doing everything in its power to ensure people have what they need to get back on their feet.
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Dedication of MLK Memorial postponed by hurricane
WASHINGTON - The dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington has been postponed indefinitely as Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast.
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Quake rattles Washington area, felt on East Coast
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Geological Survey says a 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C.
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Obama briefed on Hurricane Irene while on vacation
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass - The White House says President Barack Obama is being briefed on Hurricane Irene during his vacation.
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Huntsman pounds Perry on climate change and Fed
Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman is pounding away at rival Rick Perry's skepticism of manmade global warming and criticism of the nation's central banker.
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Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann in the Lowcountry
Michele Bachmann spoke Friday afternoon to over a hundred supporters at Patriot's Point.
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Bachmann criticizes Obama's action on Syria
COLUMBIA, S.C. - White House hopeful Michele Bachmann says President Barack Obama has moved too late and with too little force in response to Syria's crackdown on dissent.
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Perry's red-hot comments on display
DES MOINES, Iowa - Rick Perry's red-hot rhetoric -- well known in Texas -- is on full display in his presidential campaign.
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Ex-Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination on Sunday, hours after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa straw poll.
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