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Thursday, December 13, 2012  South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint calls it "a political trophy" within Obama's grasp.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  FACT CHECK: Distortions on trade, campaign ads and Romney's record in latest Republican debate

Monday, January 16, 2012  Although Huntsman was viewed as having little chance of finishing strong in South Carolina, his endorsement of Romney could give the former Massachusetts governor even more of the look of inevitability.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Romney looks to a brutal campaign in South Carolina, hopes to turn GOP primary into rivals' last stand

Monday, December 05, 2011  South Carolina primary up for grabs, Gingrich making big play

Friday, July 15, 2011  South Carolina inmate wants to sue Casey Anthony for Caylee's death, seeks DNA test in court filing

Thursday, May 05, 2011  Obama's success against bin Laden contrasts with GOP challengers' foreign policy experience

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Looming federal government shutdown could close some US parks during prime tourism season

Tuesday, January 11, 2011  South could be frozen for days from furious storm that's coated several states with snow, ice

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  24 states require electronic consumers to keep old electronics out of the trash

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by an SUV while playing a real-life version of the video game "Frogger."

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  UPDATED 3:45 p.m. CDT. The mother accused of suffocating her two young sons and staging an accident to cover it up says she's remorseful and has been speaking with the family minister, her attorney said Wednesday.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  A South Carolina mother who claimed her children drowned when her car careened into a river was charged with murder Tuesday

Thursday, August 05, 2010  Extreme temperatures continued Thursday across a large swath of the country, killing more than a dozen people, at least two police dogs and likely contributing to the death of Franklin the rhinoceros at a Mississippi zoo.

Friday, July 30, 2010  Heat advisories were posted from the Carolinas to the Great Plains as the South continued to roast Friday under temperatures and humidity that made beaches feel more like bakeries.