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Haley looks to La. for DHHS head

S.C. Gov.-elect Nikki Haley has turned to the administration of another rising star in the Republican Party to find her choice to be the next director of the S.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Benjamin, Dickerson joust over bus system operation

If Columbia City Council is going to raise residents’ power bills by 2 percent to help pay for the bus system, then the system’s board of directors has to answer what Mayor Steve Benjamin calls “tough questions” before they will see any of the city’s promised $3.6 million annual payment.

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Dixons pick the Gamecocks

The South Carolina football program can now add one name – and two players – to its 2011 recruiting class: Gerald Dixon

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Finlay says he won’t run for local office again

Kirkman Finlay, the brash, budget-minded Columbia politician who lost a hard-fought race to be mayor of the city in April, says he won’t run for local office again.

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Susan Smith’s ex-husband tells law enforcement to be tough in child deaths

David Smith for the first time Tuesday told South Carolina’s law enforcement community how important it is for officers to be the voices of abducted or murdered children, even when they have to ask parents the difficult questions.

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Sanford releases proposed spending plan

Gov. Mark Sanford released his final proposed state spending plan Tuesday, one that avoids cutting days from the school calendar as some lawmakers have suggested.

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The year ahead

We asked Midlands area students to tell us about their hopes and goals for 2011. And, we heard from a lot of them, wishing for everything from good grades to world peace, and much more. We’ve published some of our favorite letters in today’s

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Maine judge awards Nader foes $1 after lawsuit

Two defendants targeted by Ralph Nader's lawsuit in Maine accusing Democrats of conspiring to keep him off the ballot in the 2004 presidential race have been awarded $1.