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Stephen Colbert mentions big sister's Congressional run on show

A few weeks after she declared her run for U.S. Congress in South Carolina's 1st congressional district, Elizabeth Colbert Busch got some airtime on her little brother's comedy central show, "The Colbert Report."

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ELECTIONS IN COLUMBIA AND THE MIDLANDS

Despite warm memories of Obama’s first inaugural, some folks from Midlands will skip his second

Several graduates of a once-segregated Columbia high school who braved cold and a huge crowd to help President Barack Obama celebrate his historic inauguration in 2009 say they will be staying home for his second inaugural ceremony, set for Jan. 21.
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SC GOP director leaving to work for Sen. Scott; new leadership named

The SC Republican Party announced leadership changes Thursday morning, a consequence of Tim Scott’s elevation to the US Senate.
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McBride to leave post as Richland county elections chief

Lillian McBride, the embattled Richland County elections director, said Thursday she is stepping down from her $89,124 post effective Jan. 12. Read McBride's letter to the board • Photos from the Thursday board meeting
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McBride rejects legislators’ demands that she resign

Embattled elections commissioner Lillian McBride won’t step down, despite a majority of the Richland County legislative sending a letter asking her to resign by 4 p.m. Friday. Read McBride's response • The legislative delegation's letter
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12 things about Tim Scott

What you should know about Gov. Nikki Haley's pick to replace Sen. Jim DeMint. RELATED: Scott named to senate post • Reactions • GOP leaders hail Haley's pick • Scott's house seat has many takers • Photos • Video
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Scott’s seat has many takers

A freshman legislator and 2008 congressional candidate are among those considering running for the 1st Congressional District seat after Gov. Nikki Haley appointed U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to replace Sen. Jim DeMint.
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GOP leaders, conservative groups hail pick of Scott

Prominent Republicans and leading conservative groups on Monday cheered the choice of U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint as South Carolina’s junior senator.
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Richland County elections chair: McBride should step down

New: Read Crum's resignation letter The chairwoman of Richland County’s elections board said Monday that elections director Lillian McBride should step down, and then the chairwoman resigned after the board took no disciplinary action against McBride.
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Election workers: Missteps on past turnout spurred errors

Richland County’s elections office used turnout from previous elections to help decide the number of voting machines distributed last month, two poll managers and a machine technician said.
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Richland County election director long-awaited explanation leaves questions unanswered

Richland County’s embattled elections director, after three weeks of public silence, had no answers Monday to many of the hard questions surrounding the Nov. 6 botched election.