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  • Clerk of court Jeanette McBride still owes feds

    Jeanette McBride, the new Richland County clerk of court, said she is still working to pay off her federal income taxes. McBride, who had promised in July to have the debt repaid before taking office, acknowledged earlier this week she still owes a debt.

  • Sanford State of State address is Wednesday

    Gov. Mark Sanford is moving his State of the State speech up a week and out of the shadow of President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration.

  • 350 protest ban on ‘I Believe’ tags

    More than 350 people attended a rally at a church in Greer to protest a federal judge’s order banning South Carolina from producing a religious license plate that carries the words “I Believe.”

  • Harrell to request agency audit

    The speaker of the South Carolina House says he’ll ask the Legislative Audit Council to review the Employment Security Commission.

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Coble to hear Obama address stimulus plan

Columbia Mayor Bob Coble is in Washington today to hear President-elect Barack Obama talk about a stimulus plan that would, among other things, funnel money to local governments for infrastructure projects.

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Treasury Meltdown

Oversight panel wants better answers from Treasury

Less than a month after its first report, a congressional panel overseeing the Treasury Department's $700 billion financial bailout is demanding more answers.

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Obama to become president amid tightest security ever

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama will be sworn in as America's first African-American president under the tightest security ever, shielded by a new, heavily armored Cadillac limousine, bullet-resistant glass, fighter planes overhead and Secret Service SWAT teams toting automatic weapons.

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Daschle Health Care

Health secretary pick seeks health care overhaul

Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from former President Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand.

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    Barrett to donate pay raise to charity

    U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett will donate his $4,700 annual pay raise to an Upstate charity, the Oconee lawmaker announced in a news release. Members of the U.S. Congress earn $169,300 in base pay. Those in leadership earn more. Each member...

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