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Sanford returns to Congress, says he’ll focus on finances

The comeback is complete. Former Gov. Mark Sanford is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives again after being sworn into office Wednesday during a ceremony in the House chamber in Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION

Sumter doctor wins controversial seat on MUSC board

The father of a state lawmaker won a seat on the Medical University of South Carolina board Wednesday but only after some S.C. senators threatened to walk out in protest.
POLITICS

SC lawmakers grapple over control of state purchasing

The state House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would reorganize state government. It is the fifth time in five years the House has passed a government restructuring bill. But the bill never has made it to the governor’s desk.
POLITICS

SC probation agency’s request for extra $1.4 million meets resistance

A soon-to-be released audit of the Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole shows the agency has at least $12.5 million in money to spend and a number of positions that have not been filled, according to state Rep. Mike Pitts, R-Laurens, who has seen a summary of the audit.
CRIME

House bill would scrutinize SC police drones

The extent to which South Carolina’s skies someday may be filled with the soft buzz of unmanned drone surveillance aircraft operated by state and local police agencies could well be determined by a bill now making its way through the S.C. House.
POLITICS

Legislator’s dad could become 10th college trustee with a tie to a SC lawmaker

The S.C. joint legislative committee that screens candidates to be university trustees did not follow its own precedence in voting to qualify the father of a lawmaker for a seat on the Medical University of South Carolina’s board.
POLITICS

SC Senate moves to suspend eye-exam rule for drivers

Drivers in violation of a state law requiring them to take an eye exam each five years may be getting a break from the state Senate.
POLITICS

SC Rep. Vick arrested again for DUI; lawyer blames rock in shoe

A South Carolina state representative's lawyer said a rock in his shoe explains why Rep. Ted Vick was walking funny, catching the attention of an officer who eventually arrested him for DUI.
POLITICS

Columbia couple sues state over toddler’s sexual-reassignment surgery

The lawsuits, filed Tuesday in state and federal courts, are the first of their kind in the nation, said Ken Suggs, a Columbia-based attorney, who joined Mark and Pam Crawford and other civil-rights advocacy groups to announce the suits.

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The Caucus: White House Aide Calls Criticism of Obama ‘Offensive’

Dan Pfeiffer, a senior White House adviser, appeared on five network talk shows to mount a defense against Republican lawmakers who accused the president of mismanagement. &...

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The Caucus: Obama Urges Morehouse Graduates to ‘Keep Setting an Example’

Obama told Morehouse College graduates that “laws, hearts and minds have been changed to the point where someone who looks like you can serve as president.” ...

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Sunday Show roundup: Pfeiffer defends Obama as GOP criticism continues

Amid a trio of controversies that has put the White House on defense, Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to the President Obama, appeared on all five Sunday news shows, defending the administration ...
Sunday Show roundup: Pfeiffer defends Obama as GOP criticism continues

Amid a trio of controversies that has put the White House on defense, Dan Pfeiffer, a senior adviser to the President Obama, appeared on all five Sunday news shows, defending the administration ...
White House Aide Calls Criticism of Obama ‘Offensive’

Dan Pfeiffer, a senior White House adviser, appeared on five network talk shows to mount a defense against Republican lawmakers who accused the president of mismanagement.
Can Obama bridge the divide between the two Americas?

John Edwards was right. There are two Americas. In one America, the events of the past 10 days have exposed the true colors of President Obama and his administration. From edited talking points...
Can Obama bridge the divide between the two Americas?

John Edwards was right. There are two Americas. In one America, the events of the past 10 days have exposed the true colors of President Obama and his administration. From edited talking points...
Obama Urges Morehouse Graduates to ‘Keep Setting an Example’

Fifty years after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his landmark speech in Washington, President Obama told graduates of Dr. King's alma mater that “laws, hearts and minds have been ...
CNN Poll: Obama approval rating unharmed by controversies

Even as his administration has faced intense scrutiny over a trio of controversies, President Obama’s approval rating hasn’t suffered, according to a new CNN/ORC International...
McConnell: Obama administration ‘made up a tale’ on Benghazi

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Sunday that the Obama administration “kind of made up a tale” about the Sept. 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya...