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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch says she feels positive and encouraged in her U.S. House race against former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Secular humanists in the South Carolina Lowcountry are celebrating the National Day of Reason.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is not talking about former Gov. Mark Sanford's past indiscretions as the two enter a monthlong campaign to win a vacant South Carolina congressional seat.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The race for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat has turned into the big-name contest political junkies had hoped for.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has advanced to a runoff in the Republican contest for an open congressional seat along the state's south coast.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford has cast his vote in a special congressional primary in South Carolina, saying it is "a treat and a blessing" for him to be able to run for office again.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Columbia native J. Anthony Brown will be the grand marshal for South Carolina's first Cornbread Festival.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Comedian Stephen Colbert will be in Charleston this weekend holding fundraisers to benefit his sister's campaign for Congress.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Elizabeth Colbert Busch has picked up a key endorsement in her race for an open South Carolina congressional seat.

Saturday, February 09, 2013  Comedian Stephen Colbert is coming to Charleston to stump for his sister.

Friday, January 18, 2013  No joke: comedian Stephen Colbert's sister is running in earnest for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Results of a poll conducted by Public Policy Polling show comedian Stephen Colbert as a favorite among South Carolina voters for Jim DeMint's seat in the U.S. Senate.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Comedian Stephen Colbert is making a social media push to be selected by Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's replacement in Senate.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Updated with video: Phyllis Diller, tart-tongued comedian with the machine-gun laugh, dies in Los Angeles at 95

Friday, January 20, 2012  Colbert is appearing Friday with former presidential candidate Herman Cain at the College of Charleston. It's an outdoor event being called "Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally."