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Yesterday at 6:15 PM  South Carolina's attorney general is soliciting calls from conservative groups that believe they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The elections director in Orangeburg has been selected to take over elections in Richland County.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The unofficial results are in after Tuesday's City Council election.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Tuesday is election day for those who live in Forest Acres.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Columbia mayor Steve Benjamin announced Monday that he is running for a second term.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Last year's election in Richland County was a day of extremely long lines and wait times and npw the election day voting mess is going to cost you a pretty penny to clean up.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  After meeting for two hours Wednesday afternoon, a decision to hire a new Executive Director will have to wait a little longer.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after reviving his political career and winning his old House seat.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has redeemed a political career sidelined by scandal by winning his old congressional seat.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Almost a hundred potential jurors for the Brett Parker murder trial filled a court room Tuesday afternoon.

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.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says if he fails in his attempt to return to Congress, he will not seek office again.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Mark Sanford's quest for political redemption now rests with voters along South Carolina's coast. The former Republican governor, whose promising political career was sidelined by scandal four years ago, faces Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special election Tuesday in the state's 1st Congressional District.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch are campaigning into the final hours before election day in the state's 1st Congressional District.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Vice President Joe Biden is visiting South Carolina to address a gathering of state Democrats. The vice president will be in Columbia on Friday to give remarks at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner.