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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party; government watchdog blames lax management

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Acting IRS commissioner repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were targeted

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A Revenue Department ruling has prompted the cancellation of a charity alcohol sampling event in Myrtle Beach.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Women's groups hit administration for appealing order lifting age limits on morning-after pill

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The South Carolina House is delaying debate on its amended ethics package.

Monday, April 22, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is offering veterans an opportunity to get some helpful information on jobs and benefits.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Georgia Ports Authority has joined a South Carolina state agency in agreeing to a settlement that would end pending lawsuits over the proposed $652 million deepening of the waterway to the Port of Savannah.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Court-ordered mediation in a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel resumes this week.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Business leaders, Republicans and religious groups in favor of overhauling immigration laws are announcing a new focus on South Carolina, where a key Senate supporter, Republican Lindsey Graham, is up for re-election.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A coalition of religious, agriculture and chamber of commerce groups is coming together to press for immigration reform.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The DNA of an unnamed African-American man from South Carolina has added an "extremely ancient root" to the human tree.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  SLED has now released a sketch of the man involved in a reported rape and robbery on the USC campus early Tuesday.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  That dispute over a permit for a planned $35 million Charleston cruise terminal is now before South Carolina's Administrative Law Courts.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Opponents of a planned $35 million Charleston cruise terminal are taking their case to South Carolina's Administrative Law Court.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Conservation groups oppose using air guns to search for oil and natural gas off the Atlantic Coast.