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Monday, January 14, 2013  Ben Affleck's "Argo" earned him best motion picture drama and director honors at Sunday night's ceremony.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Four colleges and universities in the Midlands have signed an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to make their campuses greener and to work together on environmental issues.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  South Carolina financier Darla Moore has given $1 million to the department of music at Claflin University.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  A company that makes fiber optic products is expanding its operations in Spartanburg County.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Instead of opening the Democratic National Convention on Labor Day, Charlotte held a street party.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  The South Carolina House has upheld Gov. Nikki Haley's veto of a bill intended to provide information on and access to a free vaccine that prevents a sexually transmitted, cancer-causing virus.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is using a video showing a union leader whacking a piInata of her face as a fundraiser.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey said Wednesday Haley will make the trip June 1. The Republican Governor's Association is covering her expenses.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Donna Dewitt , the retiring president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO, is seen in a YouTube video hitting a pinata with Gov. Nikki Haley's face on it.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Supplemental insurance company Aflac plans to add 400 workers to its Columbia operation.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is hosting a Claflin University senior at the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.

Saturday, December 17, 2011  Patients and families at Palmetto Health Children's Hospital received a special visitor Saturday morning.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  Activists in South Carolina are hoping to draw attention to the issue of unemployment insurance. The groups say more than 30,000 people in South Carolina will lose unemployment benefits at the end of this year without an extension from Congress.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  A federal judge has sided with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in a lawsuit that asked the court to order her to remain neutral in union issues.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  Claflin University launched their most ambitious strategic fundraising effort in the school's 142 year history at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Thursday.