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Monday, May 06, 2013  Pfizer sells Viagra on its website in a drug industry first

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  President Barack Obama, in a speech at the National Defense University on Monday, pointedly warned Syrian President Bashar Assad not to use his arsenal.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Aimee Copeland's dad Andy visited his alma mater Monday for a blood drive in his daughter's name, who is hospitalized with a rare flesh eating infection.

Saturday, March 17, 2012  Organizers have been getting ready for the annual bash in five points for months.  Authorities want the public to celebrate responsibly.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is lambasting the House budget-writing committee for not including $140 million worth of tax cuts in their spending plan for the coming year.

Friday, April 15, 2011  Richland County sheriff's deputies and police officers from the city of Columbia are doing double duty as servers to help raise money for the Special Olympics.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  Fight over whether Wisconsin union law has taken effect heads to court

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  Sudan President threatens to withdraw from Darfur peace talks if no deal is reached in a day.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010  A man on federal death row for killing women in South Carolina and West Virginia says he wants to drop any remaining appeals and be executed.

Thursday, February 18, 2010  With tax collections tanking and jobless rates at record highs, state legislators are appealing to conservative voters by bashing the federal government.

Saturday, August 15, 2009  The Lexington County Sheriff's Department joined forces with the Parkwood Mobile Home Park for a back-to-school bash Saturday.

Friday, July 24, 2009 

Tuesday, March 03, 2009  Searchers hope to find the remains of a missing Marshall University student by following directions from a man who pleaded guilty in her death.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008  The alleged gang rape of a woman near San Francisco earlier this month seems to be the punctuation on a series of high profile attacks.