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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Legislature elected a House member's father to the Medical University of South Carolina board after he agreed to pay higher property taxes at his beach home.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is scheduled to be sworn in for a fourth term in the U.S. House.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A week before the special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, House Democrats launched another ad attacking former Gov. Mark Sanford's personal indiscretions. Sanford, meanwhile, picked up the endorsement of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is considering a run for president.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill is citing former opponent Todd Akin in a new fundraising plea for a Democratic congressional candidate in South Carolina.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Columbia native and former FBI Analyst Larry Sypolt has officially announced his candidacy for Mayor.

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, March 27, 2013  Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum says former Charleston County Councilman Curtis Bostic is the fresh, conservative face that South Carolina's 1st Congressional District needs in Washington.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Vice President Joe Biden will headline major Democratic fundraisers in South Carolina and Michigan, two states that could play a major role in the 2016 presidential election.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A congressional primary along the South Carolina coast has emerged as a free-for-all driven more by personality than debate over party direction.

Monday, March 11, 2013 

Friday, March 08, 2013  The 18 candidates vying for South Carolina's open 1st District congressional seat have raised just over $3 million for the primary less than two weeks away.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  State Sen. Vincent Sheheen says South Carolina lawmakers should put political ideology aside and allow expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law to thousands of additional adults.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The South Carolina Republican Party has canceled a 1st Congressional District debate that had been planned for next week.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  District leaders hosted a unique recruiter fair to find the right candidates on Saturday at Lexington High School.

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