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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A North Charleston man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the strangulation death of a Mount Pleasant man last year.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is campaigning again, attacking his Democratic opponent for running what he calls a stealth campaign in which voters don't know where she stands

Thursday, January 24, 2013  A state judge has issued a restraining order protecting the name of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Richland County deputies arrested a man Thursday in connection with a late night shooting Tuesday that left one man dead.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  A panel of three federal judges in Washington has upheld South Carolina's voter identification law, but says the state cannot put it in practice until 2013..

Friday, June 22, 2012  An "ongoing disagreement" lead to the death of one person and the arrest of four young men Thursday, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011  Republicans wanted to extend all Bush tax cuts, Democrats just for individuals making less than $200,000 and families less than $250,000.

Saturday, May 16, 2009  There's been another step in South Carolina's fight over federal stimulus money, but not everybody agrees what it means.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008  Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom says South Carolina state agencies need to make immediate spending cuts.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008  Two governors offered Congress starkly different solutions Wednesday for the ailing economy, with New York's David Paterson seeking immediate aid from Congress, and South Carolina's Mark Sanford urging lawmakers not to throw more taxpayer money at the problem.