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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Mark Sanford is headed back to Congress after reviving his political career and winning his old House seat.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Budget cuts ground 3rd of Air Force warplanes; those headed to Afghanistan to be mission ready

Friday, April 05, 2013  Official: Obama's budget proposes cuts to Social Security in attempt to compromise with GOP

Thursday, March 21, 2013  GOP-dominated House expected to pass budget plan promising slashing cuts, balance in 10 years

Monday, March 18, 2013  An Army Corps of Engineer official says while studies for the $300 million deepening of the Charleston Harbor shipping channel are moving ahead, final completion of the project depends on Washington.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Military policy officials and local chamber members allocate base-preservation funding amid federal spending reductions.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Efforts to avoid government shutdown move to Senate as Obama seeks talks on bigger budget deal

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The engineer for the Charleston District of the Army Corps of Engineers says automatic federal spending cuts could delay the $300 million effort to deepen the Charleston Harbor shipping channel.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Obama still betting on a big fiscal deal as automatic cuts kick in, but odds weigh against him

Friday, March 01, 2013  Budget fight is limiting the Army's ability to train personnel, the Army's chief of staff said.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  March 1 is almost here, and automatic federal spending cuts could hit South Carolina hard.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Obama and his aides approached the inaugural speech with a belief that the president had replenished his political strength with his re-election and with his end-of-year deal with Republicans that raised upper-income tax rates on some of the wealthiest Americans.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says House Republicans are making a mistake.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of the U.S. deficit commission, calls failure to agree on a plan to reduce the national debt "the most disappointing thing in my life."