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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The new chairman of South Carolina's Republican Party is meeting with reporters for the first time since landing the job.

Monday, June 10, 2013  U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford is spending some time meeting with people in his coastal congressional district.

Friday, June 07, 2013  State and local officials are on the guest list for an event hosted by the Lancaster County Republican Party.

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.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch are campaigning into the final hours before election day in the state's 1st Congressional District.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is serving as the keynote speaker at an annual fundraiser for the South Carolina Republican Party.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  State Sen. Larry Grooms is disavowing a write-in campaign and urging voters in next week's 1st District special congressional election to support fellow Republican Mark Sanford.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is making a trip to South Carolina for a state Republican Party fundraiser later this year.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The National Republican Congressional Committee says it's not spending any additional money to support Mark Sanford's bid for a congressional seat in South Carolina.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A conservative group in South Carolina is launching an ad campaign supporting U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's immigration reform proposal.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has been selected as the keynote speaker for an annual South Carolina Republican Party fundraiser.

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

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, April 03, 2013  The race for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat has turned into the big-name contest political junkies had hoped for.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has cleared another hurdle in his bid for a political comeback, defeating a former county council member to win the GOP nomination for a vacant U.S. House seat.