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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.

Friday, January 18, 2013  No joke: comedian Stephen Colbert's sister is running in earnest for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  SPIN METER: Never mind, the GOP also-rans make nice, airbrush their anti-Romney scripts

Friday, January 20, 2012  With less than a day until the SC primary, voters have the opportunity to see the candidates at events scheduled throughout the state of South Carolina and make their final decision.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is hosting a pair of rallies at colleges in the state and another rally.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Mitt Romney, his poll numbers bolstered by the departed Jon Hunstman, woke up to a bigger lead Tuesday in the South Carolina polls, but he is still dogged by questions.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  The Winthrop Poll, released Tuesday, also shows almost 70 percent of likely Republican voters approve of Gov. Nikki Haley's job performance.  Twenty-three percent say she has failed to meet their expectations since taking office earlier this year.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  GOP chairman says that while he's satisfied with the current pool of Republican candidates for president, it's not too late for another candidate to join the race.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  The Republican presidential debate made two things clear: The 2012 contest is focused more than ever on jobs.

Monday, September 05, 2011  The leading Republican presidential candidates visited South Carolina this Labor Day to attend a forum in Columbia hosted by U.S. senator and tea party favorite Jim DeMint.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is not coming to U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's forum for Republican presidential hopefuls on Labor Day, but former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has accepted an invitation.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  Republicans go after President Obama, not each other, in first big debate in New Hampshire

Friday, June 10, 2011  A mass staff walkout poses new challenges to Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign

Thursday, May 05, 2011  Obama's success against bin Laden contrasts with GOP challengers' foreign policy experience

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  Former Vice President Dick Cheney's endorsement on Wednesday is the highest-level public endorsement so far in the June 8 GOP primary race to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Mark Sanford.