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Friday, May 03, 2013  Vice President Joe Biden is visiting South Carolina to address a gathering of state Democrats. The vice president will be in Columbia on Friday to give remarks at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner.

Friday, May 03, 2013  For a few hours, South Carolina will be at the center of American politics.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Federal lawmakers who visited the Port of Charleston say a federal trust fund could meet much of the nation's harbor-deepening needs if more than half its money weren't used for other projects.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Federal lawmakers will be in Columbia on Tuesday to discuss Washington decisions on South Carolina business.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  The city celebrated 50 years of Edwards vs. South Carolina.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The South Carolina African American Chamber of Commerce is bringing utility leaders and politicians together to discuss the future of nuclear power and engineering.

Monday, February 25, 2013  WACH Fox celebrates Black History with a look at a protest that took place 52 years ago that started at Zion Baptist Church. The protest turned into a case that made its way to the United States Supreme Court, forever changing history in Columbia  and the Palmetto State. Our Fraendy Clervaud speaks to one of the students who took part in the protest and is now representing South Carolina on Capitol Hill.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Incumbent Democrat Jim Clyburn has easily won re-election to Congress in South Carolina's black-majority 6th District.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn stops by WACH Fox to talk about the 2012 presidential election and the Electoral College.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn is joining MSNBC commentator Al Sharpton for a voter forum in Columbia. The event will be held Tuesday, on National Voter Registration day. Clyburn says the rally will give him a chance to talk about how hard blacks had to fight to win the right to vote without restrictions in this country. The Democrat says he also plans to speak out against voter ID laws.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  The U.S. Department of Labor's Summer Jobs Bank is a website that includes postings of almost 300,000 job opportunites and internships across the country that are open to young people.

Friday, September 30, 2011  South Carolina State President George Cooper says the university is clearing up problems with a new transportation research center and has resolved most of the issues raised by a state audit.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  Hundreds of supporters of a bill that would free-up pension money to restock U.S. Postal Service funds plan to rally around the Midlands Tuesday.  The National Association of Letter Carriers wants to see this bill passed, so it is holding gatherings outside the offices of Rep. Jim Clyburn and Rep. Joe Wilson.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  A South Carolina nonprofit that advocates for the poor is honoring U.S. Rep. James Clyburn.

Friday, June 10, 2011  U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn is in Georgetown County to visit a health center and hold a town hall meeting on Medicare.