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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, January 21, 2013  President Barack Obama promised to uphold the Constitution in a public swearing in ceremony that signals the beginning of his second term in office.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The president plans to use the moment as it traditionally has been in most of the 56 previous inaugurations — to talk about founding American values and their importance to the country's success today.

Monday, January 21, 2013  President Obama's inauguration speech sets the stage for looming policy fights.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The Marine Corps is hosting its first-ever oath of citizenship ceremony at its historic recruit depot at Parris Island.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell says he won't run this year to reclaim his seat in the South Carolina Senate.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Glenn McConnell has been sworn in as the lieutenant governor of South Carolina.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  After a 12-day trial and four days of deliberation, a jury had deadlocked on three charges he lied under oath.

Monday, January 19, 2009  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says if Martin Luther King, Jr., were alive, he would be at Tuesday's inauguration, beaming with pride as Barack Obama takes the oath of office.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009  Sheriff James Metts will serve another term