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Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley's campaign manager says the Republican chief executive raised nearly $600,000 in the last quarter and has more than $2 million on hand for a second run.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Columbia City Councilman Moe Baddourah plans to run for Columbia mayor.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley says 32 business leaders from across South Carolina have volunteered to help her raise money for a potential re-election campaign.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley has announced the names of 164 people who have agreed to help her get re-elected, even while reiterating she won't decide until this summer whether she'll seek a second term.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford does not shy away from the scandal that consumed the end of his second term in his first television ad for the 1st District congressional race.

Monday, January 21, 2013  President Obama previewed an ambitious second-term agenda, devoting several sentences to the threat of global climate change and saying that failure to confront it "would betray our children and future generations."

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.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has $1.5 million cash on hand for a possible run for a second term in 2014.

Friday, January 11, 2013  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has $1.5 million cash on hand for a possible run for a second term in 2014.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley released a statement Friday saying she is taking the responsibility of choosing U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's successor in Sentate with "utmost seriousness."

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Scott has easily won a second term representing South Carolina's 1st Congressional District along the state's coast.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Freshman South Carolina congressman Jeff Duncan has easily won a second term in the 3rd District in the northwestern corner of the state.

Monday, November 05, 2012  As voters head to the polls Tuesday, one of the decisions they will be asked to make is whether the governor and lieutenant governor should run on the same ticket in future elections.