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Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Gaffney Sen. Harvey Peeler has been re-elected leader of South Carolina's Senate Republicans for the next four years.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  South Carolina's House Democrats and Senate Republicans are electing their leaders for the session that starts this week.

Friday, May 18, 2012  The political director for South Carolina Senate Democrats has been reprimanded for referring to Republican Gov. Nikki Haley as a "Sikh Jesus."

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  Senate GOP shows flexibility in debt, budget fight as House OKs stringent spending cuts

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  GOP using budget, nomination fights to nibble away at Obama's financial overhaul law

Sunday, July 03, 2011  U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint says in a new book that he's ready to get to work electing more conservatives to the U.S. Senate, even if his tactics anger other Republicans.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  The S.C. House voted Tuesday to approve a bill requiring law enforcement to try to check the status of people they suspect are in the country illegally.

Thursday, February 10, 2011  Congress' failure to pass 2011 budget will trigger cuts in major defense systems, job losses

Monday, December 20, 2010  A group of college students and graduates in Los Angeles say they plan to take their fight for immigrant rights to the states and the 2012 election.

Wednesday, November 03, 2010  Story updated with video: GOP gains point to deeper conflicts with Obama over spending, jobs, reach of government

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  Democrats argued that the bill was imperative with the economy in the worst shape since the Depression.