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Monday, February 04, 2013  Former South Carolina GOP Executive Director Todd Kincannon has found himself under fire online and on social media after “a flurry of racially-charged tweets” during last night’s Super Bowl.

Monday, April 30, 2012  South Carolina voters are on the brink of losing their reputation for correctly picking the Republican nominee for president.  Newt Gingrich, January's South Carolina's primary winner, is set to drop out of the race.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  House Republicans are unveiling their agenda for the current 2012 legislative session.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  Two weeks removed from a disappointing loss in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is hoping the Palmetto State will give him the ballot box boost he needs.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  A new presidential primary poll shows Republican candidate Newt Gingrich is the new favorite among potential South Carolina voters.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  The latest poll in South Carolina keeps 2012 GOP primary candidate Herman Cain slightly ahead of Mitt Romney.  The Georgia businessman pulled in support from 30 percent of those likely Republican primary voters polled in the NBC News/Marist Poll.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  Likely Republican voters in the Palmetto State told American Research Group, Inc. if the 2012 GOP primary was held today, they'd cast their ballot in favor of Cain, closely followed by Former Massachusetts Gov. Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Friday, September 30, 2011  In a 7-2 vote, Florida moved to set its primary voting date for January 31.  The early voting announcement breaks national party rules preserving a typical primary calendar, taking away half of the state's nominating delegates as punishment.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Huntsman said Thursday that real estate investor and former State Ports Authority Board chairman Bill Stern will lead his finance team. Stern said more than a month ago that he was supporting Huntsman.

Friday, June 24, 2011  Santorum campaign spokeswoman Virginia Davis on Friday confirmed Barrett will lead the former Pennsylvania senator's efforts in South Carolina and be part of his national energy policy advisory panel.

Saturday, May 21, 2011  Mitt Romney is making his first campaign stop of the 2012 race in South Carolina.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  New state GOP Chairman Chad Connelly said Wednesday that Matt Moore will run the party's transition to new leadership after Connelly was elected Saturday as the party chairman.

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

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is wrapping up a two-day visit to South Carolina.

Wednesday, June 09, 2010  A political scientist says Nikki Haley's showing in the Republican gubernatorial primary and black lawmaker Tim Scott leading a congressional race reflect changes in South Carolina and the GOP in recent years.