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Autism Walk Planned For October
Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, today announced that the 8th Annual Carolinas Walk Now for Autism Speaks fundraising and awareness event will ta...
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State Capital Report
I am disappointed in the $5.1 billion budget that the House Ways and Means Committee approved last week for the fiscal year beginning in July, and you can bet Democrats will be offering an array ...
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EUC, FAC Legislation Offers Additional Benefits for Qualified Claimants
Extensions to the Emergency Unemployment Compensation ( EUC ) and Federal Additional Compensation ( FAC ) legislation were passed March 2, 2010, by Congress and signed by the President.
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Senate Report
There’s a quote that reminds us that fairness requires that we do not make judgments until we know all the facts.
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State Capital Report
House legislators took a week-long furlough February 8-12, the first of three scheduled eek-long breaks without pay that will save the taxpayers $150,000. Returning to Columbia, we faced a c...
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Norovirus Spreading Across State
Since early January the S.C Department of Health and Environmental Control has been investigating more than twice the usual number of diarrheal outbreaks reported across the state, the agency anno...
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South Korea Invites US War Vets Back
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, the South Korean government is inviting veterans who fought in the war and some family members to visit the country.
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DHEC Requesting SLED Investigation Into Allegations
The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has requested assistance from the S.C. Law Enforcement Division into allegations that DHEC documents were found in a City of Columbia publ...
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S.C. Fire Marshal Reports 79 Fire-Related Fatalities In 2009
The 2009 year came to an end with a reported 79 fire-related fatalities, an increase of four fatalities from 2008.
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Durant Children's Center Gets Grants
Durant Children’s Center has received two grants.
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$10 Million Approved For I-73
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The North Eastern Strategic Alliance (NESA), an economic development organization encompassing South Carolina’s northeast region, announced Wednesday that the US Department of Transportation approv...
Food Check-Out Week Set For February 21-27
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Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out Week, Feb. 21-27, 2010, focuses on helping Americans learn how to stretch their grocery dollars with healthy, nutritious food.
White House Announces 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll Date and Theme
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Online lottery to be held for tickets to Easter Egg roll at White House.
Marion To Remember Namesake With Wreath-Laying Ceremony, Living History Tribute
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For the second year, several Marion groups have come together to organize an event to remember Gen. Francis Marion and the unique role he and his men played in the American Revolution.
Northbound Interstate 95 Delays Expected Beginning February 16
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) urges motorists to prepare for congestion from daytime lane closures on northbound Interstate 95 from mile marker 155 to mile marker 161 in F...
State Capital Report: A Ray Of Sunshine For Dillon County
by Representative Jackie Hayes
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Dillon County made national news twice recently, first when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would provide federal funds to construct and renovate schools in Dillon County, an...
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Democrats pare differences over health overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top Democrats say they are resolving disputes over President Barack Obama's health overhaul plan, but they face decisions on subsidizing coverage and are still hunting votes to push the vast package through Congress....
By ALAN FRAM
Fri Mar 12 06:04:16 -0600 2010
Suicide bombs kill 39, wound 95 in Pakistani city
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 39 people in this eastern city and wounding nearly 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm....
By BABAR DOGAR and MUNIR AHMED
Fri Mar 12 07:10:57 -0600 2010
Iraqi PM starts laying groundwork for new govt
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Iraqi prime minister's bloc says it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least two southern provinces....
By BUSHRA JUHI
Fri Mar 12 07:28:45 -0600 2010