South Carolina

No Communion For Obama Supporters, Says South Carolina Priest

AP | MEG KINNARD | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they...

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Why I'm Running for Congress in South Carolina

Rob Miller | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Rob Miller

I never thought I would run for Congress -- or feel like I had to. People ask me why I run and the truth is, once I got home from Iraq, I never even thought to it as a choice.

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The Word on the Street

James P. Hoffa | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Communism, November 4th, Kerry, Swift Boat, Socialism, Radicals, Obama, Mccain, Dukakis, Teamsters, Barack Obama, Willie Horton, 401k, Palin, Fuel Costs, South Carolina, Hoffa, Republican Machine, McCain Smear Campaign, Campaign Ads, Political Ads, Politics News
James P. Hoffa

Rank-and-file teamsters get it. They aren't willing to be swayed by false, irrelevant arguments. They want change. They want ideas. And the fact is -- McCain doesn't have any.

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Karl Rove, Jeff Larson and Red Leather

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Neiman Marcus, John McCain, Karl Rove, Nancy Reagain, George W. Bush, Larry Craig, Minnesota, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, St. Paul, Norm Coleman, South Carolina, Jeff Larson, Fashion, Mississippi, Gay Issues, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

In a clear-cut case of wearing too many hats, Jeff Larson, until now mostly known as a guy who knows Karl Rove way too well, has been exposed as the man behind Sarah Palin's red leather top, and another $140,000+ of wardrobe changes.

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McCain: They Don't Like Him, They Really Don't Like Him

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

The expectations McCain brought to the race were impossibly high to fulfill, thanks to decades of media cheerleading and his ability to believe in his own hype.

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"Bipartisan" Global Warming Denial?

A. Siegel | Posted 10.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Global Warming Denial, South Carolina, Lindsey Graham, Climate Change, Global Warming, Bob Conley, Sc-Sen, Green News
A. Siegel

Bob Conley is a "Democrat In Name Only" and thus represents, by himself, bipartisanship in the global warming denier wing of the know-nothing wing of the Flat Earth Society.

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South Carolina Mayor ''Just Curious'' If Obama Is The Antichrist

Think Progress | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

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Fort Hill, SC Mayor Danny Funderburk said he forwarded a chain email suggesting Barack Obama is the antichrist because he was "just curious" if it was...

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S.C. Legislature: Lord's Prayer a Legal Document

Chris Rodda | Posted 09.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Public Schools, Religion, Separation of Church and State, Ten Commandments, South Carolina, Christianity, Style News
Chris Rodda

A recent bill contrives to add the Lord's Prayer to the list of documents to be included in "educational and informational material regarding the history and background of American law."

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McCain: Same As He Ever Was

Paul Jenkins | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

At some point it becomes hard to blame the traditional media for its improper coverage. Clearly, the McCain/Palin lies have not gone unnoticed -- yet, there is barely a blip in the polls.

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Cokie Roberts Attack Ad

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 08.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Cheating, John Edwards Affair, John McCain Attack Ads, Obama Hawaii, Barack Obama, Cokie Roberts, John McCain, Satire, South Carolina, Myrtle Beach, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

Last week when Cokie Roberts attacked Obamafor vacationing in the "foreign" and "exotic" land of Hawaii, most of us just assumed she was schilling for McCain. But she was schilling for something entirely different. Just watch.

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McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

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GOP Co-Star: South Carolina's Sanford Wants It So Bad He's...Speechless

Linda Hansen | Posted 07.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Mark Sanford, John McCain, John McCain Vice Presidential List, Late Edition, Bush Economics, Election 2008, Sunday Talk Shows, Wealth, Nafta, Pork Barrel Spending, Offthebus, McCain Economic Policy, Mike Huckabee, Earmarks, South Carolina, Elitism, Farm Subsidies, Wolf Blitzer, Home News
Linda Hansen

S.C. GOP Governor Mark Sanford wants the veep spot so bad he rushed unprepared onto the Sunday morning talk shows and made a mockery of McCain's non-plan for the economy.

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Faith, Hope, and the Courtship of South Carolina

Linda Hansen | Posted 07.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Iran, John McCain, South Carolina, Iraq War, Election 2008, Obama Campaign Staff, Grass Roots, Barack Obama, Offthebus, North Carolina, Home News
Linda Hansen

McCain might be nine points ahead of Obama in South Carolina, but, unlike our progressive suitors in the past, Obama won't give us up without a fight.

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Education Voters

Ben Terris | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Young Voters, Education, Travel, Youth Vote, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Divide, Home News
Ben Terris

Talking politics with young people across the country has meant talking about education. "What works," says one, "is retaining teachers and recruiting volunteers, people to push the kids hard at school."

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The Disintegration of John McCain

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Even still-enamored journalists cannot fail to notice that it would be difficult to find a candidate less suited for the times or the office than McCain right now.

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Interview With Political Science Professor Kenneth Janda

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Last Thanksgiving, I took a vacation from the blog and (while I was gone) I ran a series of speech transcripts from all eight of the Democratic candid...

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Bill Clinton: "They (Obama and company) Played the Race Card on Me"

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

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Carol Felsenthal

Bill Clinton, on the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, tried to rewrite campaign history and simultaneously to get a start on restoring his legacy.

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The Day Hillary Clinton Knew She Had Lost

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

That she has been able to stay in the race at all is a testament to the power of the Clinton name, the Dem's ludicrous electoral system, and her hold over a petrified media and the party's bureaucratic elite.

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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When Losing is Winning

Dylan Loewe | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Wisconsin, John Kerry, Ohio, Democratic Primary, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Iowa, Electability, Texas, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Dylan Loewe

On the other side of an exceptional month for Obama, one thing has become clear: the loss in New Hampshire proved ironically valuable.

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Clinton Campaigning As She Would Govern

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

It is mind-boggling that the Clinton campaign could have failed to understand the importance of two key factors: the yearning for change, and the distaste for the street-fighting brutality that is the Clintons' trademark.

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Clinton Superdelegate Defects to Obama: "I'm Not That Important to Them"

Beverly Davis | Posted 02.14.2008 | Home

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Beverly Davis

Asked if she had heard from the Clintons before or since she made her super delegate switchover, Samuels said, "I haven't heard from the Clintons and to be truthful, I guess I'm not that important to them. I'm only one of 13 SuperDelegates in New Jersey and I'm following my heart."

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Clinton Spinning Into Twilight Zone

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

The Clinton operation's dismissive attitude towards the states that she loses feels uncomfortably like a post-facto snub by the aggrieved party in a break up: "he's not really my type anyway."

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The Epic 2008 Election (So Far)

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Out of the frozen tundra of Iowa, out of the snowy mountains of Vermont, out of the brightly-lit casinos in the Nevada desert, out of the churches of ...

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My Primary Picks For Florida

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Ever onwards, into the fray, we return to the latest in a series of primary "picks" columns, this time heading down to Florida to examine the Republic...

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