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Thursday, April 11, 2013  A House panel has postponed making a decision on whether to approve a bill that would make cyberbullying against children a crime in South Carolina.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  The Boy Scouts of America's national executive board has delayed a decision on whether to lift its longstanding ban on gay scouts and leaders.

Monday, December 31, 2012  President Barack Obama says a deal to avert across-the-board tax hikes and programs cuts is "within sight, but not done."

Monday, December 10, 2012  South Carolina has issued notice it plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling keeping most of the state's tough new immigration law from going into effect.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  The City of Myrtle Beach is changing the way it council members pray before meetings.

Monday, October 01, 2012  In South Carolina this year, more people than ever are petition candidates, who got on the ballot after an SC Supreme Court decision in May on improperly filed paperwork.

Saturday, June 16, 2012  In a year when nearly 250 candidates statewide were tossed from primary ballots, petition candidates have a rare shot at winning in November. After last month's state Supreme Court ruling, 130 Republicans and 117 Democrats were decertified because of improperly filed paperwork.

Saturday, June 09, 2012  The lawsuit says Paul Thurmond should be disqualified from the GOP race because he didn't submit financial forms at the same time as candidacy paperwork.

Friday, May 18, 2012  The South Carolina House Ethics Committee is scheduled to discuss whether to re-open an ethics complaint against Gov. Nikki Haley.

Friday, May 11, 2012  An attorney for a state Senate candidate is abandoning his effort to reinstate nearly 200 candidates left off of June 12 primary ballots by a South Carolina Supreme Court decision.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  A three-judge panel will meet next week to consider delaying South Carolina's June 12 primaries in the wake of a state Supreme Court decision that removed nearly 200 candidates from ballots.

Friday, January 20, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a pilot's decision to continue flying during bad weather is probably what led to the crash of a medical helicopter in Georgetown County in September of 2009.

Friday, December 16, 2011  Buffalo Bills Quarterback and former Coastal Carolina University All-American Tyler Thigpen is standing up for his former coach.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  Skeletons in the closet. It's a phrase we often hear when talking about political candidates and their past experiences.

Sunday, October 30, 2011  State Representative Alan Clemmons has announced he will not run for the 7th Congressional District Seat, ending over a year of speculation that he would.