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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Reaction has been swift, since NBA player Jason Collins became the first male athlete in a major sport to come out as gay. Collins revealed his sexuality in a Sports Illustrated cover story that went online Monday.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  President Barak Obama and Republican Senator Tim Scott used their weekly addresses to celebrate the resolve Americans demonstrated after the attack on the Boston Marathon.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The U.S. Secret Service says it has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a "suspicious substance."

Saturday, April 13, 2013  President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he and first lady Michelle Obama reported coming from book sales.

Saturday, March 23, 2013  President Barack Obama says each of his proposed steps to reduce gun violence should get a vote in Congress - even an assault weapons ban that both parties agree stands little chance at passing.

Friday, March 01, 2013  President Barack Obama has signed an order authorizing the government to begin cutting $85 billion from federal accounts, officially enacting across-the-board reductions that he opposed but failed to avert.

Friday, March 01, 2013  President Obama and Republicans are playing the blame game when it comes to automatic spending cuts that are due to kick in later in the day.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  House Republicans will lay out their alternative to expanding Medicaid eligibility under the federal health care law.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Tracking down computer hackers in China is what Joe Stewart does every day at the Myrtle Beach-based Dell Secureworks and Stewart is good at it.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  President Barack Obama touches on gun control, manufacturing and much more in first State of the Union address of his second term.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  One Horry County woman hopes that native-born Americans will listen to the stories of illegal immigrants and learn why they came here before judging them.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Watch as President Barack Obama officially begins his second term as president of the United States.

Monday, January 21, 2013  President Barack Obama will lay out his vision for the country's future when he delivers his inaugural address outside the U.S. Capitol Monday.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  President Barack Obama's proposed ban on assault weapons this week is inspiring groups across the nation to speak out against gun control.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  The president wants to expand background checks on gun buyers to include private sales. He's also asking for bans on military style assault rifles and high capacity gun magazines.