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Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A federal appellate court has upheld a South Carolina school district's decision to bar a student from wearing shirts with the Confederate battle flag on campus.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The Pickens County School Board has given tentative approval to changing its policy on prayer at its meetings.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  South Carolina's current beach policy is not working and needs changes. That's the conclusion of a state panel that spent three years looking at the state's laws for beach management. Since 1988, South Carolina's official policy has been to call for a gradual retreat of development away from the beach, to preserve the state's beaches from erosion.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  President Barack Obama is asking a team led by Vice President Joe Biden to offer "concrete proposals" to curb gun violence no later than January, in the aftermath of the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  President Barack Obama will launch an administration-wide effort Wednesday to create new policies aimed at preventing another mass school shooting.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Massachusetts' Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who unsuccessfully sought the presidency in 2004 and has pined to be America's top diplomat, has vaulted to the head of President Barack Obama's short list of secretary of state candidates.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  As many as 12,500 South Carolinians' personal information may be at risk after hackers broke into Nationwide Insurance Company's computer network.

Monday, October 22, 2012  WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third and final debate with each man eager to project an aura of personal strength and leadership while raising doubts about the steadiness and foreign policy credentials of the other guy.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  One of eight provisions under the Women's Preventative Health Care amendment went into effect Wednesday, saying insurance companies now have to pay for birth control.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  The largest health insurer in South Carolina is sending rebate checks to some policyholders because it failed to meet a requirement of the federal health care law.

Friday, June 15, 2012  President Barack Obama says his plan to stop deporting younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children will make the system "more fair, more efficient and more just."

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Leland has lost five police officers from the town's police force in the past week.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is announcing a new policy spelling out what records her office must maintain.

Monday, January 30, 2012  The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, Coastal Carolina University and Horry-Georgetown Technical College will host the 2012 Grand Strand Legislative Reception for SC General Assembly members Tuesday.