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Wednesday, October 17, 2012  More than 1,000 puppeteers and public broadcasting supporters have signed on for a march on the National Mall in Washington three days before the election.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Republicans have nominated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president, culminating a long primary fight and setting the stage for a close contest against President Barack Obama.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Armstrong Williams, host of the Right Side with Armstrong Williams which airs Sunday mornings at 9:30 on WPDE, is in Tampa this week for the Republican National Convention.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is spending the day in Michigan at campaign-related events for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  John Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter is publishing a memoir about her relationship with the former presidential candidate and their daughter. Jennifer Canzoneri, marketing manager at Dallas-based BenBella Books, says "What Really Happened" is set to be released on June 26.

Monday, April 23, 2012  Ex-Edwards aide must turn over book drafts.

Saturday, April 21, 2012  Defense lawyers for John Edwards will argue at his trial that many of the secret payments at issue in the criminal case were actually siphoned off by a trusted aide.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  The Republican presidential nomination fight is heading toward Puerto Rico as a two-man race, with Rick Santorum ascendant and Mitt Romney vanquished in the Deep South.

Monday, January 30, 2012  South Carolina has boasted about holding the first in the South Primary for decades, and the South Carolina primary winner has gone on to clinch the party's nomination. However this year with a different winner in Iowa, New Hampshire, and the Palmetto State, a few wrenches have been thrown into the system.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  Voters in South Carolina’s primary Saturday showed a preference for picking a candidate who can beat President Obama, according to preliminary exit polls.

Friday, January 20, 2012  Two Republican presidential hopefuls suspended their campaigns in South Carolina. But with one day left until the First in the South primary, the race still lacks a clear-cut front runner.

Friday, January 20, 2012  Comedian Stephen Colbert, who says he's running for president of "The United States of South Carolina," is urging voters there to cast their ballots in Saturday's presidential primary for former GOP hopeful Herman Cain.

Friday, January 20, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul landed at Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach Friday afternoon.

Friday, January 20, 2012  South Carolina is the land of Revolutionary War heroes and was the first state to secede from the union. But South Carolina's suspicion of federal government intrusion is hardly part of its storied past.

Friday, January 20, 2012  Newt Gingrich has cancelled a campaign appearance in South Carolina because of poor attendance.