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

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

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum and front-runner Mitt Romney are trading barbs over who's the toughest on canceling voting rights for convicted felons.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul received an endorsement Sunday evening from a South Carolina lawmaker.

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich says he will create jobs in South Carolina by upgrading Port of Georgetown and widening Port of Charleston if elected president.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  If you're like many regular TV viewers, you're probably getting sick of all those ads from Republican presidential candidates attacking each other and President Obama.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Republican presidential candidates Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann have canceled campaign trips to South Carolina.

Sunday, November 13, 2011  Sen. Lindsay Graham is siding with a Republican presidential candidate who's calling for military action if all else fails to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

Monday, September 12, 2011  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is visiting the Boeing Co. plant in North Charleston before heading on to Florida for a GOP debate.

Saturday, July 30, 2011  Black farmers met in rural South Carolina to hear how to file claims in a $1.2 billion settlement of a discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture.