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            <title><![CDATA[Ethics committee ends Burris probe]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=380214]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Manu Raju -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-20T16:40:31 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Senate Ethics Committee closed its investigation into the controversial appointment of Roland Burris to the Illinois Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Palin asks: 'Rationed care' already?]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=380156]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Andy Barr -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-20T14:42:28 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin early Friday morning asked if bureaucratic panels were already rationing care.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379823]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- MICHAEL GORMLEY -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T21:24:52 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Republican advisers say Giuliani leaning toward Senate bid instead of governor's race]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Official says SC gov reporting trips]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379742]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T19:52:30 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A South Carolina ethics official says Gov. Mark Sanford wants to report previously unrecorded flights he took on planes owned by friends and donors.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SC gov hopeful calls for Confederate flag removal]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379697]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T18:54:58 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A Democrat running for governor says South Carolina should remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds if it wants to grow its economy]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sen. Kerry's daughter arrested in LA on DUI]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379655]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- AP -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T18:01:15 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Sen. John Kerry's eldest daughter arrested in Hollywood for allegedly driving drunk]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stimulus watchdog: Job creation data flawed]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379654]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- AP -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T18:00:27 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Stimulus watchdog: White House overplayed jobs data, should've acknowledged uncertainty, flaws]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Karzai makes big promises in Afghan inaugural]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379653]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T17:59:08 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Afghan President Karzai makes big promises in inaugural address; critics cautiously hopeful]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[(Updated 11:07am) Myrtle Beach certifies election results]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379507]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Continuous News Desk]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-19T14:21:53 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The results from Tuesday's runoff election in Myrtle Beach have been certified.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Atlantic Beach cuts suspended mayor's pay]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379173]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T21:51:40 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Atlantic Beach Town Council voted to cut the monthly stipend for suspended Mayor Retha Pierce.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Horry County stalled on administrator]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379155]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Graeme Moore]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T21:16:57 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The search for a new Horry County administrator hit a roadblock Tuesday night as the county council had a tie vote on the two finalists.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[AP source: Reid's health bill to cover 31 million]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=379153]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- DAVID ESPO -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T21:13:55 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[AP Source: Health care bill will leave 94 percent of eligibles covered]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SC ethics panel weighing Gov. Sanford charges]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378992]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- AP -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T17:26:17 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[SC commission hearing details on whether Gov. Sanford's travel merits prosecution]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SC ethics panel weighing Gov. Sanford charges]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378897]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T15:13:13 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[South Carolina's State Ethics Commission has begun hearing details on a three-month investigation to decide if there's evidence that Gov. Mark Sanford broke state ethics laws.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ethics Commission to weigh Sanford investigation]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378869]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T14:40:59 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The State Ethics Commission will decide whether a three-month investigation provides enough evidence that Gov. Mark Sanford broke state laws.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Byrd becomes longest-serving Congress member]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378833]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T13:51:24 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[W.Va. Sen. Robert Byrd at 56 years, 320 days becomes longest-serving member of Congress ever]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378832]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- DEVLIN BARRETT -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-18T13:50:40 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Obama predicts conviction of professed 9/11 mastermind; Holder defends prosecution strategy]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Illinois GOP seeks to block Gitmo transfers]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378540]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Jake Sherman -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T22:15:51 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[An Illinois Republican has introduced legislation to block federal funds from transporting Guantanamo detainees to a northwestern Illinois facility]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gay couples blast federal Defense of Marriage Act]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378488]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T21:08:07 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Same-sex couples say 'no legitimate' reason for excluding them from feds marriage definition]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Election protest hearing scheduled in Atlantic Beach]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378485]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Graeme Moore]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T21:05:46 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The election for town council in Atlantic Beach is still undecided, and now the continuation of an election protest hearing has been scheduled for Friday morning at 9:00am.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SC lawmaker: Affair not enough to impeach governor]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378418]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T19:31:50 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[A top South Carolina lawmaker says the embattled governor should not face impeachment simply because he left to see his Argentine lover over the summer.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Candidate for Horry County Administrator drops out]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378414]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Continuous News Desk]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T19:25:47 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tonight Horry County Council members will choose a new county administrator, but just hours before the vote, one of the candidates has dropped out.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[When a hug becomes a kiss of death]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378297]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Carol E. Lee -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T14:52:34 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is being bombarded with images of him hugging President Barack Obama.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The voting begins in Myrtle Beach & Lamar]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378276]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[Continuous News Desk]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T14:09:28 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Voters in Myrtle Beach began casting ballots this morning in the run off election for mayor and two city council seats.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Obama, Hu vow cooperation but produce few deals]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378259]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T13:53:37 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles yet emerged from their first full-blown summit Tuesday with scant progress beyond goodwill.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sanford impeachment resolution to be introduced]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=378223]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-17T13:19:31 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The South Carolina House will formally receive an impeachment resolution on Gov. Mark Sanford.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[HC Council interviews administrator candidates]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=377987]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-16T22:03:44 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Horry County council members held a special meeting Monday, to interview the three finalists for the Horry County Administrator position.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Voters head to polls in Myrtle Beach & Lamar]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=377983]]></link>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-16T22:00:30 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Tuesday, voters in Myrtle Beach will vote in the run off election for mayor and two city council seats.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SEIU protests Goldman's D.C. offices]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=377850]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- Victoria McGrane -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-16T19:30:07 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[About 100 protesters gathered outside the Washington offices of investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, demanding the company donate its $23 billion in bonuses to help struggling homeowners avoid foreclosure.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[AP NewsBreak: Mass. senator driven home by cops]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.carolinalive.com/news/story.aspx?id=377759]]></link>
            <author><![CDATA[- STEVE LeBLANC -]]></author>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[2009-11-16T16:37:46 UT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[AP NewsBreak: Mass. senator, reportedly drunk, driven home by cops 13 hours before hit-and-run]]></description>
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