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Clean Marinas

Juli Charkes | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Clean Boating Act, National Marine Manufacturers Association, Green Living, Westchester County, Pollution, Water Pollution, South Carolina, Green News

With the pleasure of boating comes unacceptable amounts of environmental waste and pollution; marinas and the boating industry must implement more environmentally sound practices.

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Make Your Own Signature BBQ Sauce: A Taxonomy of America's Regional BBQ Sauces

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 06.21.2009 | Style

Barbecue has evolved along disparate paths around the nation, led down these trails by the racial and ethnic immigrants who settled there. Indeed, barbecue sauce is a cultural phenomenon.

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Fighting Back: CL Sues South Carolina Attorney General

Craig Newmark | Posted 06.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Craigslist, Craigslist Suit, Craigslist Sued, South Carolina, Media News

Craigslist has filed suit against South Carolina's attorney general in federal court, seeking declaratory relief and a restraining order with respect to criminal charges he has repeatedly threatened against us.

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Graham Heckled, Jeered For Supporting Open-Tent GOP (VIDEO)

Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: GOP Moderates, Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, South Carolina Republicans, Jim Demint, Gop Moderation, Politics News

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Saturday took his case for a more diverse, open-tent Republican Party to a tough venue -- the South Carolina Republican Party c...

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South Carolina Court Halts Thousands Of Home Foreclosure Sales

AP | MEG KINNARD | Posted 06.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Foreclosure, South Carolina Foreclosures, South Carolina, Home Foreclosures, Business News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's highest court on Tuesday temporarily stopped thousands of pending foreclosure sales in the state to give homeowner...

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New FCC Appointee Could Face Choice Between Obama's Agenda and AT&T's

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.31.2009 | Media

Read More: James Clyburn, Fcc, AT&T, South Carolina, Mignon Clyburn, Media News

House Majority Whip James Clyburn may not have done his daughter, Mignon, any favors by getting her appointed to the Federal Communications Commission.

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Marc Torchi, Man Accused Of South Carolina Wildfire, Says Not His Fault

AP | SEANNA ADCOX and MEG KINNARD | Posted 05.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Marc Torchi Wildfire, South Carolina Wildfire, Marc Torchi, South Carolina, Columbia, Home News

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina firefighters continued Saturday to snuff out the hotspots of a wildfire smoldering near the coast for ...

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South Carolina Wildfire Spreads Near Tourist Beach, Burns Dozens Of Homes

AP | BRUCE SMITH | Posted 05.24.2009 | Home

Read More: Crazy Weather, Wildfires, South Carolina Wildfire, Weather, South Carolina, Home News

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina's biggest wildfire in more than three decades _ a blaze four miles wide _ destroyed dozens of homes Th...

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Sanford Stimulus Rejection Sparks Rally In South Carolina

AP | Posted 05.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford South Carolina, Sanford Stimulus, Mark Sanford, South Carolina, Stimulus, Mark Sanford Stimulus, Politics News

South Carolina residents who want Gov. Mark Sanford to take federal stimulus money designated for education will rally in Greenville. The so-called "...

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A Leadership Vacuum in South Carolina

Jim Rex | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Sanford, Mark Sanford, Education, South Carolina, South Carolina Governor, Politics News

South Carolina's leaders have done what we can to move our state forward without the benefit of an effective chief executive. But we won't recover the time wasted over this governor's two terms.

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Obama Sent "Blunt, Personal Letter" To SC Gov. Over Stimulus: Palmetto Scoop

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Mark Sanford Stimulus, South Carolina, Politics News

According to an unconfirmed report from a local conservative publication, The Palmetto Scoop, President Obama sent a "very blunt, personal letter" to ...

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Sanford Rejects $700 Million In Stimulus Funds

AP | Jim Davenport | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, S.C. Governor Mark Sanford, Mark Sanford Stimulus, South Carolina, Politics News

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he won't spend $700 million in federal stimulus cash. Sanford's announcement Friday came soon after the White H...

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Sanford's Proposed Use Of Stimulus Money Risks 4,700 Jobs: Officials

Greenville Online | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Governor Mark Sanford, South Carolina, Jobs, Economic Stimulus, S.C. Governor Mark Sanford, Stimulus, Mark Sanford Stimulus, Politics News

The White House rejected Gov. Mark Sanford's request to use $700 million in economic stimulus money to pay down South Carolina's debt, and a state leg...

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The Republican Party's Death Wish

Paul Jenkins | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Liberal Party, Ronald Reagan, Economy, George W. Bush, Kentucky Jim Bunning, Democratic Party, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gary Bauer, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Charlie Crist, Economic Stimulus Package, Rnc, Unemployment, Mike Huckabee, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Labour Party, US Chamber of Commerce, Mississippi, Republican Party, Great Depression, Arlen Specter, Michael Steele, Abortion, John McCain, Karl Rove, Florida, Appalachia, Rush Limbaugh, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Mitt Romney, Alabama, Texas, Congress, Pennsylvania, Whig Party, Civil Unions, Barack Obama, Deep South, Religion, Independents, Jon Huntsman, Race Issues, Great Britain, Marxism, Tom Delay, South Carolina, Watergate, Utah, Gay Issues, Politics News

We have yet to hear a single realistic scenario from a top Republican that would outline how and when the country could move forward from its current meltdown.

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DNC Accuses South Carolina Gov. Of 'Playing Politics' In New Ad (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: DNC Ad, Dnc, Mark Sanford, Governor Mark Sanford, Democratic National Committee, S.C. Governor Mark Sanford, Mark Sanford Stimulus, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, James Clyburn, Stimulus Package, Mark Sanford Draws a Blank, South Carolina, DNC Ads, Politics News

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who has raised the ire of state and Capitol Hill lawmakers (and the unemployed) this week for announcing his dec...

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How Toilet Flushing Can Create Zero Waste Poop

Ari Herzog | Posted 04.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Bronx Zoo, California, Poop, Charleston, South Carolina, Clarington, Toilets, Gray-Water-Recycling, Atlanta, Georgia, Massachusetts, Irvine, North Carolina, Zero-Waste, Green News

The next time you need to do a number two, be sure to stop by the Bronx Zoo, sit on their eco loo, and watch your human poo slide down the toilet OOOH -- without water!

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Bobby Jindal Is a Phony as Well as a Lousy Speaker

Sandy Goodman | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

Jindal would rather cheat the poorest unemployed workers in his state of an extra few dollars than cause its businessmen, his bigtime buddies, to pay a little extra in unemployment taxes.

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Race and Symbolism in the House Gallery

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Mark Sanford, Republican National Committee, Ty'sheoma Bethea, President Obama, Governor Mark Sanford, Race Relations, President Barack Obama, South Carolina Schools, Speech to Joint Session of Congress, Race, Racism, Brown v. Board of Education, First Lady Michelle Obama, South Carolina, RNC Chair Michael Steele, Stimulus Bill, Dillon, Politics News

The very public display of Ty'Sheoma Bethea's struggle illustrates the heartlessness of Governor Sanford's posturing against accepting badly needed stimulus money for South Carolina.

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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Fed Chief Bernanke's Childhood Home Sold After Foreclosure

Wall Street Journal | MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS | Posted 03.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Ben Bernanke, Ben Bernanke Home, Dillon South Carolina, South Carolina, Business News

Travis Jackson walks through his modest ranch house, admiring the kitchen's built-in spice rack and the red-oak floors. He draws back the curtains, an...

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Third Governor In Matter Of Days Denounces Coal

Sierra Club | Posted 03.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Mark Sanford, Jennifer Granholm, South Carolina, Coal, Green Politics, Jim Doyle, Green News

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford today became the third governor in a matter of days to renounce coal when he announced his opposition to a coal p...

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Should American History Incorporate the Confederacy?

Andrew Belonsky | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: History, Robert Ford, St. Louis, Farmington High School, Racism, Politics, South Carolina, Confederate Flag, Civil War, Missouri, Barack Obama, Politics News

Is it necessary to revisit the Confederacy and unabashedly accept it into the historical fold? Are post-Obama Americans willing to canonize such a bleak event?

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Another Shoplifter Death at Wal-Mart

Al Norman | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Shoplifting, Parking Lot Fatality, Wal-Mart Death, Drug Dealer, Walmart, Crime, South Carolina, Walmart Death, Wal-Mart, Myrtle Beach, Business News

Wal-Mart workers and one bystander held Patrick Donovan down, while one leaned on his back and another held down his arms and head.

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Judge Halts South Carolina Production Of Christian "I Believe" License Plates

ABP | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: I Believe License Plates, South Carolina Religious License Plates, Christian License Plates, South Carolina, South Carolina Christian License Plates, South Carolina License Plates, Judge Christian License Plates, Politics News

South Carolinians who want to advertise their Christian faith on their car tags won't get to anytime soon, according to a Dec. 11 ruling by a federal ...

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Governors Against State Bailouts, for Ideological Purity

Harry Moroz | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, Governors, South Carolina, Fiscal Hawks, Rick Perry, Texas, Stimulus, Budget Deficit, Barack Obama, Bailouts, State Bailouts, Politics News

While around 40 governors met with Obama in Philadelphia to discuss states' growing budget woes, two governors took to the Wall Street Journal's op-ed page to argue against federal aid to states.

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