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S.C. Delegation Responds to Obama's Gitmo Plan

[gtxvideo vid='ZPngoqaE' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZPngoqaE.jpg' vtitle='gitmo'] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — President Barack Obama wants to close Guantanamo Bay and it's creating a firestorm in Congress. Monday, the president says the detention center undermines America's national security and needs to be closed. The…

Spike Lee to Endorse Bernie Sanders, Voice Ad for the Senator

(ABC News) -- The battle for African-American celebrity backing and voters continues to be a major part of the Democratic nominating contest this week. And the Bernie Sanders campaign will start running radio ads today in South Carolina featuring another…

Democratic Presidential Candidates Set to Take Stage at Town Hall

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Democratic presidential hopefuls have their sights set on South Carolina ahead of Saturday's primary. Both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will be in Columbia Tuesday night for a democratic town hall hosted by CNN. It's…

Donald Trump's Excuse for Some of his Tweets

  LAS VEGAS (AP)-- Donald Trump has repeated inaccurate and racially charged crime statistics, reposted pledges of support from white supremacists and retweeted dubious questions about the citizenship of his presidential rivals. It's all going out to an online following of…

Where Democratic Candidates Will Be Ahead of SC Primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Palmetto State's Democratic primary is this Saturday and presidential candidates and their supporters are out looking to earn your vote. Here is a look at campaign events in the Middlands area. Hillary Clinton CNN presidential Town Hall Rally…

John Kasich Not Set to Exit Race to the White House

  WASHINGTON (AP)-- Note to Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and anyone else who wants John Kasich to exit the race for the GOP presidential nomination: Not gonna do it. Not anytime soon, at least. The Ohio governor tells CBS's…

Donald Trump taking ownership of GOP

COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO ) - - Coming off a win in the SC Primary, Donald Trump gains momentum heading into Super Tuesday say political experts. ABC NEWS -- Donald Trump now owns the Republican party. The only question left is whether…

Hillary Clinton to visit Columbia Tuesday

COLUMBIA, SC ( WOLO ) - - The Democrats will be beefing up their campaign visits this week, ahead of Saturday's Primary.  Hillary Clinton will be joining a Breaking Down Barriers Forum with Sybrina Fulton, Geneva Reed-Veal, Gwen Carr, Maria…

How Hillary Clinton Won Nevada

(ABC News) -- ABC News projects Hillary Clinton will win the Nevada Democratic caucuses, but Bernie Sanders kept the race tight in more ways than one. So how did Clinton do it? Here are five factors that mattered: 1. The…

Projection: Clinton Takes Nevada

(CNN)-- Hillary Clinton will win the Nevada Democratic caucuses, CNN projects, a crucial victory that could ease concerns about her ability to secure the party's nomination. The win provides a jolt of momentum to the former secretary of state as she…

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