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SC GOP chair: SC will have primary before Ariz.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Republican Party chairman says the state won't settle for a same-day presidential primary with Arizona after Gov. Jan Brewer proclaimed a February 2012 date for her state to gain a bigger national political role.

Livingston: SC Guard will be engaged post-Sept 11

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The general who leads South Carolina's National Guard predicts it will be deployed in faraway nations in the post-Sept. 11 era, even after the drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is complete.

USC, State Museum acquire astronomy collection

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina native who made astronomy a lifelong passion has donated his collection of historic telescopes and astronomy documents to the University of South Carolina and State Museum.

SC student leader faces impeachment

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The College of Charleston student body president faces an impeachment vote following offensive Twitter comments about women, gays, blacks and his colleagues.

Rivals plan to press Perry on Social Security

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls plan to use a televised debate Monday to press frontrunner Rick Perry to justify his criticism of Social Security, which has dominated the contest in recent days.

Bixby, father of death row inmate, dies at 82

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Arthur Bixby, who was involuntarily committed to a mental institution after being found unfit to stand trial for the 2003 deaths of two officers on his property, has died. He was 82.

USC, Duke Energy focus on leaders in energy issues

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina and Duke Energy are cooperating on an executive-in-residence program that will bring industry leaders to campus to discuss issues of energy, environmental policy, economic development and other issues.

Local Businessman on Obama Jobs Plan: 'It won't work'

As President Obama sends his new $447B jobs creation bill, The American Jobs Act, to members of Congress, a local businessman tells ABC Columbia he doubts anything written in it will actually benefit his or other small businesses.

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