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          <title>Voice of the Voter 2009</title>
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All of the races and all of the results are here.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Voter Turnout Light Tuesday</title>
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Voter turnout light in Spartanburg County           ]]></description>
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          <title>Candidates For SC Governor Debate Tuesday Night</title>
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The 5 Democrats and 5 Republican candidates will sound off on the environment and economy.           ]]></description>
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Many voters in Spartanburg County have more than candidates to think about as they prepare to cast ballots on Tuesday. The county created 6 new precincts to alleviate long lines.           ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Friday Morning</title>
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the president has displayed extraordinary effort to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
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          <title>Sanford&#8217;s Driver Ticketed After Further Review</title>
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A member of Governor Mark Sanford&#8217;s security detail will be charged with speeding after a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 385 in Laurens County in which Sanford was a passenger in the vehicle.
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          <title>Democratic Leaders Want Joe Wilson to Apologize on House Floor for Outburst</title>
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Democratic leaders are planning to vote early next week to admonish Republican Rep. Joe Wilson, who represents South Carolina&#8217;s 2nd District, if he does not apologize on the House floor for yelling &#8220;You lie!&#8220; at President Barack Obama.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:09:46 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>House Republican Caucus Leadership Calls for Governor Sanford&#8217;s Resignation</title>
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At the time the letter was delivered to the Governor, 61 members of the Caucus had signed on to the letter from Majority Leader Kenny Bingham           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:16:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gov. Sanford Talks To 7 On WORD Radio &#45; Waives Confidentiality In Ethics Probe</title>
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On Friday, Governor Sanford decided the investigation into his use of state planes will be made public.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Lt. Gov. Bauer Calls for Sanford Resignation</title>
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          <title>NC To Allow Death Penalty Inmates To Prove Racial Bias</title>
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North Carolina&#8217;s governor has signed a law making it the second state to allow defendants or convicts to prove racial bias was behind prosecutors seeking or jurors rendering the death penalty.
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          <title>SLED Testifies Governor Mark Sanford Committed No Criminal or Civil Violations</title>
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South Carolina&#8217;s top cop has testified during an inquiry into Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s spending sparked by revelations of his affair with an Argentine woman while on a state-funded trip.
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          <title>Gov. Sanford Criticized for Taking So Much Time Off</title>
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As Gov. Mark Sanford is spending two weeks in Europe, he&#8217;s being criticized at home for taking so much time off lately.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Sen. Graham to Announce Sotomayor Vote Wednesday</title>
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South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham will announce his vote on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday afternoon.            ]]></description>
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          <title>600 Pages of Sanford&#8217;s Emails and Phone Calls Released</title>
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Democrat Criticizing Sanford for missing meetings. Read Sanford&#8217;s emails.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:46:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Citizens Rally for Sanford&#8217;s Resignation or Impeachment Despite Long Odds Against Either</title>
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Protesters rallied at the Statehouse Thursday night for Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s resignation or impeachment.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:58:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SLED Says No Improper Use of Public Funds, Governor Releases Records</title>
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SLED says it found no improper use of public funds by Governor Sanford during trips to New York and Argentina when he admittedly met with his Argentine mistress.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:15:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>More SC Newspapers Say Governor Should Resign</title>
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More South Carolina newspapers say Gov. Mark Sanford should resign because of revelations about his affair with a woman in Argentina.
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          <title>Statehouse Leaders Call for Governor Sanford&#8217;s Resignation</title>
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South Carolina&#8217;s Senate Republican Party leader is calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, but more are now calling Sanford out.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Lt. Governor Andre Bauer Pitches Compromise to Governor Mark Sanford</title>
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Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer said Monday he would be open to a scenario in which he would assume the governorship but not run for the state&#8217;s top office in 2010 if Governor Mark Sanford decides to resign in the coming weeks.           ]]></description>
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          <title>State Rep. Says He is Concern A.G. Won&#8217;t Investigate Sanford</title>
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State representative H. Boyd Brown (District 41) has written a letter to the attorney general asking the AG to investigate Gov. Sanford&#8217;s use of public funds.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Jenny Sanford:&amp;nbsp; &#8220;Husband Can Worry About His Own Career&#8221;; Governor Returns to Columbia</title>
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South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford talks to reporters after husband leaves Sullivan&#8217;s Island home to return to Columbia. The Governor, who confessed to an affair, has called a Friday cabinet meeting.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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          <title>Senator: Sanford Should Resign If He Spent Taxpayer Money On Affair</title>
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The South Carolina Senate&#8217;s top leader said calls for Gov. Mark Sanford&#8217;s resignation will mount if evidence emerges that he used state resources on his affair.
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          <title>Governor Sanford Issues Follow&#45;Up Statment About Affair Admission</title>
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Click to read entire text of follow-up statement.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:02:49 EST</pubDate>
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The DNC released a video today of all the news coverage and attention Gov. mark Sanford has received for his hiatus.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Despite Tight Budgets, SC Courting Business In Europe</title>
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Commerce Department has representatives in France and Germany this week.            ]]></description>
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High Court orders Sanford to request the stimulus money, to be primarily used for schools.&nbsp; Ruling likely to ends months of political battles.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:12:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Does Lean State Budget Still Contain Pork?</title>
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State lawmakers are wrapping up work on next year&#8217;s state budget, which the governor says contains wasteful spending and inefficiency.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 18:18:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Tenenbaum to Lead Consumer Product Safety Commission</title>
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President Barack Obama is turning to former South Carolina Education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum to head an expanded Consumer Product Safety Commission.           ]]></description>
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          <title>S.C. To Send Notice to Inactive Voters</title>
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the State Election Commission this week is sending notice to more than 120,000 inactive voters throughout the state.            ]]></description>
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          <title>President Obama Addresses Variety Of Issues During Presidential Address</title>
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President Barack Obama addresses questions on his first 100 days in office, the economy and other topics.           ]]></description>
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          <title>High Profile Republican Switches Parties</title>
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Arlen Specter says he now finds his political philosophy &#8220;More in line with Democrats than Republicans.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Alternative State Budget Proposed for S.C.</title>
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Allies of Governor Mark Sanford say their alternative state budget plan would free-up about $200 million to repay federal loans without using stimulus cash.           ]]></description>
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          <title>State Senator: 12 S.C. Legislators Didn&#8217;t File Tax Returns</title>
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The Department of Revenue reports three other House members owe a combined total of more than $21,000.           ]]></description>
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The group is concerned about a million dollar buy-out package for former county administrator Joey Preston. 
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More than a hundred health care policy makers filled the East room of the White House to brainstorm with the president&#8217;s health care team.           ]]></description>
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Compare Obama&#8217;s speech to the facts.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:17:35 EST</pubDate>
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Governor Mark Sanford says he didn&#8217;t say he would accept stimulus money this morning on the CBS Early Show Thursday, but is still considering it.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:52:05 EST</pubDate>
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Fellow Illinois Senator Dick Durbin says he thinks Burris was not quite straightforward in his testimony to Illinois lawmakers about his appointment, and a Senate ethics investigation is under way.            ]]></description>
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SC Senate debates banning so-called live checks           ]]></description>
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Next week at the Statehouse the state budget will be front and center.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Rich&#8217;s Inauguration Blog:&amp;nbsp; A Trip With 2 Million Of My Friends</title>
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Here is the full recap of my trip with the Jackson family to Washington, D.C. for President Barack Obama&#8217;s inauguration.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:51:36 EST</pubDate>
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But Rep. Larry Kissell, D-Biscoe, was given a prime slot on CSPAN to talk up his amendment that would require the Homeland Security Department to buy uniforms made by American textile and apparel companies. It was one of only a dozen or so changes Democratic leaders allowed to come to the floor for a vote and it passed easily.           ]]></description>
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The freeze would hold salaries at their current levels. It is part of a presidential memorandum being issued Wednesday when Obama attends a swearing-in for staff at the White House.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:03:17 EST</pubDate>
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In his televised farewell address Thursday night, he said some may not agree with &#8220;the tough decisions&#8221; he made, but they must agree that he was willing to make them.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:21:37 EST</pubDate>
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The focus will be passing an economic stimulus plan which President-elect Barack Obama hopes to have on his desk within about  two weeks of his inauguration.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:15:09 EST</pubDate>
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The Federal Election Commission says U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint&#8217;s campaign has agreed to pay $25,000 in fines for accepting donations that exceeded the legal limit.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:13:30 EST</pubDate>
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At a news conference Monday in Chicago, Obama announced that he&#8217;s chosen Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to lead the State Department.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:56:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Inaugural Tickets Expected To Be Rare In North Carolina</title>
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Tens of thousands of North Carolinians are asking congressional offices for tickets to President-elect Barack Obama&#8217;s inauguration Jan. 20.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:39:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Republican Governors Association announced South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford was voted Chairman of the group.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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The GOP Congressman warns Obama could be planning a dictatorship in America.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>OBAMA WATCH: President&#45;Elect: Hard Work Needed On Economic Crisis</title>
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Facing his first few days as president-elect, Barack Obama, in addition to facing a national economic crisis, has already had to issue an apology for suggesting Nancy Reagan held seances in the white house.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama Confirms His Chief Of Staff</title>
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Rahm Emanuel has agreed to be Obama&#8217;s White House chief of staff.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Lawmaker Ponders Obama&#8217;s Chief Of Staff Offer</title>
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Rahm Emanuel served as a political and policy aide in the Clinton White House, and he says he knows &#8220;something about what it means to a family.&#8220;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:19:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama Victory the Talk of the Town</title>
          <link>http://www2.wspa.com/spa/news/politics/article/news_alert_obama_wins_mccain_concedes/10666/</link>
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Complete coverage of Obama&#8217;s win of the White House the day after his historic win.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:42:00 EST</pubDate>
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Party officials say they&#8217;ve learned Rahm Emanuel will be Obama&#8217;s chief of staff.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:54:00 EST</pubDate>
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Obama&#8217;s win impacts Upstate South Carolina African Americans who lived during the civil rights era. News Channel 7&#8217;s Andy Pierrotti talks to one woman who didn&#8217;t expect it to happen in her lifetime.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:36:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama Disgraced In Expression Tunnel</title>
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N.C. State police Capt. Jon Barnwell said someone used spray paint to write comments about Obama that bordered on threatening.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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California voters approve gay-marriage ban           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Rice Says She Is &#8220;Proud&#8221; Of Barack Obama</title>
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Rice congratulates Obama on victory           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>SC College Students Excused To Celebrate Obama&#8217;s Win</title>
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Officials at Benedict College in Columbia have canceled afternoon classes so students can attend a rally in celebration of Democrat Barack Obama&#8217;s historic presidential win.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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Asheville&#8217;s city council needs candidates who can fill a vacant seat on the board.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:05:01 EST</pubDate>
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Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler (R-Gaffney) released the following statement on the outcome of Tuesday night&#8217;s election:           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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News Channel 7 Capitol Reporter Robert Kittle spoke with Congressman Jim Clyburn Wednesday morning about what President-Elect Barack Obama will be facing.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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How Obama spent his first morning as President-elect           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Free Food for a Campaign Sign at Sticky Fingers</title>
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You can get a coupon for a free appetizer at Sticky Fingers when you bring in a campaign sign November 5-12.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:42:00 EST</pubDate>
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With 98 percent of precincts reporting and more than 4 million votes cast, Obama led McCain by 14,000 votes in a state that has sided with every Republican presidential candidate since 1980.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>South Carolina Voters Cast Ballots in Record Numbers</title>
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Now we know some of the reason behind long lines to vote in South Carolina on Tuesday. More than seven of 10 registered voters cast ballots, setting a new record.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Ex&#45;NFL Coach Wyche Wins Pickens County Council Seat</title>
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Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Sam Wyche is again an authority figure: councilman.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) issued this statement Wednesday morning.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The Associated Press &#8220;Uncalls&#8221; Minnesota Senate Race</title>
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Republican Sen. Norm Coleman finished ahead of Democrat Al Franken early Wednesday in the final vote count, but his 571-vote margin falls within the state&#8217;s mandatory recount law.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:04:00 EST</pubDate>
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South Carolina broke a voter turnout record set in 2004.           ]]></description>
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Robert Kittle reports on Sen. Lindsey Graham&#8217;s win Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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Doug Smith, a long-time state representative and state House speaker Pro Tem, discusses the outcome of Tuesday&#8217;s election.           ]]></description>
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Obama quotes Lincoln           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:39:00 EST</pubDate>
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Obama Issues Acceptance Speach           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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Check here for live updates during election day and WSPA&#8217;s complete campaign coverage.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:14:00 EST</pubDate>
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Cooper secured a third four-year term as North Carolina&#8217;s No. 1 law enforcer by defeating Republican Bob Crumley on Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
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The Associated Press called the race for Hagan based on an analysis of voter interviews, conducted for the AP by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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Officials believe this election may break the previous record for turnout set in 2004 of 70 percent.           ]]></description>
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We are joined at News Channel 7 by five local viewers, three of whom were undecided until election day.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:45:00 EST</pubDate>
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One woman kept her 16-year-old out of school today and arrived at the park more than 12 hours before the gates opened.            ]]></description>
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Despite the long wait, the majority of voters were in good spirits, determined to make their votes count in this historic election.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:37:00 EST</pubDate>
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Send us your photos from election day.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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If you get to the polls today in the Upstate to vote in the election, you can be rewarded with free coffee and discounted food Tuesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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Results will be reported as each county completes their count.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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The state&#8217;s Democratic Party has a team of attorneys ready to investigate possible problems at the polls.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:19:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Early Voting Pays Off In Western North Carolina</title>
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Early voting led to shorter lines on election day in North Carolina, according to reports from News Channel 7 Reporter Elizabeth Owens.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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Voting At St. Mark&#8217;s           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Voting At Taylors Elementary           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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Voting In Anderson Mill           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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There have been problems with voters who registered at the DMV in South Carolina.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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Voters lined up outside TL Hanna High School in Anderson as they waited to vote Tuesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:18:00 EST</pubDate>
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John McCain is convinced his final campaign push is what&#8217;s going to make the difference.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Obama campaign seems confident but believes this will be a close race.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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Around 1pm on Tuesday, Voters say an extremely long line at TL Hanna High School in Anderson.           ]]></description>
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See the video blog of my voting experience this morning. 

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Lines in Greenville County have been steady throughout the day.           ]]></description>
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At noon on Tuesday, it was about an hour wait here at the Cherokee Springs fire station in Chesnee.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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Times Square &#8220;Naked Cowboy&#8221; talks about his support for John McCain.           ]]></description>
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