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Ex-SC Gov Sanford eyes return to Congress

Ex-SC Gov Sanford eyes return to Congress

(AP) Ex-SC Gov Sanford eyes politics again after affairBy SEANNA ADCOXAssociated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C.When Mark Sanford walked out of the governor’s mansion in 2011, he had been censured by the Legislature over state travel expenses he used for an affair with

NYT: Black Republicans 'Tokens'

NYT: Black Republicans 'Tokens'

Today, on the editorial pages on The New York Times, Professor Adolph L. Reed, Jr. was allowed to launch a racialist attack against Republican Rep. Tim Scott, the black Republican recently named as Jim DeMint’s replacement in the U.S. Senate.

Haley: Scott 'The Right U.S. Senator' for Our State and Country

Haley: Scott 'The Right U.S. Senator' for Our State and Country

Calling it a “historic” and “new” day and flanked by nearly all of South Carolina’s congressional delegation, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Monday to fill outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint’s senate seat. Scott said he

Tim Scott Becomes South Carolina's First Black Senator

Tim Scott Becomes South Carolina's First Black Senator

LosAngeles Times: Rep. Tim Scott, a freshman tea party Republican, will become South Carolina’s first black senator, Gov. Nikki Haley, announced Monday, appointing the congressman to fill the seat left vacant by Jim DeMint. Haley was joined by Scott and

SC Gov. Haley Will Appoint Tim Scott to DeMint Senate Seat

SC Gov. Haley Will Appoint Tim Scott to DeMint Senate Seat

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) will appoint Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Monday to replace Sen. Jim DeMint, making Scott the Senate’s only black Senator and the first Republican African-American senator since Massachusetts’ Ed Brooke. Scott will be sworn in when

SC Gov. Haley Announces Tim Scott as DeMint Successor

SC Gov. Haley Announces Tim Scott as DeMint Successor

UPDATE: Haley has announced Tim Scott as DeMint Successor. (AP) SC Gov. Haley to announce Sen. DeMint’s successor By SEANNA ADCOXAssociated PressCOLUMBIA, S.C.South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is announcing a replacement for U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint. Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey

Report: SC Gov. Haley Likely To Appoint Henry McMaster to Senate

Report: SC Gov. Haley Likely To Appoint Henry McMaster to Senate

Former South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has emerged as one of the leading candidates to replace outgoing Republican South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, who is leaving the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation next month.  According to the Pajamas Media,

SC Gov. Haley: I Will Not Appoint Myself to DeMint Senate Seat

SC Gov. Haley: I Will Not Appoint Myself to DeMint Senate Seat

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley said Friday she would not appoint herself to outgoing Senator Jim DeMint’s Senate seat, dispelling rumors that she would do so.  “I will not take the appointment myself,” Haley said.  After DeMint announced on Thursday

Palin: Tim Scott Would Be 'Great Choice' to Replace DeMint

Palin: Tim Scott Would Be 'Great Choice' to Replace DeMint

After South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint announced Thursday he will resign from the Senate to lead the Heritage Foundation, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tweeted that Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) would be a “great choice” to replace him. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley,

Conservatives to Kick Off 'Anti-Poverty Initiative'

Conservatives to Kick Off 'Anti-Poverty Initiative'

Ronald Reagan famously quipped that liberals waged a war on poverty and poverty won. One major reason for this is because liberals double and triple down on policies that empower bureaucrats and the establishment elite while creating a vicious cycle

Race and the 2010 Elections

Will the NAACP be celebrating the arrival of two new black faces to the U.S. House of Representatives? Don’t hold your breath. They certainly will not. These two new black congressmen are Republicans. There’s a powerful message here that should

New Congress to Include Two Black Republican Members

From FoxNews: Two black Republican victories tonight mark the first time African-Americans will represent the GOP in Congress in seven years. Retired Lt. Colonel Allen West’s win in Florida’s 22nd District and South Carolina State Rep. Tim Scott’s victory in