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NYT: GOP debates roadmap back to power

Party faithful fret over how conservative movement should re-energize Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks with Florida Governor Charlie Crist during the Republican Governors Association conference on Thursday. In small meetings at...

Back Channels: GOP ahead of curve for change

I remember well Election Night 1994. But skip the hysteria and BDS (the virus currently known as Bush Derangement Syndrome that could soon cross species and infect conservatives as Barack Derangement Syndrome). On National...

Sales tax holiday for gun purchases coming to South Carolina

Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, South Carolina residents will have a 48-hour period when they can purchase guns, shotguns, and rifles tax-free. The first annual Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday in the state is set to...

States want their own federal financial bailout

Led by California with a $28 billion hole in its budget, 41 states are in financial trouble, and many of their leaders are looking to Congress to bail them out.State officials are hoping to join the ranks of the financial...

Republicans jostle for Sarah Palin alternative as they debate how to retake the White House

Republicans still reeling from losing the White House and both houses of Congress in just four years are sharply divided over who can lead them out of the political wilderness and what route they should take.

South Carolina Tax Holiday Aims to Grow Gun Sales - Why Not Tobacco?

Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, South Carolina residents will have a 48-hour period when they can purchase guns, shotguns, and rifles tax-free. The first annual Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday in the state is set to...

Ailing Republican Party Searches for New Voices

As the nation’s Republican governors met in Florida this week and the national party continued its preparation for the selection of a new chairman, the GOP faithful began their search for a new voice and direction.

Pawlenty Raises "Moderate" Flag At RGA Conference

By Friday afternoon, Gov. Sarah Palin had already left sunny and warm Miami, as well as the cold shoulder she got from at least one governor running for president, to return to freezing but politically warmer Alaska. Palin...

Plan to block senior scams hits questions

A state plan to provide South Carolina's older residents with a list of businesses they can trust was immediately met with questions Friday about its structure and whether it duplicates what other organizations are doing.Lt....

S.C. Bank Gets Aid Despite Protest (at TheStreet.com)

The South Financial Group on Friday said it had received preliminary approval for $347 million in federal aid, despite controversy surrounding a $12 million golden parachute for its former CEO. The South said the federal...