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  • Sunday, January 1 2012 5:01 AM EST2012-01-01 10:01:02 GMT
    While analysts discuss whether the movement will return with the same gusto in 2012, 'Occupy' organizers have declared they will not retreat until the injustices they protest are corrected. The group anticipates its biggest protest yet, when they Occupy Congress on Jan. 17.

  • Friday, December 23 2011 11:21 PM EST2011-12-24 04:21:44 GMT
    A day after a federal judge's ruling banned Occupy Columbia protesters from camping and sleeping on State House grounds, members of the movement packed up and marched to the Governor's Mansion to hand-deliver a Christmas gift to Gov. Nikki Haley.

  • Monday, December 12 2011 12:09 PM EST2011-12-12 17:09:26 GMT
    The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Arizona's controversial immigration law.

  • Thursday, December 1 2011 12:02 PM EST2011-12-01 17:02:13 GMT
    Republican leaders and party officials will hold a news conference Thursday to discuss details of the First in the South Presidential debate scheduled for Jan. 16.

  • Thursday, December 1 2011 10:59 AM EST2011-12-01 15:59:51 GMT
    Two Democrat representatives don't think much of Republican Gov. Nikki Haley's instructions for state employees to answer the phone by saying, "It's a great day in South Carolina."

  • Wednesday, November 30 2011 2:18 PM EST2011-11-30 19:18:29 GMT
    Newt Gingrich says seaports in both Savannah and Charleston, S.C., need deeper harbors so they can handle supersized container ships.

  • Tuesday, November 29 2011 1:58 PM EST2011-11-29 18:58:45 GMT
    The federal government has awarded more than $10 million so researchers in South Carolina can study how oxidants stress the body and cause disease.

  • Monday, November 28 2011 11:23 AM EST2011-11-28 16:23:26 GMT
    An aide to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley repeatedly asked the governor's executive chef to make cakes to recognize staffers' birthdays, a use of state resources that the state ethics chief said raises questions,...

  • Wednesday, November 23 2011 2:13 PM EST2011-11-23 19:13:34 GMT
    Protesters and police clashed just one night after protesters spent the night peacefully in the park. Ten Occupy Charleston demonstrators are behind bars Wednesday morning, awaiting a bond court hearing.

  • Wednesday, November 23 2011 8:23 AM EST2011-11-23 13:23:07 GMT
    After more than eight hours, the executive session of The Citadel's Board of Visitors ended late Tuesday night. The group decided that instead of hiring an outside company to conduct an investigation into how The Citadel handled a 2007 incident involving alleged sex abuse, the school will work with the Attorney General's office.

  • Tuesday, November 22 2011 7:58 AM EST2011-11-22 12:58:25 GMT
    Occupy Charleston protesters were allowed to stay in Marion Square overnight despite the fact that the park closes at 11 p.m. About two dozen people camped out in the downtown Charleston park to bring more awareness to the movement.  

  • Monday, November 21 2011 4:10 PM EST2011-11-21 21:10:28 GMT
    The future of James Island could soon be in the hands of the voters. Former mayor Bill Woolsey says he is meeting with the South Carolina Secretary of State to deliver a petition at 11 a.m. Monday.

  • Monday, November 21 2011 9:12 AM EST2011-11-21 14:12:55 GMT
    Many South Carolina residents have expressed concern over a new law, which requires police to call federal immigration officials if they suspect someone is in the country illegally.

  • Monday, November 21 2011 8:01 AM EST2011-11-21 13:01:47 GMT
    A group of protesters plan to challenge Gov. Nikki Haley's order that police arrest anyone protesting at the Statehouse after 6 p.m.

  • South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's office deletes emails between staffers because of limited storage space on servers and because the correspondence isn't considered important.

  • U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is gathering with top military leaders to talk about how U.S. global engagement affects South Carolina families.

  • Thursday, November 17 2011 6:23 PM EST2011-11-17 23:23:16 GMT
    Gov. Nikki Haley wants to know why The Citadel failed to report a teenager's complaint about sexual abuse from a camp counselor there. She says she's talked to Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa and wants to make sure something like this never happens again.

  • Wednesday, November 16 2011 9:44 AM EST2011-11-16 14:44:22 GMT
    Amid the continuing investigation into suspected child predator Louis ReVille, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she supports tougher penalties for those who harm children.

  • Wednesday, November 16 2011 9:43 AM EST2011-11-16 14:43:51 GMT
    A raise and new seven-year contract is on its way to the president and CEO of the State Ports Authority, Jim Newsome. State leaders talked about the state of the port Tuesday night.

  • Thursday, November 10 2011 8:15 PM EST2011-11-11 01:15:16 GMT
    Protesters interrupted a foreign policy speech by Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann in Mount Pleasant.

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