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Barker Sues Over Plane Crash

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 9:40 PM

Barker Sues over Plane Crash

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Prison Officials Test Cell Phone Equipment

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 8:26 PM

Prison Officials Test Cell Phone Equipment

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SC Unemployment Rate Rise

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 8:15 PM

SC Unemployment Rate Rise

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Pastides Installed as USC President

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM

Pastides Installed as USC President

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Student Arrested on Drug Charges

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7:59 PM

Student Arrested on Drug Charges

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Movie event raising money for homeless families

By Crystal WalkerFriday, November 21, 2008 at 5:48 PM

This Sunday, the Nickolodeon theater is showing “Where God left his shoes.” It’s a film about a homeless family, starring John Leguizamo. Proceeds from the showing will benefit The Family Shelter on Two Notch Road.

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Smithsonian Renovation

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 4:45 PM

Renovated American history museum reopens

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Winterizing your car

By Alison RauchFriday, November 21, 2008 at 4:39 PM

Mechanics suggest preventative maintence to help you get from point "A" to point "B".

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The Shores receives silver star of safety award

By Alison RauchFriday, November 21, 2008 at 4:29 PM

The Shores at Elders Pond is WACH-FOX 57 and The Richland County Sheriff's Department's third receipent of the silver star of safety award.

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Clinton says discussions with Obama 'on track'

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 4:29 PM

Sen. Hillary Clinton, in line to become Secretary of State, said through a spokesman that discussions were "very much on track" for her appointment but no final arrangement had been made.

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Stocks jump on report of Geithner nomination

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 4:25 PM

Wall Street is ending a volatile week with an unexpected jolt of confidence following reports that President-elect Barack Obama plans to name New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary.

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Student shot at Savannah State University

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 3:18 PM

A student has been shot and wounded at a dormitory at Savannah State University.

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SC's Bob Jones U. apologizes for racist policies

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 3:17 PM

Bob Jones University is apologizing for racist policies that included a one-time ban on interracial dating and its unwillingness to admit black students into the 1970s.

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Student shot at Savannah State University

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 3:13 PM

A SWAT team surrounded a dormitory and the campus shut down Friday after a student was shot and wounded.

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Early absentee voting pushed Obama to win in Fla.

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 12:29 PM

More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes.

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Oil tanker company wants protection from Somali pirates

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 11:56 AM

One of the world's largest oil tanker companies is calling for a multinational military force to protect ships against pirates off the Somali coast.

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Palin pardons turkey while others slaughtered on camera

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 11:50 AM

Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey, but the video that shocked some viewers captured what was happening in the background.

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Daycare worker charged

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 11:22 AM

Richland County deputies arrested a daycare worker on charges of unlawful conduct toward a child after authorities say the child sustained a head injury while in her care.

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SC agency settles lawsuit over sex assault

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:58 AM

A state-run center for the mentally disabled in Spartanburg has agreed to pay a former resident $300,000 after he was sexually assaulted by a facility employee.

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GM to extend holiday shutdown, may cut production

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:41 AM

General Motors Corp. will extend its holiday shutdown or make other production cuts at up to 10 factories as it deals with a continued U.S. auto sales slump and fights to stay solvent.

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Nebraska lawmakers OK age limit in safe-haven law

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:38 AM

Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to adding a 30-day age limit to the state's safe-haven law.

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Corps delays SC-Ga. water restriction decision

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:32 AM

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delayed a decision on whether to reduce the flow of water from lakes on the South Carolina-Georgia border.

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$50,000 bond set in SC child drowning case

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:30 AM

A state judge has set a $50,000 bond for a Florida man accused of homicide by child abuse in the drowning death last summer of a mildly autistic child in Goose Creek.

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Feds reviewing banker's retirement package

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:29 AM

A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis says the Treasury Department is reviewing the pay package for a retiring South Carolina banker whose company is seeking money from the federal bailout program.

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16 convicted in SC insurance scam

Friday, November 21, 2008 at 10:27 AM

Sixteen people have been convicted and 20 cases are pending in a Colleton County insurance scam that authorities say may be the biggest staged accident scheme in South Carolina history.

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