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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130518/PC16/130519233/1031/rep-mark-sanford-gov-nikki-haley-to-visit-lowcountry-monday&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Rep. Mark Sanford, Gov. Nikki Haley to visit Lowcountry Monday]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Newly sworn-in Rep. Mark Sanford and Gov. Nikki Haley plan separate stops in the Lowcountry Monday.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130518/PC16/130519220/1031/melanie-balog-column-readying-women-for-leadership-in-south-carolina&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[MELANIE BALOG COLUMN: Readying women for leadership in South Carolina]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[South Carolina ranks next to last (thanks, Louisiana) for the percentage of women in its state legislature, and its governor is the only woman in statewide elected office.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130517/PC16/130519299/1031/rep-mark-sanford-gov-nikki-haley-to-visit-monday&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Rep. Mark Sanford, Gov. Nikki Haley to visit Monday]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Both newly-sworn in Rep. Mark Sanford and Gov. Nikki Haley plan separate stops in the Lowcountry Monday.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130517/PC16/130519350/1031/democrats-criticize-gov-haley-for-state-plane-use&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Democrats criticize Gov. Haley for state plane use]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA &#x2014; Democrats accused Gov. Nikki Haley Thursday of misusing the state&#x2019;s planes by taking her campaign-paid videographer with her on flights around South Carolina, while her spokesman countered that there is nothing illegal about it.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130516/PC16/130519420/1031/mark-sanford-sworn-in&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Mark Sanford sworn in]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#x2014; Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress Wednesday.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:03:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130515/PC16/130519452/1031/mark-sanford-is-sworn-in-today-as-1st-district-congressman&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Mark Sanford is sworn in today as 1st District Congressman]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford took the oath of office today before a packed chamber in the House of Representatives.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:19:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130515/PC16/130519522/1031/day-4-second-chance-the-mark-sanford-story&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Day 4: Second Chance: The Mark Sanford Story]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Mark Sanford&#39;s victory in last week&#39;s 1st District congressional race capped another chapter in his amazing political journey. Inside today&#39;s paper, read the fourth excerpt from a new Post and Courier e-book, Second Chance: The Mark Sanford Story, which will be published soon on numerous e-reader platforms. The book includes photos and...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:10:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130514/PC16/130519596/1031/mark-sanford-swearing-in-set-for-wednesday-afternoon&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Mark Sanford swearing in set for Wednesday afternoon]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep.-elect Mark Sanford will take his oath of office approximately 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in the House chambers.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130514/PC16/130519609/1031/day-3-second-chance-the-mark-sanford-story&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Day 3: Second Chance: The Mark Sanford Story]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Mark Sanford&#x2019;s victory in last Tuesday&#x2019;s congressional election added another chapter in his amazing political journey. Inside today&#x2019;s paper is the third excerpt from a new Post and Courier e-book, &#x201c;Second Chance: The Mark Sanford Story.&#x201d; In the full e-book, which will be available soon, read intimate emails...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:56:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130513/PC16/130519638/1031/sc-senate-budget-plan-could-include-15m-for-buses&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[S.C. Senate budget plan could include $15M for buses]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA &#x2014; The Senate&#x2019;s 2013-14 budget could buy $15 million worth of new school buses for South Carolina&#x2019;s oldest-in-the-nation fleet, as part of its $6.3 billion plan for state spending.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:44:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130513/PC1601/130519714/1031/senator-irs-targeting-of-tea-parties-is-x2018-chilling-x2019&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Senator: IRS targeting of tea parties is &#x2018;chilling&#x2019;
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	<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#x2014; Republicans said Sunday that the Internal Revenue Service&#x2019;s heightened scrutiny of conservative political groups was &#x201c;chilling&#x201d; and further eroded public trust in government.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130513/PC1601/130519713/1031/pickering-clinton-didn-x2019-t-make-the-call&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Pickering: Clinton didn&#x2019;t make the call
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	<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#x2014; The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. &#x201c;We knew where the responsibility rested,&#x201d; Thomas Pickering said Sunday.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130513/PC1603/130519704/1031/2016-looms-paul-jindal-visit-early-voting-states&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[2016 looms: Paul, Jindal visit early voting states]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa &#x2014; Republican Sen. Rand Paul opened his presidential exploration tour Friday with a splashy set of speaking engagements in Iowa designed to broaden his tea party brand into something more mainstream and, perhaps, viable.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130513/PC16/130519688/1031/day-2-second-chance-the-mark-sanford-story&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Day 2: Second Chance: The Mark Sanford Story]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[Mark Sanford&#39;s victory in Tuesday&#39;s congressional election added yet another chapter in his amazing political journey. Inside today&#39;s paper, read the second excerpt from a new Post and Courier e-book, Second Chance: The Mark Sanford Story. The full e-book details how Mark Sanford&#39;s roots at his family farm in Beaufort County, Coosaw Plantation,...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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	<link>http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130510/PC1603/130519844/1031/2016-looms-paul-jindal-visit-early-voting-states&amp;source=RSS</link>
	<title><![CDATA[2016 looms: Paul, Jindal visit early voting states]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa &#x2014; Republican Sen. Rand Paul opened his presidential exploration tour Friday with a splashy set of speaking engagements in Iowa designed to broaden his tea party brand into something more mainstream and, perhaps, viable.]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 22:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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