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Obama Leads Off With $18 Billion Education Plannew

The plan includes salary hikes and improved training for teachers, universal early education, and a focus on best practices, particularly for high school programs.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  11-28-2007  |  Politics

Only One Ghoul Can Survive Charleston's Electionnew

Unlike the looming presidential race, where the theme might as well be scaring voters (be it terrorism, immigration, health care, or Mitt Romney), mayoral and city council candidates have been selling voters on progress.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  10-31-2007  |  Politics

Fred Thompson Visits South Carolinanew

Red state, blue plate: How about a platter o' platitudes?
Charleston City Paper  |  D.A. Smith  |  10-31-2007  |  Politics

Is Senator Lindsey Graham Gay?new

At 52, the life-long bachelor has been fodder for such rumors for years, but in the wake of the Larry Craig scandal, the internet is abuzz over who's next, and they're dying to know what's going on in Graham's bedroom.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  09-12-2007  |  Politics

Democratic Presidential Candidates Make Religious Pushnew

Dems take advantage of voters' lapse in faith in the GOP.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  09-05-2007  |  Politics

More Than Just Boxers & Briefsnew

YouTube presidential debate questions focus on real-world issues.
Charleston City Paper  |  Josh Rosenthal  |  07-24-2007  |  Politics

Eight Startling Presidential Predictionsnew

With each of the Democratic candidates in town for the July 23 debate, we dust off the old Ouija board to see what the fates have in store.
Charleston City Paper  |  Greg Hambrick  |  07-24-2007  |  Politics

Jello Biafra Spouts Off and Stirs Up Troublenew

Jello Biafra has raised hell since the Carter years -- his recently-released spoken word album, In the Grip of Official Treason, takes a swipe at the Bush crowd, the Iraq war, and the shaky state of affairs in Washington and on TV news.
Charleston City Paper  |  T. Ballard Lesemann  |  05-09-2007  |  Politics

Going Negative

In his recent book Politicking, Bill Rauch, mayor of Beaufort, S.C., and former press secretary for Mayor Ed Koch, recounts the 2000 smear campaign against John McCain and how it cost him the South Carolina Republican primary. Are those same forces at work in the Swift Boat attacks against Kerry?
Charleston City Paper  |  Kristen George  |  09-16-2004  |  Politics

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