South Carolina

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  • The Oprah Winfrey show

    The TV host accompanies her chosen candidate to South Carolina as Barack Obama closes on Hillary Clinton in the polls.
  • Obama: Don't pander to homophobes

    In a bid for the black church vote, the candidate is about to tour South Carolina with antigay gospel singer Donnie McClurkin at his side. He doesn't need to.
  • My letter to the most important man in American politics

    In which I implore Bill Gardner to save the New Hampshire primary.
  • The presidential primary scam

    Why the game is rigged, and why true democracy is only a secondary factor in the nation's rush to nominate the next president.
  • Fred Thompson announces his latest announcement

    The former senator and TV D.A. will make his presidential candidacy official next week, but he's already in reruns.
  • Why the Republicans don't like their candidates

    The GOP front-runner isn't Fred Thompson or Mitt Romney. It's "none of the above."
  • John McCain goes off the rails

    He was once cast as the unbeatable GOP front-runner. But his straight talk on campaign finance and immigration may have set him on a crash course.
  • Florida election mayhem for 2008

    How the home of hanging chads, Katherine Harris and butterfly ballots is shaking up the Democratic primary.
  • All aboard the Condi Mobile!

    Condoleezza Rice says she's not running for president, but that doesn't matter to the gang aboard one very special motor home.
  • Down and dirty with the GOP down South

    Vote buying, astroturfing, anonymous attacks -- the 2008 Republican contenders keep hitting each other below the belt in South Carolina.
  • Forced ultrasound dropped from S.C. abortion bill

    But the provision remains in the House version of the measure.
  • Pre-abortion ultrasound "review"

    Does a South Carolina bill intend for women to be forced to view their ultrasound image?
  • Republicans already smearing themselves

    Vicious mail, anti-Mormon slurs, a man-size dolphin and a weeping girl turn the race for the White House into a race to the bottom.
  • Yes, Democrats do need the South!

    Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster.
  • Strike another blow for voter I.D. requirements

    South Carolina's Republican governor is turned away at the polling place.
  • Democrats roll the dice on Nevada

    The party pushes aside New Hampshire in favor of a caucus in Harry Reid's home state, and its presidential hopefuls will pay the price.
  • Public nursing: Legalize it!

    After the ousting of a nursing mom from a Victoria's Secret this summer, advocates rally for breast-feeding rights.
  • Tarred with the L-word

    Inez Tenenbaum, a conservative Democrat vying for retiring Sen. Fritz Hollings' seat, counters charges that she's too liberal for South Carolina.
  • How Kerry could beat Bush

    To close the sale with the public, the Democratic front-runner should can the populist rhetoric and talk to Americans about an "opportunity society."
  • Chasing Kerry

    Howard Dean goes after the Massachusetts senator, but a South Carolina debate is more coronation than confrontation.
  • Sunset for the golden boy?

    As John Edwards kicks off his presidential campaign, some wonder if it's over before it began.
  • Lott falls, but Democrats don't rise

    Author Charles Bullock, an expert in the politics of the South, says the GOP will dust itself off and get along fine in Dixie.
  • Guns, lies and the Internet in South Carolina

    Field & Stream's Web site was associated with a voter's guide accusing a Democratic Senate candidate of being anti-gun. One problem: He's a member of the NRA.
  • Getting ugly

    Battling in Florida courts, Bush calls on the same Southern strategists who launched a smear campaign against McCain in South Carolina.
  • Geriatrics to the rescue

    A South Carolina clinic is offering good healthcare to the uninsured and a meaningful life to retired doctors. Can the idea spread to the rest of the country?
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