From the daily archives:

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

The U.S. House members passed a resolution publicly disapproving of Congressman Joe Wilson’s behavior during the joint session of Congress on September 9th.  Wilson, who called President Obama a liar last week during the President’s speech, was admonished on a mostly party line 240 -179 vote.

South Carolina congressmen voting in favor of admonishing Wilson were Rep. James Clyburn, Democrat from Columbia; Rep. Bob Inglis, Republican from Travelers Rest; and Representative John Spratt, Democrat from York. Those congressmen voting against admonishing Wilson were Rep. Henry Brown, a Republican from Hanahan; and Representative Joe Wilson, himself.  Rep. Gresham Barrett, a Republican from Westminster did not vote. [click to continue…]

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Wilson moving illegal immigration into spotlight

by Michael Brown 09/16/09 1:13 PM

After being the topic of debate in Congress Tuesday, Congressman Joe Wilson is trying to move the illegal immigration issue into the spotlight instead. He’s taking part in the Federation for American Immigration Reform, FAIR, convention in Washington D.C. The former immigration attorney is lobbying for tougher immigration law enforcement. The annual event is called [...]

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Silver Hair Legislature underway; Baurer talks about Medicare and “fat young people”

by William Christopher 09/16/09 1:10 PM

The South Carolina House Chambers are filled once again with men and women discussing important issues. But this time, they’re not state lawmakers.
The Eleventh Annual Session of South Carolina’s Silver Haired Legislature has begun this week at the Statehouse. Every year, senior citizens get together to work on recommendations which they will present to the [...]

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New Chester County facility to test home construction

by Tom Hayes 09/16/09 11:36 AM

A state of the art home construction testing facility will soon be part of the South Carolina landscape. The Institute for Business and Home Safety is breaking ground Wednesday September 16 on its new research center to be located in Chester County. The facility will be located on a 90 acre parcel of land along [...]

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Two more SC servicemen die in Afghanistan

by Ashley Byrd 09/16/09 11:21 AM

The Department of Defense today reported the death of a U.S. Army soldier from Orangeburg. Specialist Demetrius L. Void, 20, of Orangeburg Sept. 15 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when a military vehicle struck him while conducting physical training. He was assigned to the 57th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, III Corps, Fort Hood, [...]

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