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Latest South Carolina News

Obama wins in North Carolina, but trails Clinton in Indiana (AP)

AP - Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary on Tuesday but fell behind Hillary Rodham Clinton in Indiana, the last big-delegate prizes left in their long race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama's win mirrored earlier triumphs in Southern states with large black populations, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and South Carolina among them.

Look who's buying American
DONGGUAN, CHINA Liu Keli couldn't tell you much about South Carolina, not even where it is in the United States. It's as obscure to him as his home region, Shanxi province, is to most Americans.But Liu is investing $10 million in the Palmetto State,

SC Democrats selected superdelegate (AP)
AP - South Carolina Democrats have elected a supporter of Barack Obama for an open superdelegate slot.

Attorney: Paternity test shows James Brown fathered boy (AP)

AP - An attorney says a DNA test confirms James Brown fathered the son of a woman who claimed to be the singer's wife when he died.

Few states allow overseas troops to vote by e-mail (AP)

AP - U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the past.

Teen arrested after 4 family members found dead at SC home
EASLEY, S.C. (AP) -- An 18-year-old man gunned down his father, stepmother and two siblings at the home they shared in suburban South Carolina, authorities said Saturday. Nathaniel Dickson, 18, was arrested 8:30 p.m. Saturday at a home in Belton about 20

Teen arrested after 4 family members found dead at SC home (AP)
AP - An 18-year-old man gunned down his father, stepmother and two siblings at the home they shared in suburban South Carolina, authorities said Saturday.

Department of Commerce's State Office in Shanghai Recognized at the 2007 ``Chinese Enterprises Going Global'' National Contribution Award Appraisal Event
COLUMBIA, S.C. - (Business Wire) The South Carolina Department of Commerces state office in Shanghai, China was recognized as one of three foreign economic development and investment agencies for efforts in assisting Chinese companies in investing

Black leader in the House sharply criticizes Bill Clinton
Representative James Clyburn, an undeclared superdelegate from South Carolina, called Clinton's conduct during the campaign "bizarre."

APNewsBreak: Prosecutor says US student to face weapons of mass destruction charge
CHESTERFIELD, South Carolina: An 18-year-old accused of planning to bomb his high school will be charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, which carries a possible life sentence, the top federal prosecutor in South Carolina said

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Introduction
South Carolina became the United States eighth state on May 23, 1788. The state was named after King Charles I. The capital is Columbia; the state's largest city. Another important city is Charleston, named after King Charles II. The city was the site of the first battle in the Civil War. President Andrew Jackson was born in South Carolina, which is also home to Upper Whitewater Falls, the highest waterfall in the east. The Palmetto State has a total area of 30,111 square miles, ranking it 40th of 50 states.

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