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It's all relative

By Elspeth Reeve

State lobby corps includes legislator spouses, offspring

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… gestone/Firestone, Scana Corp. and other companies, is the son of longtime South Carolina state Sen. Tommy Moore, D-Clearwater. The senator has served on the Judici …"

"… d Rules committees, and ran for governor this year.Family separationThough South Carolina allows legislators' offspring to lobby, it is one state that restricts fam …"

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

24 states have made disclosure strides since 2003

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… d the bill into law on Feb. 15, Tennessee joined Connecticut, Kentucky and South Carolina in banning outright any campaign donations by lobbyists. (Connecticut's ba …"

"… tes ban lobbyist gifts (Florida passed new ban at end of 2005)Kentucky and South Carolina also prohibit lobbyists from making campaign contributions at any timeRema …"

State lobbyists near the $1 billion mark

By Neil Gordon

Laws in flux for 19 states

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… lobbyists' campaign contributions in with their other spending—Colorado, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia—expenditure totals increased.North Dakota, …"

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Hired guns - Initial report

By Robert Morlino, Leah Rush and Derek Willis

Lobbyists spend loads of money to influence legislators—and in many states, with too little scrutiny

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… ing totals, the overall dollar figure increases. Agencies in Minnesota and South Carolina for the first time included lobby compensation in their recent totals, whi …"

"… en by lobbyists.In addition to similarly tight spending bans, Kentucky and South Carolina both prohibit lobbyists from giving campaign contributions to legislators …"

Regulators aware for years of understated seismic risks to nuclear plants

By Jim Morris and Bill Sloat

U.S. regulators knew for years that seismic risks to some nuclear reactors are greater than anticipated when built. But regulators haven't s

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… d, Mo., according to the NRC document. There are 11 reactors in Tennessee, South Carolina and Missouri.GI-199, a collaborative effort between the NRC and the nuclea …"

"… rs apart, as industry models had assumed.This is relevant not only because South Carolina has seven active reactors, but because four more units are planned for the …"

"… r the state. Applications filed by the proposed operators, Duke Energy and South Carolina Electric & Gas, seek NRC permission to build Westinghouse Advanced Pas …"

FACT CHECK: Real origins of Obama's Canadian-American tour bus

By FactCheck.Org

Where President Obama's controversial tour bus actually came from
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Captive audience

By John Dunbar

A few big media firms dominate 4 of 5 FCC commissioners' hometownsA few big media firms dominate 4 of 5 FCC commissioners' hometowns

Bill would eliminate industry-sponsored travel for FCC

Bill would eliminate industry-sponsored travel for FCC

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… statement, addressed to President George Bush.The bill was co-authored by South Carolina Democrat, Sen. Ernest Hollings."Although this is perfectly legal and it is …"

FACT CHECK: Is Texas impervious to the recession?

By FactCheck.Org

Gov. Perry picks and chooses which economic statistics suit his presidential campaign, and his critics do the same

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… onsible for 40 percent of the nation's job creation since June 2009.Perry, South Carolina, Aug. 13: "Since June of 2009, Texas is home to 40 percent of all the …"

FACT CHECK: Did Perry double Texas budget?

By FactCheck.Org

Super PAC singles out Perry for 'doubling' Texas' budget in ad, but doesn't have all the facts

Excerpts from this story referencing "South Carolina":

"… e Bachmann for the Republican presidential nomination.The ad is running in South Carolina, a conservative battleground state where Perry announced his can …"

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