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Gresham Barrett’s Conversion

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This video is sappy. It's overwrought. It's also quite possibly 100 percent bullsh*t ... which is probably what most of the people who forwarded it to us were thinking we'd say when they passed it along to us. In fact, it may very well be the sappiest thing we've seen since former Clemson University

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Gresham Barrett Backs Rick Santorum

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We thought about entitling this article "Never Was Backs Has Been," but then we realized our friends at Google, Bing and Yahoo probably wouldn't get the joke ... As a result, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum and former U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett - a pair of Christian Coalition-style "Republicans" who

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Outgoing SC Congressmen Dole Out Big Bonuses

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South Carolina's lame duck U.S. Representatives doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in bonuses to their staff members during the fourth quarter of 2010, an analysis of congressional pay records shows. Former U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett (RINO-Westminster) who ran unsuccessfully for governor of

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“Coastal Kickback” Scam Update

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Every time we think it couldn't possibly get any more corrupt, the "Coastal Kickback" - a brazen pay-to-play scam involving numerous South Carolina politicians - finds a way to prove us wrong. In case you're new to FITS, this scam began last May when the city of Myrtle Beach, S.C. passed a one cent

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Taxes: SC Delegation Split

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We think the vote to extend Bush-era income tax relief was a no-brainer, but several members of South Carolina's Congressional delegation crossed ideological and party lines to cast unexpected votes both for and against the measure. In the U.S. Senate, Lindsey Graham - a RINO - voted for extending

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Chief Of Staff?

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Numerous sources are telling FITS that soon-to-be former U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett is being considered for the position of chief of staff to Republican Leader John Boehner, who will replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House in January. Barrett, who finished a distant second to Nikki Haley in South

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Haley For Governor

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When we endorsed S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley in the GOP gubernatorial runoff election four months ago, we were among a fairly small group of people who knew for a fact that she was a liar. Over the course of the last few months, however, the universe of people who have become aware of Haley's aversion to

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Haley’s Ringer

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S.C. Republican gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley has hired veteran Palmetto politico Trey Walker to take the reins of her flagging South Carolina campaign, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Walker, 43, has been involved in numerous South Carolina campaigns over the last two decades. He is

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News Release: Barrett Named Taxpayer Guardian

(Editor’s Note: This is a news release from an elected official. It does not necessarily reflect the editorial position of FITSNews.com. To submit your news release, email blast, media advisory or issues statement for publication, click here). U.S. CONGRESSMAN GRESHAM

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In Case You Care

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U.S. Reps. Jim Clyburn and John Spratt both received perfect "100" scores from the AFL-CIO during the 2009 legislative session, meaning they voted in favor of every single item on the powerful union's wish list (including the "stimulus," "cap and trade" energy tax and "Obamacare"). That's nothing

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Haley Backs Disclosure

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S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley - who waited until 5:00 p.m. on the day before the GOP runoff election to disclose tens of thousands of dollars that she received from a company with business before the state of South Carolina - now wants to make income disclosure mandatory for all Palmetto public officials. "To

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More On Coastal Campaign Finance Scandal

By FITSNews || Several of the "companies" involved in a major coastal campaign finance scandal are facing foreclosure lawsuits, raising fresh questions for IRS and FBI agents currently probing the scam.  A total of five foreclosure suits have been filed against companies with ties to the growing mess,

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