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McMaster Ordered To Produce Haley Documents

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S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster has been ordered to produce phone records, emails, text messages and other correspondence between his office and the campaign of S.C. Gov.-elect Nikki Haley related to the tax case of S.C. Rep. Kris Crawford. Circuit Court Judge Tommy Cooper issued the ruling on

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Crawford’s Future Uncertain

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As the first motions are heard at his tax trial in Manning, S.C., the future is growing increasingly uncertain for S.C. Rep. Kris Crawford. In fact, sources tell FITS that several of his legislative colleagues are exploring the possibility of ousting him from the S.C. House of Representatives if he

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Haley, McMaster Subpoenaed

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S.C. Gov.-elect Nikki Haley and outgoing Attorney General Henry McMaster have been subpoenaed in the tax case of State Rep. Kris Crawford - a Florence, S.C. Republican who is being prosecuted by McMaster's office for failing to pay his income taxes in a timely manner between 2004 and 2007. The subpoenas

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A Taxing Dichotomy

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Nearly six months ago, we broke the story of S.C. Rep. Kris Crawford's tax problems - discussing the charges against him within the context of South Carolina's ongoing Republican Civil War. And while we've never been huge fans of the Florence Republican, we thought (and still think) he got a raw deal. Specifically,

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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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Release: McMaster Endorses Parham

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Richardson Wants “Swift, Severe” Justice

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S.C. Attorney General candidate Matthew Richardson has come out swinging - against crime. He's also come out in favor of his adorable family - and your family, too. Talk about staking out some risky political ground, right? "As a victim of violent crime myself, I know that justice must be swift

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Sources: Assistant AG Committed Suicide

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The death of an assistant S.C. Attorney General last weekend has been ruled a suicide, multiple sources tell FITS. Ripley Westmoreland Clarkson, 57, reportedly shot himself in the head at his Midlands, S.C. home on Saturday. Police were called to investigate Clarkson's death given the sensitive nature

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How Bad Will Haley Beat Barrett?

By FITSNews || It's a foregone conclusion that S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley will trounce U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett in Tuesday's Republican runoff election, but how big will her margin of victory be? Haley ran away from Barrett two weeks ago by a 49-22 percent margin and has since picked up the endorsement

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Barrett Hammers Haley On Transparency

By FITSNews || U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett continued his Quixotic efforts to make a race of the Republican gubernatorial runoff on Wednesday, hammering front-runner Nikki Haley on her signature issue - transparency. Haley - who has built her statewide profile (and gubernatorial campaign) around the

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McMaster To Endorse Haley

By FITSNews || S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster will endorse State Rep. Nikki Haley in the Republican gubernatorial runoff, sources familiar with his decision tell FITS. McMaster finished third in the Republican gubernatorial primary last Tuesday with 17 percent of the vote. Haley drew 49 percent

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“Gresham Quixote” Continues Quest

By FITSNews || Like Miguel de Cervantes' famous protagonist El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (a.k.a. Don Quixote), U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett certainly appears to be a knight-errant on a fool's errand. With S.C. Rep. Nikki Haley poised to trounce him on June 22 to capture the Republican

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