In a little known caveat to the massive federal spending bill that was passed this week in Washington, D.C., the government's ban on incandescent light bulbs has been temporarily suspended. "This means that you will still be able to purchase light bulbs in January of 2012 that won’t require a HAZMAT
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said provisions he introduced have been included in the year-end spending bill Congress will soon debate. The provisions are a major breakthrough which will allow Charleston to be eligible for additional federal funding to continue its harbor
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments related to the state of Arizona's 2010 immigration reform law - which the federal government blocked last summer. Arizona’s law – passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Jan Brewer in April 2010 – was supposed to take effect last July, but
Read story »According to S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham was "ecstatic" when he learned of her "Savannah River Sellout," a controversial accommodation of the state of Georgia's port expansion plans that will severely undermine the Port of Charleston's competitive position and impede the development
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made these statements on reports the Super Committee had failed to reach agreement on a deficit reduction plan. Super Committee Failure: “This is yet another reason for the American people to lose faith in Congress. I know it
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) made this statement on President Obama’s announcement today American troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year. “I respectfully disagree with President Obama. I feel all we have worked for, fought for, and sacrificed for is very
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We hate the recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling regarding Boeing ... in fact, we've said so repeatedly. The move is clearly an effort by the administration of Barack Obama to discourage companies from locating new jobs to right-to-work states - and it should be fought tooth and nail. Having
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 2011 Senate Passes Graham-Sponsored Legislation Pressing China to End Currency Manipulation WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said he was very pleased the U.S. Senate, in a strong bipartisan vote of 63-35, tonight passed legislation
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Secure in the righteousness of its indignation and its status as the most powerful, prosperous nation on the face of the earth, America commenced Operation Enduring Freedom ten years ago. "Mission Accomplished?" Not hardly. Of course that's what happens when you start wars without knowing who
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We support Gov. Nikki Haley's bid to scrap the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) commission and transfer control of this agency to the executive branch of government. However, there is one member of the SCDOT commission who desperately needs to remain engaged in this arena. Her name? Sarah
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For the second time this year, partisan lawmakers tinkering at the edges of the federal government's $14.7 trillion debt have kicked the can down the road - refusing to make immediate spending cuts even as the nation drowns in government regulations and red ink. The U.S. Senate - which hasn't passed
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We wrote earlier this month about U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's slavish devotion to America's "military-industrial complex," criticizing him for sounding "alarmist rhetoric whenever someone dares to question the colossal price tag associated with our various foreign engagements." Earlier this month Graham
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