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Nikki Haley “Recall Petition” Launched

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An online petition to recall S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley has been launched ... even though there is currently no mechanism for Palmetto state voters to recall their statewide elected officials. South Carolina is one of thirty states that does not allow for recall elections, although legislation to change

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Nikki Haley In Denial

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Once again, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is going "all in" on a big lie ... unequivocally denying that she submitted fraudulent information on a job application form in 2008. The latest scandal to befall the newly-elected governor followed her to Charleston, S.C. - where Haley was holding a town hall meeting

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Will Folks: On Nikki Haley’s Memoir

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By Will Folks || As one of the political consultants who turned S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley into a credible statewide candidate in South Carolina not too long ago - and as the new media guru who led the charge against her three establishment rivals for most of 2009 and 2010 - I'm not going to pretend that

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Nikki Haley’s Writing A Book, Too

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It probably won't be as interesting (or as truthful) as the book our founding editor is writing, but S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley is in the process of drafting her memoirs - a first step for any politician looking to position themselves for national office. According to the Associated Press, Haley has even

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The Next Nikki “Sexcerpt”

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Like the protesters in Egypt, we're all about democracy around here ... well, that or radical jihad. We haven't decided yet ... One person's Lexington and Concord is another's Mogadishu, right? Anyway, in response to the tremendous amount of traffic (and the intense media firefight) that resulted

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SC TIP To Return?

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Don't call it a comeback ... A Republican group that criticized then-candidate Nikki Haley could be re-forming in light of the new governor's rocky first month on the job. Sources tell FITS that S.C. Conservatives for Truth in Politics (TIP) - which formed last September in an effort to "find the

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FOX Affiliate Fires Back At Haley

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A Columbia, S.C. television station slammed by S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley as "tabloid news" is defending itself against the governor's attacks, calling her allegations "patently false" and "a willful attempt" to harm the station in response to its "fair coverage of a relevant news story the governor apparently

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Haley Bashes FOX Affiliate

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Usually it's a bunch of left-wing loons bashing FOX News, but in South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has declared war on the local FOX affiliate. What happened? On Sunday, WACH TV-57 (FOX - Columbia, S.C.) published a story about Palmetto political blogger (and FITS founding editor) Will Folks' forthcoming

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It’s Not Tolstoy But …

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FITS founding editor Will Folks (a.k.a. "Sic Willie") released an initial 281-word excerpt from his forthcoming and as yet untitled "tome of love" - a detailed description of his first "eighth-grade make out session" with then-State Rep. Nikki Haley in early February of 2007. While we can say that

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Will Folks: Letting The Chips Fall

By Will Folks || Since I founded FITSNews three-and-a-half years ago, I've made more than my fair share of powerful enemies in this state. One reason for that? I call it like I see it – whether you like it or not, agree with it or not, or even believe it or not. Clearly, there's no shortage of opinions

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