Topic: Tim Scott
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Who is Tim Scott? Black senator-to-be should make tea party proud.
Rep. Tim Scott has been appointed to the seat held by retiring Sen. Jim DeMint. As a Republican African-American, Scott is a historic choice – and one likely to please the tea party.
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Decoder Wire
Senator Jenny Sanford? Why it might be a smart pick.Jenny Sanford, ex-wife of South Carolina's ex-governor, is reportedly on the short list to fill outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint's seat. It could present the GOP with a much-needed opportunity to appeal to women.
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Partisan feud escalates over voter ID laws in South Carolina, other states
The Obama administration has blocked South Carolina's tough voter ID law, citing possible minority disenfranchisement. The spread of such laws is reviving a Democratic-Republican feud over voting rights.
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Herman Cain's other problem: African-Americans
Though his campaign caught fire for a time, many black voters did not embrace Herman Cain because he rejects institutional racism as a major issue. But his candidacy has exposed rifts in the black community.
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Tea Party Tally
Tea party fuels rise of Herman Cain. So how can it be racist?Herman Cain surged to the top of the GOP presidential field in one poll on Thursday, buttressed by strong tea party support. Tea party backers say that shows the movement isn't racist.
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On the budget, House GOP's fiery freshmen reveal a pragmatic side
They held budget negotiators' feet to the fire, but the GOP House freshmen also proved to be flexible. Too, their voting record for their first 100 days in office is less monolithic than many had expected.
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All eyes on GOP House freshmen in budget impasse. Will they budge?
The Senate on Wednesday rejected both the big budget cuts of the House bill and the much smaller cuts of a Senate alternative. The ball is once again in the court of the 87 GOP House freshmen elected on last year's tea party wave.
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The Adam Smith Institute Blog
Four lessons for Brits from America's midtermsIs libertarianism on the rise? Americans voted for free marketers, but voted down social conservatives. Here are the take-homes for British libertarians.
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Opinion: Election 2010 surprise: rise of black Republicans
The Republican Party has fielded more than 30 African-American candidates this year, renewing a historic alliance.
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Bear attack in Kentucky; bear still at large
Bear attack: The black bear remained on the loose Tuesday despite traps set after the animal mauled a hiker in the first recorded bear attack on a human in Kentucky.
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Nikki Haley wins GOP nomination for governor in South Carolina
Nikki Haley, with the help of Tea Party activists and Sarah Palin, overtook the old boy network to win the GOP runoff.
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With Nikki Haley and Tim Scott, will South Carolina runoffs make history?
Nikki Haley, an Indian-American woman, and Tim Scott, a black man, look positioned to win their respective races Tuesday in GOP runoffs in South Carolina. Their rise is a window into a changing state.
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Tim Scott: Can a black Republican win in South Carolina?
In South Carolina, black Republican Tim Scott is taking on one-time segregationist Strom Thurmond's son in a race for the US House GOP nomination that explodes Southern stereotypes.
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Nikki Haley in tough fight for South Carolina GOP primary in governor's race
South Carolina State Representative Nikki Haley is facing three men in the state's GOP primary for governor Tuesday. During the primary campaign, Haley has been accused of having affairs with two separate men.
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