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6 incumbents, including Wilson, win US House races in SC

By JEFFREY COLLINSNovember 4, 2020 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Six U.S. House incumbents from South Carolina easily won reelection Tuesday...

SC town honors black WWII vet 7 decades after brutal beating

By CHRISTINA L. MYERSFebruary 9, 2019 GMT

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina town has honored the memory of a black WWII veteran whose 1946 beating at the hands of a white police chief left him permanently blind and helped spur President Harry Truman's drive to integrate the U...

Democrat Sean Carrigan: Moderate, swing voters key to election success

By Colin Demarest cdemarest@aikenstandard.comSeptember 26, 2018 GMT

Sean Carrigan, a Democrat running to represent South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District, believes he can beat Republican incumbent U.S.

Congressman Joe Wilson greets staff at Clyburn Center for Primary Care

Kristina RackleyMay 26, 2018 GMT

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., toured the Clyburn Center for Primary Care on Friday afternoon, greeting many staff members and thanking them for their work.

Director of Outreach and Community Services Gail Diggs said Wilson's appearance was more of a visit than a scheduled event.

Lawmakers try to keep town halls from getting out of control

By NICHOLAS RICCARDIApril 13, 2017 GMT

DENVER (AP) — It was one of the most exclusive tickets in town: Only 800 were made available, and those lucky enough to score one had to show photo ID at the gate, where they were issued a wristband and a number...

Crowd shouts ‘You Lie’ at Joe Wilson, who shouted at Obama

April 11, 2017 GMT

GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina representative who shouted "You Lie" at President Barack Obama during a joint session of Congress was on the receiving end of the same words in his district this week.