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THIS FIRST — “As Haiti reels from a massive 7.0 earthquake and reports upwards of a hundred thousand dead, a Charleston-based Christian nonprofit organization is mobilizing relief efforts. Water Missions International says it will be sending 10 water purification systems as soon as possible to the devastated country. WMI says each water treatment system can treat 10,000 gallons of water per day, enough for 5,000 people in a disaster situation, and news organizations are reporting that access to water is the number one issue facing survivors. WMI expects these 10 systems to be the first of many to be sent,” reports the Charleston City Paper.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — LL Cool J and Shepard Smith are celebrating today. Coincedentally, today would be Benedict Arnold’s birthday – just a day after Lane Kiffin accepted the head coaching job of Southern Cal.
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NATIONAL LENS — The Senate is hoping to vote on Bernanke by the end of the month. Sen. DeMint is still opposed.
BY THE NUMBERS — 102-11 is the vote tally by which the House approved a resolution censuring Gov. Mark Sanford. The Senate now must add its approval. The Greenville News reports, “House lawmakers later this year could vote again … if the Senate doesn’t pass a joint resolution in a ‘timely manner.’”
BY THE NUMBERS II — “Gov. Mark Sanford paid more than $185,346 to his attorneys in the most recent quarter.”
CLUBBIN — At the National Press Club Wednesday, “Attorney General McMaster said he has the support of 14 other attorneys general who agree that the Nebraska amendment raises significant constitutional concerns and is threatening to file a constitutional challenge to Congress’s healthcare reform effort unless a special provision favoring Nebraska at the expense of all other states is stripped from the law.”
AULD LANG SYNE — Lindsey Graham set up a New Years Eve phone call between Senator Nelson and McMaster.
NEWSOURCE — Amanda Carpenter picks up on Henry McMaster’s efforts.
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1994 MEET 2010? Rod Shealy believes there is room for another Mark Sanford in the First District.
PLANS — “State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex, a Democrat in the race for governor, unveiled a two-part plan Wednesday for improving the state’s economy and creating jobs.”
WATER — “Conservationists are hoping state lawmakers pass legislation this year that will put South Carolina in a better position to manage water resources the next time drought strikes. The bill would require anyone withdrawing water from rivers and lakes to get a permit from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control with certain exceptions.”
DHEC REFORM — “Sen. Glenn McConnell said he remains against putting the governor in charge of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, as conservationists proposed in a bill last year. But after a legislative briefing about conservation issues Wednesday, McConnell said he will consider a compromise that could improve operations at DHEC.”
NORTH CHARLESTON — Wind lab chief picked
CHARLESTON — Carrying on King’s work
SPARTANBURG — Team exercise will help kids exercise
COLUMBIA — Realtors rally in Columbia to push ‘point-of-sale’ tax cap
CLARENDON — Gets good — but not clean — audit
ORANGEBURG — Local representatives: Censure of governor is appropriate
FINALLY THIS — $2.89 CENTS (SIC) — “A former manager at an Orangeburg County McDonald’s says she is seriously considering suing the fast food giant. On Tuesday, a jury found her not guilty on charges she stole $2.89 cents from the cash drawer.”
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