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Inauguration 2009

Inauguration - local

Local Democrats dust off their party hats

While many of the millions expected to attend Barack Obama's inauguration will be there to witness history, for many local Democratic leaders it will have a more immediate flavor: their victory party.

JRTOC members hope to march in Inauguration parade

They've marched in parades from Lumberton, N.C., to Aynor to North Myrtle Beach, and now they're awaiting word on whether they'll be chosen to march in a parade destined for history.

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Political news | Southenders club meets this week

The Southenders Democratic Club meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at The Roost, 5417 S.C. 544. That's on old Highway 544, about a mile west of the swing bridge. For information, contact Paul Richardson at richardsondemocrat@sc.rr.com or Dianne Dollriehs at 655-3039.

Outgoing N.C. governor decries media coverage

Outgoing Gov. Mike Easley is complaining about how he and his administration have been treated by some N.C. newspapers. In an interview with the News & Record of Greensboro, Easley said the 24-hour-a-day news cycle is placing pressure on newspapers to run what he calls "gotcha" stories, some of which have scrutinized state government.

South Carolina projected to gain power

South Carolina's chances of gaining an extra seat in Congress in 2010 - and the added clout that comes with it - continued to increase with the release of new Census projections this week, according to one analyst's report.