Campaign donations top eight million since October
Statewide races attract over 8 million in contributions since October with more than 5 million raised since January. Greg Ryberg contributes 2 million and becomes first statewide candidate to air TV ads while out of state donations exceed 900 thousand. Sanford leads in donor concentration but claims most funds are raised in state.
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South Carolina
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Ryberg
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Mark Sanford
Sanford
Jason Miller
Miller
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Henry McMaster
Robert Barber
Grady Patterson
Oscar Lovelace
Lovelace
Convicted killer seeks new trial in 2004 case
Lawyers for Billy Wayne Cope who was convicted in 2004 of raping and killing his 12 year old daughter Amanda Cope have requested a new trial. Cope is serving a life sentence plus 30 years for the strangling death of Amanda Cope.
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Billy Wayne Cope
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Attorneys contest verdict over sexual predator Sanders link
Cope’s lawyers ask the state Court of Appeals to consider that James Edward Sanders, convicted in September 2004 of raping and killing Amanda, was labeled a sexual predator and that mention could have biased jurors. Prosecutors defend the trial as fair and keep the sentence. Sanders faced later charges for break-ins and sexual assaults after Amanda’s death.
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USC warns after 1400 Social Security numbers emailed to classmates
University of South Carolina officials alert about a database attachment sent with an email that exposed about 1400 students' Social Security numbers. Officials urge credit monitoring and potential reporting to agencies while USC works to complete a fall 2007 ID-number transition amid broader moves away from SSNs in higher education.
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Peter Ewell
National Center For Higher Education Management Systems
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New Jersey
University of California-Berkeley
University of South Carolina
Bill Hogue
Clemson University
Steve Robbins
Clemson
Ewell
Marianne C. Bickle
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