Campaign PACs under scrutiny in South Carolina politics
Several House Republicans lead leadership PACs including Speaker Bobby Harrell and Dan Cooper. Harrell reports over 262000 in Palmetto Leadership Council funds used to back pro business candidates. Cato’s Carolina Commerce Fund has drawn donations from insurers while Haley co sponsors a reform bill.
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Bobby Harrell
Ways and Means Committee
Dan Cooper
Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Harry Cato
Harrell
Palmetto Leadership Council Pac
PAC
South Carolina
U.S
Tom DeLay
DeLay
Congress
Crangle
Cato
Carolina Commerce Fund
State
Ethics Commission
Nikki Haley
Lexington
Tripp
Grand jury decision looming in Duke lacrosse case
Durham County prosecutors plan to present the Duke University lacrosse case to a grand jury as early as today amid defense claims of no rape and no sex. DNA tests reportedly show no link to 46 white team members. one black player was not tested. Prosecutor Mike Nifong defends reliance on non DNA evidence and identifies possible identifications by the victim.
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Durham
N.C
Duke University
Durham County
Mike Nifong
Nifong
Peter Neufeld
The
Innocence Project
North Carolina Central University
Butch Williams
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