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2004 Year of Sparring Scandals and Storms in South Carolina
A recap of 2004 in South Carolina highlights 84 tornadoes as four storm tracks crossed the state, a Carolina Investors collapse affecting 8,000 investors and a $278 million loss, and a 44‑month prison term for Carolina Investors former chair Earle Morris Jr. Other items include Gov. Mark Sanford clashes with the Legislature, a cockfighting probe of Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Sharpe, a fatal arson at the Comfort Inn in Greenville, a constitutional amendment on liquor service, the H L Hunley burial, Confederate veterans and the first submarine sinking, and tattoo regulation changes approved by the state agencies.
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