Punjab town greets Nikki Haley election with joy
In Verka Punjab the Randhawa family and villagers celebrate Haley winning as South Carolina governor. Residents recall Haley born Nimrata Randhawa to Sikh parents and praise her as an Indian American milestone. Local relatives plan a victory party and possible U.S. visit.
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Haley
Nimrata Randhawa
United States
Vincent Sheheen
Randha
Prakash Singh Badal
Bobby Jindal
Louisiana
Jindal
Airmen Return to Charleston Base After Middle East Deployment
More than 120 airmen from the 1 Sth Airlift Squadron are set to return to Charleston after a four month deployment in the Middle East. The Air Force said the squadron conducted about 3 500 daily airlift airdrop and medical evacuation missions under the 8167th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The unit also aided flood victims in Pakistan.
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Middle East
Air Force
Pakistan
University speaks pay debated after Sanford talk
Carolina Productions receives about half a million dollars yearly from student activity fees to plan programming. The Greenville News obtained a list of paid speakers after it was revealed that former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford was paid 15000 to speak to students. Greenville Republican state Sen. Mike Fair urged the university to have greater control over speaker selection and compensation.
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Carolina Productions
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Greenville News
South Carolina
Jenny Sanford
Greenville
Mike Fair
USC pays big for celeb speakers report
The University of South Carolina student programming group paid famous figures thousands for talks. Founders of Ben and Jerry's reportedly received $35,000 and Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes was paid $27,000, according to a Sunday report.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
Greenville News
Duff Goldman
University
Jerry Brewer
Short sales take hold in Myrtle Beach market
Local Realtors say short sales will stay a fixture for years as lenders increasingly approve deals. In a two day course, 74 agents trained as Certified Distressed Property Experts to handle transactions faster while educating homeowners and buyers about risks and tax implications. The spread of faster approvals, helped by lender shifts, points to a market where about 8 percent of single family homes and 10 percent of condos sold between January and September were short sales.
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Myrtle Beach
Alex Holbert
ReMax Town & Country
Tony Martinez
Distressed Property Institute
Holbert
Wendy Hodges
Bank of America
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