Trial date set for Charles Sharpe extortion case
A federal judge scheduled January 24 for Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Sharpe to stand trial on charges of extortion money laundering and lying to investigators tied to a cockfighting operation. The trial will use a statewide federa jury and cover extensive undercover recordings. Sharpe faces potential removal from office if convicted.
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Columbia
Agriculture
Charlie Sharpe
U.S
Cameron Currie
Federa
Mark Moore
Currie
Moore
Sharpe
Aiken County
FBI
Hurricane Jeanne Threatens Florida East Coast After Debris Blitz
Florida residents brace as Hurricane Jeanne, a 100 mph storm moving from the Bahamas, heads toward the east coast possibly Sunday. Gov. Jeb Bush warns of continuing misery as crews clear debris from Frances while the state endures a record string of hurricanes across weeks.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Jeanne
Bahamas
Ed Oglesby
Hutchinson Island
Jeb Bush
Frances
Texas
Florida
Panhandle
Ivan
Southwest Coast
Charley
Atlantic
Master gardeners discuss plants and politics at SC conference
South Carolina master gardeners from across the state gather in Columbia for their annual conference. Clemson University runs the program, which Gov. Sanford has scrutinized though supporters cite its value. About 87,000 dollars in state funding supports the program yearly.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Clemson University
Mark Sanford
Robbery Suspect Arrested in Columbia Case
Aiken man Choy Selbi Abies, 41, of Nicholson Village Cedar Drive, is jailed after police link him to three armed robberies and a related robbery offense. Investigators used surveillance video to identify Abies weeks after the incidents, with tips from media images aiding the case.
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Aiken Man
Choy Selbi Ables
Cedar Drive
Nicholson Village
Aiken Public Safety
Keith Glover
Glover
David Turno
Indians oppose Lewis and Clark reenactors at Missouri River
About 25 Indians from the Pine Ridge Reservation confronted a history buff expedition near Chamberlain, ordering the boats to turn back. Capt. Meriwether Lewis actor Scott Mandrell and police monitored the tense stand as Alex White Plume denounced the celebration of westward expansion and its impact on Native cultures.
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Missouri River
Chamberlain
Meriwether Lewis
Scott Mandrell
Illinois
Alex White Plume
Pine Ridge
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Agriculture Committee
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Ted Galanski
West Palm Beach
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Gonaives
Haiti
Cuba
NOAA
ESRI
By Jacob Jordan
Associated Press
John Kelly
Public Service
Dear Abby
Karen
Norman Bowers
Nathaniel H. Pryeror
Ort Thompson
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