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In the 1970s, South Carolina elected its first Republican governor since Reconstruction. In 1987 and 1991, the state elected and reelected Governor Caroll Campbell, another Republican. Republican David Beasley, a former Democrat who claimed to have undergone a spiritual rebirth that caused him to reconsider his views, ran for governor as a Republican and won. As governor, Beasley surprised everyone and risked the wrath of Southern traditionalists by announcing, in 1996, that as a Christian he could not justify keeping the Confederate flag flying over the State House, knowing that it offended black South Carolinians. Traditionalists were further shocked when Bob Jones III, of Bob Jones University, announced that he held the very same view.
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In South Carolina, the Election Day referendum on a state-run lottery is a much hotter campaign than the race for president. Most polls give George W. Bush at least a 10-point lead, and that's conservative. Meanwhile, the lottery's once-solid lead has been dwindling. The election is likely to be very close.
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South Carolina's instigation persuaded other states to join the Confederacy. The rest of the Southern states seceded in the following months. Together, they organized themselves as the Confederate States of America. Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee, now certain that Lincoln meant to use force to keep their fellow Southern states under federal rule, seceded one by one. The South was at a disadvantage in number, weaponry, and maritime skills--few southerners were sailors. Federal ships sailed south and blocked off one port after another.
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On Nov. 7, South Carolina voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to allow a lottery. It was just two years ago when Bubba, a fictional good ol' boy from Georgia, was featured in a popular ad campaign that helped the little-known Hodges, a lottery supporter, beat Governor David Beasley, a Republican.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, South Carolina's senior (over-65) population is projected to grow by 133 percent between 2000 and 2030, stressing the state's physical and financial infrastructure. Unless society devises new ways to promote independence for older adults, the healthcare system and nursing homes will soon be hard pressed to accommodate the 80-and-over population.
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South Carolina’s research universities use state and private CoEE funds to attract high-caliber researchers. These scientists work in areas that hold the greatest promise for economic development and job creation in South Carolina. Through CoEE, the universities ... build research infrastructure, enhance academic programs, and facilitate technology transfer to the business community.
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