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South Carolina is a state in the Southern region of the United States. The Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. It was the first state to secede from the Union to found the Confederate States of America. The state is named after King Charles II of England, as Carolus is Latin for Charles. According to 2005 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau, the state's population stands at 4,321,249. Read more at Wikipedia


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    Lana Kuykendall, 36, has been at Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina since May 11, kept “intubated and sedated,” as she fights an infection of flesh-eating bacteria that struck shortly after she gave birth to twins. - Published on 2012-05-21 08:59:00 by New York Daily News

    Lana Kuykendall, 36, has been at Greenville Memorial Hospital in South Carolina since May 11, kept “intubated and sedated,” as she fights an infection of flesh-eating bacteria that struck shortly after she gave birth to twins.

    Published by New York Daily News on 2012-05-21 08:59:00

    This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows tropical storm Alberto 140 miles (225 km) east of Charleston, S.C. Alberto is the first tropical storm of the season and formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph (75 kph). - Published on 2012-05-20 15:12:00 by KansasCity.com

    This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 19, 2012, shows tropical storm Alberto 140 miles (225 km) east of Charleston, S.C. Alberto is the first tropical storm of the season and formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina with top winds of 45 mph (75 kph).

    Published by KansasCity.com on 2012-05-20 15:12:00

    Coastal Carolina will face Charleston Southern in the first round of the Big South Championship. - Published on 2012-05-19 18:43:00 by Coastal Carolina Official Athletic Site

    Coastal Carolina will face Charleston Southern in the first round of the Big South Championship.

    Published by Coastal Carolina Official Athletic Site on 2012-05-19 18:43:00

    Dark clouds pass over downtown Miami, Florida August 15, 2010. A swirling mass of thunderstorms off the South Carolina coast has a 50 per cent chance of developing into a tropical depression or a tropical storm and could bring an early start to the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters say. - Published on 2012-05-19 10:13:00 by Canada.com

    Dark clouds pass over downtown Miami, Florida August 15, 2010. A swirling mass of thunderstorms off the South Carolina coast has a 50 per cent chance of developing into a tropical depression or a tropical storm and could bring an early start to the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters say.

    Published by Canada.com on 2012-05-19 10:13:00

    Miami-based homebuilder Lennar Corp. has plans for a new community in Indian Land, near Charlotte on the South Carolina side of the state line. - Published on 2012-05-18 10:06:00 by Charlotte Business Journal

    Miami-based homebuilder Lennar Corp. has plans for a new community in Indian Land, near Charlotte on the South Carolina side of the state line.

    Published by Charlotte Business Journal on 2012-05-18 10:06:00

    Welcome aboard: Jack Benjamin Midence was born Tuesday morning on his parents sailboat off the coast of South Carolina. His mother and sister pictured around him - Published on 2012-05-16 21:30:00 by Daily Mail - UK

    Welcome aboard: Jack Benjamin Midence was born Tuesday morning on his parents sailboat off the coast of South Carolina. His mother and sister pictured around him

    Published by Daily Mail - UK on 2012-05-16 21:30:00

    The late Sen. Strom Thurmond, then a South Carolina Democrat, holds the record for a one- person filibuster. He led a fight against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 by speaking nonstop for 23 hours, 30 minutes. Other senators helped delay a vote for 57 days, until June 19 of that year, when the bill passed. Thurmond became a Republican in 1964. He died in 2003 at age 100. - Published on 2012-05-16 20:03:00 by The Seattle Times

    The late Sen. Strom Thurmond, then a South Carolina Democrat, holds the record for a one- person filibuster. He led a fight against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 by speaking nonstop for 23 hours, 30 minutes. Other senators helped delay a vote for 57 days, until June 19 of that year, when the bill passed. Thurmond became a Republican in 1964. He died in 2003 at age 100.

    Published by The Seattle Times on 2012-05-16 20:03:00

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally at Barn, Harmon Tree Farm on January 20, 2012 in Gilbert, South Carolina. (Joe Raedle, Getty Images) - Published on 2012-05-16 05:12:00 by WOAI

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally at Barn, Harmon Tree Farm on January 20, 2012 in Gilbert, South Carolina. (Joe Raedle, Getty Images)

    Published by WOAI on 2012-05-16 05:12:00

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