House rookies get acquainted
By JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press Writer
      COLUMBIA — South Carolina House rookies spent Tuesday finding out what to expect in their freshmen terms. The cast of seven Democrats and 16 Republicans elected Nov. 4 includes state Rep. Tim Scott, the first black Republican winning a House seat since reconstruction ended.
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South Carolina ranks last in tobacco prevention spending
By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press Writer
      COLUMBIA _ Ten years after the tobacco settlement, South Carolina has slid back to its worst-in-the-nation status in what it spends to keep people from smoking, according a report released Tuesday by a coalition of public health groups.
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