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Rep. Tim Scott to replace DeMint in Senate

December 17, 2012 4:15 PM

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley picks U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to be the state's next U.S. Senator, making him the only black Republican in Congress and the South's first black Republican senator since Reconstruction. He takes over for Jim DeMint. AP video (Dec. 17)

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley picks U.S. Rep.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley picks U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to be the state's next U.S. Senator, making him the only black Republican in Congress and the South's first black Republican senator since Reconstruction. He takes over for Jim DeMint. AP video (Dec. 17)

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