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US Marine Bruce Redick, from Charleston, South Carolina, with Bravo Company, holds a grenade found during a house-to-house search in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, some 50 kilometers west of capital Baghdad, 29 December 2004. Fallujah was the scene of heavy fighting between insurgents and US troops which forced many of the residents to flee and which caused heavy collateral damage.

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  • Coach Spurrier's 5 Biggest Challenges for South Carolina in 2013

    with confidence to beat the Bulldogs for a fourth-straight year. Georgia cannot afford to lose again to South Carolina and South Carolina will look to assert true dominance over Georgia with another victory. The rivalry game is early in the year, so both teams 7:59 PM from Bleacher Report Read more »

  • Thunderstorms likely Sunday night

    activity throughout the area prompted the National Weather Service to issue a hazardous weather outlook for Upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina through Sunday night. The agency forecasts “numerous to widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms” 7:51 PM from Anderson Independent-Mail Read more »

  • Nadal crushes Federer

    will go to Paris on a career-best 24-match winning run. Serena was coming off consecutive titles in Miami, Charleston, South Carolina, and Madrid last week. She didn’t drop a set while winning this title. Federer had also not dropped a set all week, but he 6:48 PM from Calcutta Telegraph Read more »

  • Mark Anderson wins Web.com Tour event

    and it's been a struggle this year. It really hasn't looked that great but I felt good this week. "To get this victory in South Carolina is awesome. This state has done so much for me as far as golf. The South Carolina Junior Golf Association and the South 6:31 PM from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia) Read more »

  • Kiwis maintain momentum

    have maintained their momentum on the United States second-tier tour with top-15 finishes at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in South Carolina today. The Kiwis enjoyed the excellent scoring conditions at the weekend with Wilkinson climbing up the leaderboard to finish 4:49 PM from Stuff.co.nz Read more »

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About South Carolina

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.

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