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30 01, 2012

Ex-BB&T chief to speak at CofC – The Post and Courier

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John Allison's talk is part of the College of Charleston BB&T Free Market Process Speaker Series. It will be held Feb. 9 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Wachovia Auditorium at 5 Liberty St. in downtown Charleston. The title of the talk is: "The Practical Impact of the Federal Reserve on Decision Making in Large

30 01, 2012

C of C has plan it can build on – Charleston Post and Courier

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Science and math have come out winners in the College of Charleston's 20-year campus building plan. The college has completed a draft of the campus master plan, which would bring the landlocked, downtown campus an additional 863,000 square feet of space without significantly increasing the school's footprint, said Steve Osborne, executive vice president for business

25 01, 2012

News From Bully Pulpit Series

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Bully Pulpit Coverage of Colbert/Cain Rally Index VIDEO: “Rock Me Like A Herman Cain: South Cain-Olina Primary Rally” via MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/46074168#46074168  VIDEO: MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” January 20, 2012 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe/#46070451 VIDEO: Charleston The Post and Courier http://www.postandcourier.com/videos/2012/jan/20/2155/ VIDEO: Associated Press http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=90861&sitesection=nypostns&VID=23564077 VIDEO: London Daily Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/9029585/US-election-2012-Stephen-Colbert-urges-South-Carolina-voters-to-support-Herman-Cain.html VIDEO: ABCNews.com http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/stephen-colbert-herman-cain-rally-south-carolina-15407516 AUDIO: NPR News http://www.npr.org/2012/01/20/145532520/colbert-cain-hold-rally-in-s-c Associated Press -

24 01, 2012

Colbert Report – Comedy Central

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Stephen Colbert (Script)  Folks, the establishment may have thwarted my campaign for president of the United States of South Carolina. but there is one moment they can never take away. Last Friday's rock you like a Herman Cain South-Cain-olina at the College of Charleston. It gave me some of hope to see so many students so willing to skip class on such short notice.

24 01, 2012

In South Carolina, moments to remember on the GOP trail – The Washington Post

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The next day, Friday, Cain attended a campaign rally with satirist Stephen Colbert in Cistern Yard on the university’s quad. Nearly 5,000 people, mostly students, showed up at the event, perching on walls around the quad, hanging out of the windows of school buildings. Colbert, who is championing a Cain candidacy to emphasize the absurdities

24 01, 2012

More states betting on casino gambling for jobs, revenue- USA Today

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 Authorizing casino gambling is "easy politically right now," says Douglas Walker, associate professor of economics at South Carolina's College of Charleston and author of The Economics of Casino Gambling. "People want jobs and they don't want higher taxes. Legalizing casinos can be argued to create jobs and tax revenues."  http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-01-23/states-casino-gambling/52746498/1