Henry Brown

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06/25/10
RE: Henry Brown

Rep. Henry Brown is retiring. Aside from Barrett, the bailout vote thwarted Inglis' quest for another term in the 4th Congressional District. ...

Source: Las Vegas Sun
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06/24/10
House candidate Tim Scott gives Obama an 'F,' credits him with inspiring black ...

He's expected to replace retiring Rep. Henry Brown, Jr. (RS.C.), becoming the first black Republican House member since JC Watts (Okla. ...

Source: The Hill (blog)
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06/23/10
Ketner mulls independent US Senate bid in SC

Supporters of Linda Ketner, who as a Democrat two years ago nearly unseated GOP incumbent US Rep. Henry Brown in the coastal 1st Congressional District, ...

Source: Sumter Item
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06/23/10
Across the region

Supporters of Linda Ketner, who as a Democrat two years ago nearly unseated GOP incumbent US Rep. Henry Brown in the coastal 1st Congressional District, ...

Source: Augusta Chronicle
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06/23/10
Election results get local certification

In the GOP runoff for Berkeley County supervisor, the incumbent, Dan Davis, maintained his victory over US Rep. Henry Brown. Certified results show Davis ...

Source: Charleston Post Courier
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06/23/10
McMahon: Wrestling was soap opera

Supporters of Linda Ketner, who as a Democrat two years ago nearly unseated GOP incumbent US Rep. Henry Brown, are collecting petition signatures to get her ...

Source: The Associated Press
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06/23/10
GOP's Tim Scott turns South Carolina politics on its head

State Rep. Tim Scott, a conservative African-American lawmaker with the weight of the national GOP behind him, easily defeated the youngest son of late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond Tuesday in a GOP runoff race that turned conventional political wisdom on

Source: McClatchy
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06/23/10
Ketner might take on DeMint

Former campaign workers are collecting signatures to get Charleston philanthropist Linda Ketner on the Senate ballot as a write-in candidate to race against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint of Greenville. While Ketner, a grocery store heiress,

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06/22/10
Run Off Election Recap

Although Congressman Henry Brown almost lost this seat in 2008, it is still pretty reliably Republican. Scott is likely to win the November election. ...

Source: Before It's News
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06/22/10
Congressman Mike Michaud (D-ME) Invites West Wireless Health Institute to ...

Who: US Representative Mike Michaud, D-ME, Chairman, and Representative Henry Brown, R-SC, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health, House Veterans' Affairs ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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06/22/10
Ketner being drafted for US Senate run

... one of the petition drive organizers and Ketner's 2008 finance director during her run against US Rep. Henry Brown. Ketner, who ran as a Democrat, ...

Source: The State
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06/22/10
Scott Could Become First Black Republican Congressman Since Watts

Scott had originally intended to run for lieutenant governor of South Carolina, but when Representative Henry Brown, RS.C., announced his decision to retire ...

Source: RTT News
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06/22/10
Blagojevich for UN ambassador; Barton apology apologia; Rory Reid goes undercover

Rep. Henry Brown (RS.C.), retiring after five terms in Congress, just lost an election -- to the county board of supervisors. Maybe try the PTA? ...

Source: Washington Post (blog)
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06/22/10
Election Results

Outgoing US Rep. Henry Brown decided to run for Berkeley County supervisor, finding himself in a runoff against incumbent Supervisor Dan Davis. ...

Source: Columbia City Paper (blog)
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06/22/10
RE: Henry Brown

... one of the petition drive organizers and Ketner's 2008 finance director during her run against US Rep. Henry Brown. Ketner, who ran as a Democrat, ...

Source: The State
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06/22/10
RE: Henry Brown

The seat was left vacant by the retirement of GOP US Rep. Henry Brown. The national GOP promoted Scott, 44, an insurance executive and protege of Republican ...

Source: MiamiHerald.com
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06/22/10
2010 themes pop up in runoff results

...and is strongly favored to win; the district, which is 72 percent white, has sent a Republican to Congress for three decades. Rep. Henry Brown is retiring. Also in South Carolina, six-term Republican Rep. Bob Inglis fell to prosecutor Trey Gowdy in the

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06/22/10
2010 themes pop up in runoff results

...and is strongly favored to win; the district, which is 72 percent white, has sent a Republican to Congress for three decades. Rep. Henry Brown is retiring. Also in South Carolina, six-term Republican Rep. Bob Inglis fell to prosecutor Trey Gowdy in the

Source: Miami Herald
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06/22/10
First Black Republican Since Watts Headed to D.C.

...delegation. Scott dropped his bid for lieutenant governor earlier this year to run in the 1st district after Rep. Henry Brown (R) announced his plans to retire at the end of his term. In a race in which he was running against the son of the state’s le

Source: CQ Politics
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06/22/10
Scott makes history

...the 1st District, which stretches from Charleston to Myrtle Beach. The seat was left vacant by the retirement of GOP U.S. Rep. Henry Brown of Hanahan. The national GOP promoted Scott, 44, an insurance executive and protégé of libertarian Republican Go

Source: The State
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06/22/10
2010 themes pop up in runoff results

LIZ SIDOTI, AP National Political Writer | - AP Tim Scott speaks to supporters at the Hilton Garden Inn in North Charleston, S.C. after he won a run-off election to become Republican candidate for South Carolina's 1st congressional district, defeating

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06/22/10
Snapshot Of Tuesday's Primary Results

...the solidly GOP district in the fall.  If he wins, he'll be the first black member of the House since Oklahoma's J.C. Watts Henry Brown left after 2002, and only the fourth in the past century.  Rep. (R) is retiring. 4th CD (R):  Congressman Bob Ingl

Source: NPR
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06/22/10
Nikki Haley wins in South Carolina; Rep. Bob Inglis loses seat

...Thurmond, the youngest son of the late senator, to compete in November for an open seat created by the retirement of Rep. Henry Brown. Scott, 44, also was endorsed by Palin. Congress hasn't had a black Republican since Rep. J.C. Watts left seven years a

Source: Miami Herald
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06/22/10
SC House: Inglis Loses; African-American GOPer Wins

...Inglis. Still, he did not attack Inglis directly in the runoff, a sign that he believed he was safely ahead. In retiring Rep. Henry Brown's (R) seat, state Rep. Tim Scott (R) blasted late-Sen. Thurmond (R) son/atty Paul Thurmond (R), 69-31%. Scott appea

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06/21/10
RE: Henry Brown

Henry Brown. Scott, 44, also was endorsed by Palin. Congress hasn't had a black Republican since Rep. JC Watts left seven years ago. ...

Source: MiamiHerald.com
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06/21/10
Runoffs In Both Carolinas Highlight Primary Day Today

...Player. NPR's Don Gonyea On The S.C. Primary Runoff In the 1st Congressional District , being vacated by retiring Republican Henry Brown , Tim Scott , S.C.'s first and only black Republican state lawmaker, faces Paul Thurmond , the son of the late Sen.

Source: NPR
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06/21/10
GOP prefers black candidate to a Thurmond in S. Carolina

...Thurmond. It's not a question that's discussed much now in the solidly Republican 1st District, where the five-term incumbent, Henry Brown, is retiring. In Charleston, the candidates are talking about the best way to pay for big projects such as dredgin

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06/21/10
Super Runoff Tuesday — races in four states

...gubernatorial primary wasn't enough, there's also a Republican runoff in the open race to replace retiring Republican Rep. Henry Brown. The contest in the state's first congressional district pits Strom Thurmond's son, Paul Thurmond, against Tim Scott,

Source: MSNBC
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06/21/10
Runoffs on ballot

...son to late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, are running for the Charleston-based congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Henry Brown. 5th Circuit solicitor: Dan Johnson and John Meadors square off in the Democratic race for solicitor in Richland and Ker

Source: The State
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06/21/10
Tuesday's Starting Lineup

Good Tuesday morning. Voters are voting in primaries and runoffs in NC, SC, MS and UT, where key matchups this fall will be set today. Here's today's Starting Lineup, previewing the people who will make a difference in politics this Tuesday: REP. JIM

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