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 | Tucked inside a cul-de-sac surrounded by 3,000-square-foot houses and a golf course, authorities say the single-story yellow house at 4 Garth Drive held an explosive secret. Neighbors in the Shadowmoss Plantation in West Ashley watched in disbelief and horror Thursday morning as heavily armed federal, state and local authorities remotely directed a robot inside the house. | ||||
| Sell 'Taj Mahal'? It's possible Faced with a potential budget shortfall of up to $35 million next school year, Charleston County schools Superintendent Nancy McGinley plans to ask the school board on Monday for permission to investigate the potential benefit of selling the main district office downtown and relocating elsewhere. 5 schools locked down in wake of gunfire incidentGOOSE CREEK â€" Investigators are trying to determine what led to shots being fired in broad daylight Thursday afternoon across from Goose Creek High School. Gunfire crackled on Red Bank Road and a chase ensued about 2 p.m., prompting the Berkeley County School District to lock down five area schools as a precaution. Riley helps Obama pitch stimulus planTwo of South Carolina's mayors, including Charleston's Joe Riley, traveled to Virginia Thursday to help President-elect Barack Obama pitch his plan for reviving the nation's faltering economy. Riley and Columbia Mayor Bob Coble were among about a dozen mayors from around the country joining Obama at George Mason University in Fairfax for a speech on his proposed economic stimulus package. Obama: Postpone switch to digitalWASHINGTON â€" President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready.  | ||||
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