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The 19th Century's "Great Compromiser" in Congress Had His Warts, But Finding Common Ground Helped Keep the Country Together for a While.

COLUMBIA — Call it South Carolina’s “National Treasure” mystery — except, in this true caper, the lost relic’s existence was never in doubt, and there is no hidden map with

By Charles Morgan for CoinWeek ..... Paper money, that graphically rich form of tender, sits at the periphery of the broader coin-collecting hobby. It's a

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Plus, the long history of aerial spying, a new CDC report about teen drinking and drug use, a new outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, and more.

The sudden appearance of so many "UFOs" and the sudden rise of F-22 air-to-air kills may make it seem like annoying "weather balloons" are a recent trend, but not so.

Only 54 people have served as speaker of the House. The ninth person to do so was a South Carolinian.