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South Carolina's Alshon Jeffery, left, makes a one handed catch as Alabama's Dre Kickpatrick (21) defends during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

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South Carolina fan holds up his sign as they defeat Alabama 35-21 in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS South Carolina's Marcus Lattimore (21) runs in for a touchdown as Alabama's C.J. Mosley (32) tries to stop during the first half of the NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C.

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GOP candidate for governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley, seen here campaigning in Columbia, S.C., in June, would become the second Indian-American Republican governor if elected. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Herbal blends billed as aromatherapy incense are on display at BoCoMo Bay in Columbia, Mo. The new product is being sold to replace K2, the marijuana substitute, which has been made illegal.

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FILE - In a Monday May 3, 2010 photo, South Carolina Republican candidate for Governor Rep. Nikki Haley,R-Lexington, makes remarks during a televised debate in Columbia, S.C. A political blogger, Will Folks, claimed Monday, May 24, 2010 that he had an affair several years ago with Haley, a married Republican vying to become the state's first female governor. Haley, vehemently denied the allegation, made in a post that contained no proof of a relationship.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this June 17, 2010 file photo South Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, Rep. Nikki Haley, R-Lexington, takes part in a televised debate in Columbia, S.C. Sarah Palin's support and tea party activists helped GOP Haley emerge from a crowded field to capture the GOP nod for governor.

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South Carolina state Rep. Nikki Haley makes remarks during a televised debate in Columbia, S.C. She took the early lead as the state's GOP voters went to the polls on Tuesday. She was an obscure state lawmaker just months ago, but now she is the odds-on favorite to be South Carolina's first female governor. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford takes the oath of office for a second term with his wife, Jenny, and sons (from left) Marshall III, Landon, Bolton and Blake during inaugural ceremonies at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)