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Lawmakers again call on Obama to keep MOX open

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 18, 2013 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham meets with reporters in Charleston, S.C. Graham's campaign announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 that the candidate has $7.6 million in campaign funds in the bank while fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has $3.1 million for next fall's campaign, giving them a formidable money advantage over their opponents. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Dems will rethink Obamacare ‘when they lose elections’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sens. Kelly Ayotte, John McCain and Lindsey Graham say breathing new life into the Bush-era missile defense system — particularly by pursuing a "third site" in the Czech Republic — would be an effective way to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for his use of military force to effect a swift annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. (Associated Press)

GOP senators back restoration of Bush-era missile defense to punish Putin over actions in Crimea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - This Sept. 12, 2012 file photo shows a man walking through a room in the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. is doggedly pursuing the question of whether military personnel were told to “stand down” during the 2012 deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, despite the insistence of military leaders and other Republicans that it never happened. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)

House GOP pursues Benghazi ‘stand down’ probe

By DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

5 expected Graham GOP challengers file paperwork

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U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham gives a check to the South Carolina election commission as he files to run for re-election on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. Graham is seeking a third tern, (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

US Sen. Graham files to run for re-election

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lee Bright speaks after signing an agreement to support any challenger who gets into a runoff with U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in June, on the steps of the Statehouse, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Columbia, S.C. Six GOP candidates have said they want to take on Graham as he seeks a third term. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

4 Graham challengers agree to support each other

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

SC Republicans ask Haley to help keep MOX open

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2013 file photo Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. talks to a reporter following a speech in Goose Creek, S.C. The vote could put Senate Republicans in the uncomfortable position of saying no to a politically powerful constituency during an election year. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the bill’s author and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, has gained the endorsement of myriad veterans groups to generate momentum for his bill, which the panel says would cost $21 billion over 10 years. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Sen. Lindsey Graham defends linking Obama to Ukraine: ‘It started with Benghazi’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Sens. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat (left), and Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican, speak at a Washington news conferemce Thursday. (Associated Press)

Sexual assault in military gets Senate scrutiny

The Washington Times

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, following a Senate vote on military sexual assaults. The Senate blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how best to curb sexual assault in the ranks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Senate rejects Gillibrand’s overhaul of military’s handling of sexual assaults

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Barack Obama laughs while walking with senior adviser David Axelrod following an event at the Costa Mesa Town Hall at OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., March 18, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Axelrod bashes Sen. Graham for tying Ukraine to Benghazi

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Lindsey Graham talks Sept. 3, 2013, to a reporter following a speech to business leaders in Goose Creek, S.C. Graham is facing three challengers in the 2014 Republican primary for his seat. (Associated Press)

Sen. Lindsey Graham up big in South Carolina: poll

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2012 file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The veterans bill vote could put Senate Republicans in the uncomfortable position of saying no to a politically powerful constituency during an election year. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the bill’s author and the chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, has gained the endorsement of myriad veterans groups to generate momentum for his bill, which the panel says would cost $21 billion over 10 years. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Dozens of veterans priorities rolled into 1 bill

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Graham starts re-election campaign in earnest

By JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Graham opening campaign offices across SC

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Sen. John McCain (left), Arizona Republican, accompanied by Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, following a closed-door meeting with President Obama to discuss the situation in Syria. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham don’t speak for GOP

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 18, 2013 file photo, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham meets with reporters in Charleston, S.C. Graham's campaign announced on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 that the candidate has $7.6 million in campaign funds in the bank while fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has $3.1 million for next fall's campaign, giving them a formidable money advantage over their opponents. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

SC’s US Senate incumbents have millions on hand

By BRUCE SMITH - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham says the Chris Christie scandal is a reflection on the New Jersey governor even though some of his aides were at the center of it. "It seems to me that this whole bridge thing reinforces a narrative that's troublesome about the guy. He's kind of a bully," the South Carolina Republican says. (Associated Press)

Sen. Lindsey Graham: ‘The world is literally about to blow up’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

SC inland port praised as good for jobs, nature

By BRUCE SMITH - Associated Press