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A Campaign Season of Gaffes and Gotchas

WASHINGTON (Oct. 29) -- Memo to novice political candidates: Know thy Constitution. Don't tell Hispanics they look Asian. Pay special attention to what you say when you are in front of cameras. Which you almost always are. Expect your chitchat to go viral. And, really, try your best to stay out of court. Now relax. Be...

SC's Mystery Senate Candidate Draws a Crowd

MANNING, S.C. -- For his first public speech, Alvin Greene didn't go travel very far. He didn't have to. Everyone came to his hometown. The surprise South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate spoke to the Manning branch of the NAACP's third Sunday of the month meeting, and attendance was good. The crowd -- friends, media...

Surprise SC Senate Candidate Makes First Speech

MANNING, S.C. (July 18) -- In his first campaign appearance, South Carolina's surprising U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene avoided any major gaffes Sunday as he hit his three major themes of jobs, education and justice. The speech started off with a joke and ended with Greene timidly waving, a shy smile spreading across...

What's on Alvin Greene's Mind? Let's See. Hmm ...

(July 10) -- For the record, Alvin Greene thinks his story is "not too weird." He may be the only one. The 32-year-old unemployed Army vet's rise to U.S. Senate contender is one of the more bizarre political narratives in recent memory. Last month, he won the Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina in a landslide....

A Guided Tour of Alvin Greene's Weird New Campaign Website

There are many divisive and controversial figures in American politics these days, but none have managed to acquire quite the reputation of mystery, intrigue and sheer strangeness as Alvin Greene, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina. The 32-year-old Army veteran appeared on the national political...