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Republicans are spending to aid Darline Graham as the South Carolina Senate race tightens.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Senator Darline Graham, Republican of South Carolina, during a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill last month.
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Christa Pike’s Case Puts Execution Methods Under Scrutiny

Tennessee’s unsuccessful attempt to end the life of Christa Pike is spurring more scrutiny over capital punishment techniques, and whether the death penalty should exist at all.

© South Carolina Department of Corrections, via Associated Press

In a photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the state’s death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left.
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Some Democrats Say Senate Race In South Carolina Is Winnable. Others, Not So Much.

Dr. Annie Andrews, a Democrat, is hoping to defeat Senator Darline Graham. Even some of her most ardent supporters sense that her bid is a long shot.

© Sean Rayford for The New York Times

Dr. Annie Andrews’s campaign has out-raised and outspent Senator Darline Graham’s. Last week, the Cook Political Report shifted the race from solidly Republican to likely Republican.
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