Politics & Government
Update: Today in the S.C. Primary: Jan. 11
Starting gun goes off toward S.C. Primary.

Story has been updated to correct location of Rick Santorum's 7 p.m. rally in Lexington County.
With results in from New Hampshire, the six GOP candidates are heading to South Carolina for the first day in a sprint to the Jan. 21 S.C. Primary.Â
Newt Gingrich
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9 a.m.: Bus tour stop at the Laurel Hill Club, 4017 Laurel Creek Club, Rock Hill.
Noon: Bus tour stop at the Spartanburg Marriott, 299 North Church St.
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2 p.m.: Event at the Beacon Restaurant, 255 John B. White Sr. Blvd., Spartanburg.
7:30 p.m.: A fundraiser, 410 Hudson Road, Greenville. RSVP to Leslie Gaines lgaines@newt.org or Ruth Sherlock rsherlock@newt.org or call 864-552-1200
Jon Huntsman
3 p.m.: A town hall at the University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business, 1705 College Street, 8th floor, Columbia.
7 p.m.: A town hall event at North Charleston City Council Chambers, 2500 City Hall Lane, North Charleston.
Rick Perry
9 a.m.: A meet and greet at Lizard's Thicket, 4610 Augusta Road, Lexington.
1 p.m.: A meet and greet at Doc's Barbecue and Southern Buffet, 1601 Shop Road, Columbia.
3:30 p.m. A walk on the main street in Aiken, beginning at The Gun Rack, 213 Richland Avenue West.
6:15 p.m.: A meet and greet at Al's Family Restaurant, 611 Atomic Road, North Augusta.
Ron Paul
Noon: A rally, currently scheduled for the Columbia Metropolitan Airport's Eagle Aviation Building, 2700 Aviation Way, West Columbia.
Mitt Romney
6:10 p.m.: A rally at The Hall at Senate's End, 320 Senate St., Columbia.
Rick Santorum
2 p.m.: Event at Yesteryears Restaurant, 140 S. Palmer St., Ridgeway.
7 p.m.: Event at Springdale House and Gardens at 3150 Platt Springs Rd in West Columbia
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