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South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley is surely pleased her most recent bought of national attention -- she's gracing the cover of Newsweek and is profiled in the magazine as "earthy, attractive, articulate - and the GOP's newest star in the fast-changing South."

The article, titled Woman on the Verge is published in the July 12th issue of the magazine.