Obama budget prunes MOX funding and slows plutonium plan
President Obama’s FY 2014 budget trims MOX funding by 115 million and probes alternative plutonium disposition options. The plan calls for 320 million to support MOX construction at a reduced pace while assessing options, with total fissile material disposition funding at 503 million. Officials warn workforce impact is likely as schedules loosen.
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Andrew Bieniawski
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Obama proposes $3.8 trillion budget with tax hikes
President Obama unveils a 2014 budget totaling about 3.8 trillion dollars. It combines higher taxes on smokers and the wealthy with Social Security benefits reductions and new spending for roads, rail, education, and jobs programs, while promising long term deficit reductions.
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Area Deaths in South Carolina Names List
Obituary notice lists Annett Lawrence Aiken Everett Rakim Hines Geneva Knight Adams Peggy Earline Hardy Lowe Robert Martin Taylor Ridge Spring Beech Island and Graniteville area residents. Funeral details and death notices appear for six Aiken area residents with familial connections and local service information.
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Geneva Knight Adams
Aiken
Peggy Earline Hardy Lowe
Graniteville
Robert Martin Taylor
Ridge Spring
Wallace Roberts Sr
Beech Island
Five Day Forecast Clouds and Thunder Possible
Mostly cloudy conditions with a slight chance of thunderstorms and rain. High near 79 and low around 63. A five day forecast follows with variable skies and scattered showers depending on the day.
Par 3 Contest Draws Pros Before Masters
Augusta locals note the Par 3 Contest on the Masters grounds draws top players despite the curse that no winner has claimed the Masters that same year. Rickie Fowler calls it a fun Wednesday event as fields clash on the short course ahead of the major.
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Singh
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Rickie Fowler
Hole of the Day at Augusta Honors Fowler Grandmother as Honorary Caddie
The course at Amen Corner features a 505 yard par four white dogwood hole with a lengthened tee and trees removed on the right. A large straight drive is needed to reach the hill crest, with a pond left and bunker back right guarding the green. Fowler’s afternoon was brightened by his grandmother serving as honorary caddie, a long standing tradition.
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Fowler
Notebook 3B Bounces Back Amid Health Challenges
The feature highlights an athlete who, despite poor health, found a second wind and performed well. Fowler praises her effort while noting an upcoming knee surgery she was expected to have. The piece references further details on PAR3, Page 5A.
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