America should stand firm on airspace rights with China
The release of 24 U S Navy crewmen from China ends a tense standoff over an Aries II aircraft that collided with a Chinese fighter on March 31. The incident highlights ongoing disputes over airspace and a need to maintain free flight while pursuing calm diplomacy.
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America
China
Hainan Island
Guam
Hawaii
USS
Joseph W. Prueher
Tang Jiaxuang
United States
Wang Wei
Beijing
Bush
George W. Bush
Local Newspaper Masthead Tidbits and Staff Roles
The fragment lists editorial and production staff including Managing Editor Garth R. Groshans, Timothy E. O Briant as Pressroom Supervisor, James R. Bennett Jr as Systems Manager, and J David Boyd in a systems role, with names Scott B Hunter and Jeffrey B Wallace appearing as apparent bylines or contributors.
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Garth R. Groshans
Timothy E. O'Briant
James R. Bennett Jr
China China China and America in words and power plays
A dated editorial argues the United States should project strength over China after the April 1 surveillance incident. It criticizes soft rhetoric, urges immediate resumption of reconnaissance flights with protective air and sea power, and warns against conceding sovereignty or values. It cites Mao and Bernstein and Munro to frame China as seeking regional dominance while warning US officials to act decisively.
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China
United States
Asia
Bush
Congress
Soviet Union
Moldova
Europe
America
Alfred Knopf
Richard Bernstein
New York Times
Beijing
Ross Munro
Time Magazine
Hong Kong
Japan
South China
East China Seas
Mao Tse-tung
Bill Clinton
Bush Administration
Bush tax plan threads progressivity through partisan twists
The article outlines how President Bush's proposed 1.6 trillion tax cut keeps the code progressive, diverging from flat or sales tax ideals. It notes Democratic and Republican hands at work, contrasts with past reform efforts, and highlights cross‑party moves in the Senate and House while stressing the perennial political maneuvering shaping any final bill.
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House ‘Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Bush
Senate
George W. Bush
Dick Armey
Bill Archer
House
Armey
Texas
Archer
Ways and Means Committee
Tom Dascnies
Mr. Bush
Congress
Bill Clinton
GOP
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
Capitol Hill
Sens
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Lince Chafee
R-Al
Critics fault Education Dept over missing funds since 1998
A series of letters from Aiken and Wagener criticize the Department of Education for not balancing its books since 1998 and demand accountability. One writer questions where tax dollars went, questions local school funding, and mocks public schooling while praising creationist views and educational institutions.
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Department of Education
Tam
Sen. Thurmond
Department Education
US S. Department of Education
Ernst and Young
Aiken
Oliver Twist
Artful Dodger
R.E. Sutherland Aiken
Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites reader letters with signatures contact address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited and condensed and should be mailed to Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 or sent by email or fax to provided addresses.
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Aiken
Etters
Aiken Stantard
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Poor
Atin
Jeffrey B. Wallace
J. David Boyd
DAL
God
Glenn Wilson
USCA
Oxford University
British Museum
University of Chicago
Sam W. Fulmer
Wagener
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