Editorial calls Haley to repay campaign funds now
Aiken Standard letters argue Gov Nikki Haley used state security for campaign purposes and delays reimbursement. They cite FOIA findings showing SLED security costs over 16000 dollars and call for immediate repayment, noting a broader failure to cut government spending and uphold transparency.
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Nikki Haley
Charleston Post and Courier
Haley
S.C
Post and Courier
SLEC
Kathryn Richardson
Richardson
SLED
Marisa Crawford
The
South Carolina
New York
Washington
House
Harry Ott
Associated Press
Ott
D-St. Matthews
Aiken Standard Staff Contact Details
Publisher and editor names and contact handles for Aiken Standard, including Scott B. Hunter and Timothy E. O Briant, executive editors, and qualifications for production, advertising, business, and managing editors with their email handles and affiliations.
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Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Aikenstandard.com
Presidential dogfight and Seamus as campaign symbol
The column weighs in on Seamus the Romneys dog and the Obama campaigns use of dogs in the race. It contrasts Seamus crate travel with Bo’s uncrated comfort, notes online dog supporter groups, and questions voters reactions to pet imagery in politics.
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Washington
D.C
Ollie
Seamus
Romneys
Ontario
Canada
Mitt
Ann Romney
Gail Collins
The
New York Times
Collins
Obama
Romney
Hud
Biden
ABC
Diane Sawyer
Mitt Romney
National Day of Prayer Set Across Nation and Local Event
The 61st National Day of Prayer on May 3 unites millions at thousands of events under the theme One Nation Under God. In Aiken the gathering is at 6 45 p m in the H Odell Weeks Activities Center south gym, free and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
South Gym
Heavenly Father
Daniel
Odell Weeks Center
Roger Rollins Aiken
Campaign kickoff frames Obama as divider with Rubio backing
A campaign launch portrays Barack Obama as expanding government into every aspect of life while presenting Marco Rubio as a leading alternative. The remarks frame the president’s path as one the speaker vows to reverse if elected.
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Barack Obama
America
Marco Rubio
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Aiken, S.C
Aikenstandard
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Phillip Yates Byates
Dee Taylor
Terri Cheekcheek
Michael W. Gibbons
Gibbons
Letitia Jefferson Jefferson
Laura Tiedman
Tiedman
Parker
Washington Post
Kathleen Parkers
Washpost.com
Kathleen Parker
Georgia
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