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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 2000
Page
6
The Justice Department and 19 states consider breaking up Microsoft as one option to curb anticompetitive practices. Proposals include dividing Windows and Office into separate units or divesting products, part of a broader set of remedies under consideration.
Jet Li and wife Nina announce the birth of daughter Jane in Beijing weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. Li already shares two daughters from a previous marriage as reports note his growing family.
Police probe a possibly gang related shooting at the National Zoo that left one teen brain dead and six others wounded ages 11 to 16 amid a post Easter gathering. NAACP offers a 25000 dollar reward as authorities seek one teenage gunman and review if multiple shooters were involved.
In Columbia, South Carolina, bills likely destined for the legislative graveyard include liquor by the drink reform, Gov Hodges bid to control the Emergency Preparedness Division, and tougher seat belt laws. After Thursday, measures require a two thirds vote to be considered this session, with adjournment set for June 1. Senator Tom Moore notes higher hurdles for passage.
Teresa Baker recalls the killing of her son John in Maryland and the lack of rights in the justice system. The Senate weighs amending the Constitution to guarantee victim rights including notice, attendance, restitution, and the offender's release, facing a likely tough battle.
Legislators criticized a phone blitz funded by Courage to Compromise to sway support for the Senate plan to lower the Confederate flag atop the State House. Orangeburg crisis center lines were clogged for hours as voters answered poll questions. Gilda Cobb-Hunter said her lines were jammed Thursday.
Attorney General Janet Reno faces questions from skeptical Republican lawmakers about the Elian Gonzalez raid. She plans to meet with 11 senators on Capitol Hill, as Republicans press for scrutiny of Justice Department tactics while Democrats and White House defend the administration’s actions. Senator Connie Mack criticized the raid, questioning the use of force to remove the boy from his Miami family.
In South Carolina the $2.8 billion video gambling industry faces a July 1 ban while operators like Fast Freddies push to keep machines running. The Supreme Court declined to hear Jaytime Distributors appeal, with lawmakers and opponents deeming video poker dead and the court’s ruling unlikely final.
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