Clinton flipflopping on a national sales tax fuels criticism
The piece critiques President Clinton for shifting positions on a national sales tax and other promises. It argues his credibility suffers from reversals, notes tax and policy controversies, and urges clearer, more consistent leadership to win support in Congress and among voters.
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Clinton
Nesses
Oval Office
Congress
Voter concerns in Aiken County school board race and gun politics
A letter urges April 27 votes in Aiken County School Districts 1 4 8 and 9 highlighting a four year term impact on deficits overcrowding and transportation. The second letter criticizes gun control advocates citing state and federal policies and crime rates while blaming politicians for rising crime and prison cuts.
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Aiken County
Jennifer Jeancake
Barbara Nielson
Pennsylvania
Charlene Kiraly Aiken
Aiken Standard Seeks Signed Letters to the Editor
The paper invites letters to the editor and requires writers to sign with a mailing address. Letters should be legible and preferably typewritten, concise, and subject to editing. Send to The Editor Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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Aiken
8.C
Clinton's week of missteps and mixed signals
Washington columnist Sandy Grady weighs Clinton's rough 100 days with a string of errors from the Waco fallout to the stalled stimulus plan. He criticizes indecision on health care financing, gay military policy and Bosnia while noting Reno's assertive handling and Socks the cat as a humorous aside.
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White House
Socks
Rose Garden
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Waco
Tex
Janet Reno
Reno
Tammy Wynette
U.S. Senate
Arlen Specter
Rpa
Specter
Pennsylvania
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Aiken County Schools Face Scrutiny Over Reported Facts
Aiken County Public Schools respond to a letter criticizing district financing and performance. The district rebuts claims of near-bottom rankings, cites SAT excess over state average, strong math results, accreditation, and state responsibilities for buses, with detailed budget and staff context. The Public Information Assistant invites questions to clarify the record.
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Aiken County
Reid
South Carolina
United States
State Department of Education
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Ous
Trash Evidence in Tax Case Tests Fourth Amendment Limits
The IRS used a shredded paper bag to build a tax fraud indictment against Alan Scott, prompting a Supreme Court question on abandoned trash as admissible evidence. Past rulings in Greenwood and related dissents frame the issue: does public trash reveal private life or is it fair game for police, and should such evidence be admissible in court.
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IRS
U.S. Court of Appeals
1St Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
FBI
California
Billy Greenwood
Greenwood
Laguna Beach
Supreme Court
Byron White
White
Brennan
Marshall
Alan Scott
Juan R. Torruella
Torruella
Justice Brennan
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