Stark challenges demand resources for South Carolina Social Services
The Post and Courier reports over 2000 SC children are removed from homes annually with hundreds allegedly abused. Lawmakers urge more funding and oversight as under staffing and mismanagement have impaired investigations and care. Prior hearings showed agency reluctance to request resources amid high caseloads and turnover.
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Department of Social Services
The
Post and Courier
South Carolina
S.C
Joel Laurie
D-Richland
Tom Young
Aiken
Katrina Shealy
Lexington
General Assembly
Senate
Nikki Haley
Lillian Keller
Social Services
Why is Guantanamo Bay still open in 2010s debate
The piece argues Obama should close Guantanamo, noting 116 detainees remain, with 52 eligible for transfer. It critiques congressional obstruction, urges veto power over defense bills if needed, and calls for a lawful resolution that ends indefinite detention and avoids relocating detainees without trial.
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Barack Obama
Guantanamo Bay
Obama
Defense Department
White House
Congress
Guantanamo
United States
America
GOP presidential debate preview in Cleveland stirs high expectations
Eugene Robinson analyzes the first Republican debate with 17 candidates and a likely two-tier format. He highlights Trump’s dominance, Perry and Kasich polling dynamics, and the risk for rivals to counter Trump with sharp, rule-abiding onstage tactics.
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Cleveland
Fox News
Rick Perry
Perry
Fox
Ohio
John Kasich
Kasich
Washington Post
Mr. Trump
Donald Trump
Wisconsin
Scott Walker
Jeb Bush
Trump
Gen
David Petraeus
Rick Atkinson
John McCain
Vietnam
Marquess of Queensberry
Walker
Bush
Marco Rubio
Florida
Ben Carson
Mike Huckabee
Rand Paul
Kentucky
Ted Cruz
Texas
New Jersey
Chris Christie
Turkey presses NATO for Syria strikes amid Kurdish clash
Turkey calls emergency NATO meeting in Brussels to secure sanction for bombing Islamic State targets in Syria and to push for a safe border zone. The move widens U S involvement as Ankara seeks indirect approval for air attacks on Kurdish forces and PKK militants, risking broader regional fallout.
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Turkey
NATO
U.S
Brussels
Syria
Incirlik
United States
Kurdistan Workers’ Party
PKK
America
Islamic State
Consid
Ered
Middle East
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Iran
Iraq
Washington
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Eugene Robinson
Orangeburg
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