South Carolina Senate Eyes Probe of Capital Gains Tax Case
Senators pledge fair hearings as the Subcommittee to Investigate the retroactive capital gains tax provision and alleged bribery begins. Judge Hawkins dismissed indictments in Operation Lost Trust, prompting a Senate inquiry to uncover facts, hear witnesses, and seek legislative safeguards. Moore chairs the panel with McConnell as vice chair.
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Falcon B. Hawkins
US District Court
District of South Carolina
Hawkins
General Assembly
Senate of
South Carolina
Senate
Investi
England
South Carlina
Supreme Court
Columbia Canal
Robertson
House of Representatives
Grossette
Columbia
S.C. Senate
Moore
McConnell
Limited government and health care reform
Columnist Carl Senna argues that universal health care requires limits on government intervention. He compares unlimited demand with finite supply and cites examples from the Soviet Union and oil-rich Gulf states to illustrate how universal services end up limited to a privileged few. He labels Clinton's national health insurance attempt utopian and mathematically flawed due to infinite needs vs finite medical supply.
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Congress
Soviet Union
Persian Gulf States
Clinton
Carl Senna
AIDS drug cocktails cut deaths but spark complacency
The CDC reports a 19 percent drop in AIDS deaths for the first nine months of 1996, from 37 900 to 30 700, amid costly treatments and strict monitoring. Whites show larger declines than blacks, while women rise 7 percent and men fall 22 percent, raising questions about access and public mood.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Joseph Zuniga
Aids Council
Washington
Zuniga
Chicago Tribune
Budget deal praised yet questioned by critics
The piece argues the so called balanced budget deal cuts taxes for the wealthy and working families while extending aid to the poor and funding college aid, but critics say it delays real balance and mainly benefits a small wealth group. It notes capital gains cuts, Gen X concerns, and the uncertain impact on the broader economy with time the ultimate judge.
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Minnesota
Paul Wellstone
Senate
Texas
Phil Gramm
Young Voters
Washington Post
George Bush
Aiken County council votes 115 percent pay raise for part time work
The Aiken County Council granted themselves a 115 percent pay increase to more than 13000 dollars for a part time position amid criticism. Some members reportedly arranged retirement pay and even took a year’s pay in advance, sparking accusations of paying for work not yet done.
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Aiken County
Carl Champlin Aiken
Praise for Rivers Funeral Home Opens in Aiken
Reader letter endorses Mitch and Erin Rivers praising their friendly professional service and community value. It also lauds Rebekah Sutherland in House District 81 urging more principled representatives and denouncing genital exams in schools and heavy politics by special interests.
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Rivers
Aiken
Rivers Funeral Home
Mitch
Erin Rivers
W. David Godson
Rebekah Sutherland
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Hillary
Ted
IRS
National
Compassion
Janet Reno
John
Murdoch ‘Aiken
Sutherland
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