Voices on power, voters, and a pageant twist
A column rails against Senate rules stifling executive appointments and jokes about reform. It argues committee chairs wield veto power, suggests one vote per chair with no veto and calls for Senate reform. The piece also mocks Miss America swimsuit rules and proposes a gendered Mr America contest as satire.
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Latter-Day Congress
William Weld
Massachusetts
Mexico
Clinton
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Foreign Relations Committee
Weld
Helms
John Denver
Christie Brinkley
Julia Roberts
Mr. America
Federal budget deal leaves both parties claiming victory
The budget agreement between Republicans and the White House split rewards and praise. Republicans gain tax cuts for high earners and a path to a 2000 balanced budget while Clinton wins new spending for education and child health care. Both sides boast as they head into August recess.
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Washington
Congress
White House
House
Newt Gingrich
America
Gallup
Clinton
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Gingrich
House Gop
Color Returns to Local Newspaper After Printing Glitch
A weeklong color outage at the Aiken newspaper disrupted full color photos and ads for three days. Press supervisor Jim Bennett and crew fixed the issue with in-house color development and digital workflow. An update notes Sandy Kay and family moving to Aiken and joining local arts programs.
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Jim Bennett
Georgia Bulldogs
Jim
Mts
UPS
Aiken
Charleston
Margie Bennett
Sandy Kay
Florida
Sandy
Weeks Center
Aiken Center For the Arts
Hitchcock Hospice
Metts Runs as Independent in Beasley Reelection Bid
Lexington County Sheriff James Metts launches a bid to unseat Governor David Beasley as an independent. He cites a personal grudge and questions Beasley’s morality and stance on the Confederate flag, while critics doubt the charges and note his law enforcement record and education.
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Lexington County
James Metts
David Beasley
Sheriff Metts
Beasley
Columbia
State House
South Carolina
Letter endorses Sutherland in District 81 special election
Kenneth Lang of Aiken writes to support Rebekah Sutherland for the District 81 seat, arguing she will restore property and parental rights, reduce government size and taxes, and defend the U.S. Constitution. He criticizes Rudy Mason for outside special interest funding and insurance fees, urging a conservative representative to protect voters’ finances.
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Sutherland
Rebekah Sutherland
D.C
Aiken County
Mason Rebekah Sutherland
Rudy Mason
Labor Commerce Industry
Mason
Kenneth Lang ‘Aiken
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Esse Helms
Scott B. Hunter
Stephen N. Ranzer
Ellen C. Priest
Otto C. Lee
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Senate
Trent Lott
Bob Dole
Unter
Sim
Margie
Metts
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