South Carolina Senator targets Scana over flag ban policy
Senate leader Glenn McConnell denounces Scana's new policy banning Confederate flag imagery on company property and proposes legislation to strip state contracts from firms discriminating against free speech. He notes Scana's monopoly status and calls for opening the utility market to competition while defending Bessinger's Confederate flag stance.
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Former ambassador warns against 9/11 lawsuit against Saudis
Former South Carolina governor and ambassador John C. West says a $1 trillion suit by relatives of Sept. 11 victims against Saudi officials would harm U S Saudi relations. He cites a long standing friendship and a "marriage of convenience" over oil and price stability. West mentions Prince Turki al-Faisal as a friend and doubts involvement in terrorism.
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US District Court
Alexandria
Prince Turki al-Faisal
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