Portrait of trust abused by a White House image
A Miami jewelry group duped 15,000 investors out of 38 million dollars using President Clinton photo op endorsements. White House officials denied responsibility while promising tighter vetting, yet critics compare the scheme to broader ethical failures during the Clinton era and question public trust.
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Democratic National Committee
Bill Clinton
Unique Gems International Corp
Miami
White House
Lanny Davis
New York Times
Davis
DNC
Secret Service
Clinton White House
Johnny Chung
Chung
China
National Security Council
Huckster
Barnum
Arafat embraces Hamas in defiant shift toward conflict
The Detroit Free Press reports Yasser Arafat's public embrace of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi as Israel condemns the move and Washington rebukes it. The piece notes strained peace talks, a 6500 unit Israeli settlement in Har Homa, and rising militant influence, with Arafat clinging to militants as Netanyahu pressures him.
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Yasser Arafat
Abdel Aziz Rantisi
Hamas
Israel
Washington
Netanyahu
Palestinian Authority
Har Hama
Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem
West Bank
Gaza
Soviet Union
Yigal Amir
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Detroit Free Press
Democratic chairman defends party against GOP insults in Aiken County
The Aiken County Democratic Party chair rejects Trey Walker’s claims that the party recruits from a cesspool and denies discrimination. He argues Democrats serve citizens, not party interests, and condemns Republican leaders for moral judgments. The piece references Newt Gingrich and a San Diego speech.
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South Carolina
Republican Party
Trey Walker
Don Denny
3.C
Democratic
Ronnie Maxwell
Democratic Party
Aiken County
Walker
Newt Gingrich
Phil Gramm
Trent Lott
Bob Dole
Mr. Walker
James Metts
Reagan era contrasts and Contract Two remarks
Letter discusses President Reagan quotes on credit and leadership, and a proposed Contract Two only after a 2000 Republican win. It notes 70 percent of the original Contract With America enacted, and cites Clinton signing a Medicare bill after vetoes. Ends with guidelines for Letters to the Editor at the Aiken Standard.
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America
Rwanda
Bosnia
Clinton
Bridgestone to Build $435 Million Tire Plant Near Sage Mill Park
Bridgestone/Firestone plans a $435 million tire plant at Sage Mill Park near Bettis Academy Road I-20 exit in Aiken South Carolina. The facility will start with 300 workers in spring 1999 and reach 800 in full production with a daily output of 25 000 tires. Local leaders credit Sage Mill acquisition for attracting the project supported by Gov Beasley and Senators Moore and Beasley. The site already hosts SKF Inc and Avondale Mills distribution. The plant aims to spur further industrial growth and job creation in the region.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Savannah River
SRS
Bridgestone/Firestone
Sage Mill
Bettis Academy Road
Aiken Area
Bridgestone
Firestone
Seminole
Bath
Aiken County
SKF Inc
Avondale Mills
Sage Mill Park
Bridgetone
David Beasley
Sen
Moore
Houndslake Country Club
Beasley
Department of Energy
Aiken Technical College
Safe Mill
Young
Economic Development Board
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
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