Gore's graceful exit reshapes 2000 campaign aftermath
As Al Gore left the national stage, he won broad sympathy for his concession. Observers praised his sincerity and sportsmanship. Crowds gathered in bars and homes from Topeka to Salt Lake City to watch the speech and assess his conduct after the drawn out post election stalemate.
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Washington
al Gore
Richard Poirier
Gore
Terry's Bar and Grill
Topeka
Kan
Catherine Carlisle
Salt Lake City
White House
Bush Faces Nation After Narrow Win With Unity Pledge
President elect George W. Bush vows to serve all Americans after winning the electoral vote margin without a popular vote majority. He pledges to work toward unity as Clinton praises his remarks and plans a White House meeting next week. Bush and Gore to meet Tuesday in Washington for transition talks.
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Austin
Texas
George W. Bush
Bush
England
Clinton
Gore
Tony Blair
White House
Jake Siewert
Washington
al Gore
Man sought in road rage attack near Montmorenci
Aiken County deputies search for a middle aged white man driving an older Nissan Sentra after a minor collision on Barnwell Road. The man exited his car punched out a teen’s window and warned of killing him if he threatened his family. The incident involved his wife and two children.
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Aiken County
South Aiken
Daniel Crowder
Crowder
Tax reform report eyes equitable school funding in SC
A South Carolina steering committee proposes 29 changes to tax law and local funding to address inequities in education spending and road funding. The draft notes uncoordinated tax breaks and aims for more equitable school finance amid debate among about two dozen researchers and officials.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Tim Wilkes
D-Winnsboro
Wilkes
Out of state sewage use restricted by SC bill
Rep. Charles Sharpe announces a bill to limit outside waste to 10 percent of a plant capacity, aiming to block a proposed Lancaster County NC facility that would drain the Catawba River Basin. The measure targets current and future plants in South Carolina and moves to the House Agriculture Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.
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Charles Sharpe
R Wagener
South Carolina
Columbia
Sharpe
House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environ
House
Lancaster County
Lancaster
York Counties
Mecklenburg
Union
North Carolina
Catawba
Deaths and funerals list from Aiken
Obituary notices for Louise C. Evans Leonard S. McKenzie and Frederick B. Sawyer among others appear in page 48. The notices cover regions including Aiken Stapleton Gloverville Warrenville and North Augusta with associated funeral homes Rivers Hatcher Napier Eliott Sons and Posey providing services.
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Richard Joseph Brignac
Aiken
George
Louise C. Evans
Rivers Funeral
Leonard S. McKenzie
Stapleton
Stephen C. Posey
Kenneth Morris
Glovervil
Napier Funeral
Frederick B. Sawyer
North Augusta
Eliott Sons Funeral
Floice Harper Smith
Warrenvil
Hatcher Funeral Home
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Scott Webster
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Hitchcock
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First Presbyterian
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