FTC Drives Hard Bargain for AOL Time Warner Merger
The FTC approved the AOL Time Warner merger with conditions to keep consumer choice open. Open access requires Time Warner cable to allow multiple ISPs and AOL to offer high speed service alongside DSL. The agreement limits content discrimination and aims to preserve a viable broadband alternative as TV and Internet converge. The FCC and industry watch will monitor compliance.
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America Online
Time Warner
Federal Trade Commission
AOL
Atlanta Braves
Time Warner Cable
FTC
CNN
HBO
Warner Bros
Fine Line Cinema
Record Companies
Atlantic
Bigname Publications
Time
Sports Illustrated
Walt Disney Co
Robert Pitofsky
AOL Time Warner
EarthLink
At&t
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
San Jose
Calif
Mercury News
Jesus the reason we celebrate Christmas faith
A column contrasts spiritualism with Christianity, arguing Jesus is God and central to Christmas. The piece praises Christian doctrine, the Bible’s guidance, and its call to love, charity, and hope, noting Christmas celebrates Jesus birth, life, death, and resurrection.
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Washington
America
Jesus
God
Earth
C.S. Lewis
Father
Heaven
Bethlehem
Christmas gift list from a local reader
A holiday note lists personal wishes and gifts for family and friends, including health for Lois, a better church for First Presbyterian in Aiken, and notes of kindness. The letter folds in community ties and local figures, ending with Christmas greetings and contact details for Aiken Standard.
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Lois
Eleanor
Santa
Bill Johnston
Linda
First Presbyterian
Aiken
Changing times and traditions at Christmas memory
A personal reminiscence of a first Christmas at home with Tammy and two new fostered children Amy and Carolyn. The narrator recalls Beech Mountain memories, Maeghan’s snow joy, and family adjustments, while planning traditions, anticipation, and the value of parental support from both sides.
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Beech Mountain
N.C
Santa
Maeghan
Amy
Varlyn
Tammy
Alec
DeAnna
Erskine College
Melinda
Aiken
Carolyn
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Ellen C. Priest
Jettey B.walace
Catersene
Bensett de S-Derd Beye
Wrbam
Chad
Scott B. Hunter
Aiken Standard Publisher
Fred Andrea
Tom Hallman
Susan
David
Caroline
Jeff Wallace
Carl Langley
Don Law
Ellen and
Jeff Priest
Hawai'i
Hawaii
Jim Bennett
Bo Jim
Vicky
James
Slair McNair
Sam
Sylvia Kelly
Linda Eldridge
Barbara Strack
Jackie Poth
Acts Clinic
Duke Endowment
John Paveglio
Ed Way
Kmart
First Steps
Bill Jefferson
Remis
Brenda Heath
Peggy Ford
Shadie Hall
Ralph Courtney
Margaret Key
Tim
Donna Carter
Kay Mixon
Sue Townsend
Sally Frostholm
June Murff
Aiken Standard
S.C
Shunter
Aduesouth.net
Philip Lord
Christ
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