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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2006
Page
1
Gov Mark Sanford secures a second term becoming the first SC governor to win consecutive terms since Carroll Campbell left office in 1995. The report mentions Aiken, Greenville and Greenville News style notes about national headlines, a new baby, and local life events.
Crowds packed the James Brown Arena as stars fans and friends paid tribute to the Godfather of Soul in a three hour memorial. Rev Al Sharpton and Michael Jackson shared remarks and performers honored Brown who died at 73 after a career spanning decades in music and civil rights.
Washington remembers Gerald R. Ford in funeral rites that traced his life from Pacific battles and a long congressional career to a presidency he did not seek. The services, led by Vice President Dick Cheney, praised Ford for guiding the nation through Watergate and healing a divided republic. Thousands queued at the Capitol Rotunda to pay their respects.
Iraqis awoke to video of Saddam Hussein being hanged in Baghdad's Sadr City as crowds in Shiite districts danced and beat drums. Reports said no immediate Sunni uprising followed the execution, though civil violence persisted with daily bombings and death squads.
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