Editorial calls Aiken County Council to decide on complex site
Aiken County Council drags feet on a new administrative complex amid mold and asbestos in the old building. The piece urges a timely decision, noting public input plans and a split council vote on whether to stay at 828 Richland Ave or relocate.
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Aiken County
Richland Ave
Council
Clay Killian
Aiken Standard Staff Directory Update
Publisher and editor details list Scott B. Hunter Timothy E O Briant Phillip Yates dtaylor Terri Cheek Michael W Gibbons Letitia Jefferson Laura Tiedman with positions across leadership and departments at the Aiken Standard.
Obama and the exceptionalism debate in American identity
Kathleen Parker analyzes the term exceptionalism in Barack Obama s rhetoric and its meaning for American self view. She notes the word s political charge for left and right, cites polls on belief in American exceptionalism, and questions whether the president should embrace or avoid the label.
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State of the Union
America
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USA Today
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U.S
Ronald
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
House
John Boehner
Boehner
Harvard
China
Kathleen Parker
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Washpost.com
Mubarak urges resignation as Egypt protesters demand reforms
President Mubarak tells thousands in a defiant crowd the regime must depart. He calls for a national dialogue aimed at addressing grievances and human rights while Hillary Clinton urges an orderly transition to democracy in Egypt.
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Hosni Mubarak
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Egypt
Budget shifts and military needs in U S foreign policy
Richard Churchill Wagner argues for cutting other budget areas before military spending and advocates a tough approach to regimes backing terrorism. He supports unilateral action in Iraq, thinning oil revenue to offset costs, and asserts freedom comes at a cost borne by citizens.
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Iraq
Saddam
Richard Churchill Wagner
Open more oil refineries and wells in Alaska
Jimmie F. Rodgers of Clearwater supports expanding oil production and moving government out of the oil business. He argues cutting back on oil without viable alternatives harms jobs and industry and disputes climate claims, attributing changes to natural cycles and divine will.
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Gregory J. Topliff
Alaska
U.S
Earth
al Gore
Ocean
Jimmie F. Rodgers
Clearwater
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