Ford's Fantasy on Welfare Reform Draws Fire in House
President Clinton asks Congress to end welfare as we know it, while Rep. Harold Ford objects to a two year private sector work requirement for nonworking recipients and warns the plan would raise AFDC costs. Ford argues the message undermines effort to lift working-poor families and sustain responsibility.
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Clinton
Congress
House of Representatives
Harold E. Ford
Ways and Means
Baloney
Ford
D-Tenn
Fire ant mound destruction tips and Black History Month note
A reader suggests inexpensive methods to kill fire ant colonies by freezing, boiling water, or gasoline, and cautions about chemical pesticides. The letter then reflects on Black History Month begun Feb 1994, praising African American contributions and urging voter registration, historical research, and self-reducation.
Black History Month message from Aiken readers call
The letter urges acknowledgment of African American heritage and the need to include Black history in schools. It emphasizes self definition, cultural pride, and unity as Aiken residents prepare for Black History Month celebrations and move toward the 21st Century.
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America
Rowe
Aiken
Clinton Finally Chooses Patrick to head Civil Rights Division
President Clinton selects Deval Patrick of Boston to lead the Justice Department’s civil rights division after withdrawing Lani Guinier amid debate over civil rights theories. The choice aims to balance expertise with political acceptability among black leaders and conservatives.
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Deval L. Patrick
Boston
Justice Department
Lani Guinier
Patrick
Guinier
Clinton
University of Pennsylvania
Deval Patrick
Legal Defense Fund
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Janet Reno
Senate
White House
Cable
Justice Artment
John Payton
District of Columbia
Payton
D.C
Congressional Black Caucus
Kerrigan skating story on thin ice probes media frenzy
Greg Tyler critiques the Kerrigan case and the media circus surrounding Tonya Harding. He argues coverage diverted from major world events, noting CBS and radio programs overdo the saga while predicting the Olympics angle and asking if the controversy will affect NBCs Winter Games coverage.
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Kerrigan
Waco
World Trade Center
Mississippi River
California
Los Angeles
Emmitt Smith
Roseanne Barr
Gillooly
Tonya Harding
Tonya
U.S
CBS
Portland
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Scott B. Hunter
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Charles O. Grice
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Andrew D. Morgan
Aiken, S.C
Harold Ford
Carter G. Woodson
Aiken Standard
Mike Thompong
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Sease
Rush Limbaugh
Wajy-Fm
Pat Buchanan
Connie Chung
Oregon
Whitewater
Bob Dole
Israel
PLO
North Korea
Vietnam
Michael Jordan
Kerman
Washington
New York
Greg Tyler
Aiken Mma
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