Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

We have 1,205,085 pages in South Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 2015

Page

11

Obama seeks new war powers amid ISIS push

President Obama urged Congress to authorize military action against Islamic State militants, vowing they are “going to lose” while ruling out large scale ground combat. Republicans balk at no long term ground forces. some Democrats fear any deployment. Senator McCain criticized Obama for excluding air support for rebels.

Washington, D.C Barack Obama Congress Middle East Iraq Afghanistan United States White House John McCain R-Ariz Obama Bashar Assad Lindsey Graham S.C Senate Armed Services Committee Capitol

Keystone XL pipeline bill clears House in showdown with Obama

The Republican led House approved a Keystone XL oil pipeline bill 270 to 152, aligning with Senate changes asserting climate reality and not exempting oil sands from a spill cleanup tax. Obama vowed to veto. supporters plan to leverage other legislative routes to win approval.

Washington, D.C Congress Barack Obama House Senate Michigan Justin Amash White House Fred Upton R-Mich House Energy and Commerce Committee John Hoeven North Dakota Obama

Williams suspended for six months without pay

NEW YORK AP NBC announced on Tuesday it will suspend Brian Williams as Nightly News anchor and managing editor for six months without pay for mis leading the public about his Iraq War experiences. NBC chief Steve Burke called the actions inexcusable yet allowed a second chance, after Williams apologized for claiming he was in a helicopter hit by a grenade in 2003 while others contested his account.

New York NBC Brian Williams Nightly News Steve Burke Williams NBC News Deborah Turness

Also Mentioned on This Page

ISIS David Espo and Nedra Pickler Associated Press J. Scott Applewhite Trane Plunkett Aiken Freddy Plunketthc Gmail Rose Comdict Richland Ave Aiken, S.C National News Aikenstandard.com Federal Market Place Dougherty Road Aiken SC Mark Taylor & Associates, LLC
Search Courier

Search the Aiken Standard Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Aiken Standard?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication