Aiken Gymnasts Win State Gold and Medals
Editorial lauds Aiken Gymnastics young champions age ten and under for Levels 4 and 6 team State Championships plus 31 additional medals. Coaches Diaha and Radek Kriz praised, parents thanked for guidance. City Council plaque honors outstanding representational success.
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Aiken
Dynamos
Diaha
Radek Kriz
Starr actions raise concerns over Starrs probes and subpoenas
Kenneth Starr pushes aggressive steps in the Clinton White House inquiry. Subpoenas to Secret Service agents and a grand jury grilling of Monica Lewinsky’s mother spark debate over limits and collateral damage. Debate over truth, parental rights, and witnesses underscores the prosecutor’s high stakes.
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Whitewater
Kenneth ‘Starr
Clinton White House
Starr
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Secret Service
Clinton-Lewinsky
White House
Lewinsky
Marcia Lewis
Vernon Jordan
Lewis
Bob Packwood
Bill Clinton
Ken Starr
Lewis Fox
Oval Office
Officer Fox
Lawmakers wary as Iraq plan stalls in Congress
Congress eyed a resolution urging action against Iraq but left town for a recess without a vote. Leaders from both parties voiced support yet many members demanded questions be answered, recalling Tonkin and the War Powers Act as they weigh potential air strikes and autonomy for presidential decisions.
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Capitol Hill
Congress
Clinton
Senate
Trent Lott
Rmiss
Tom Daschle
Bush
United States
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Lott
Rod Grams
R-Minn
Saddam
House
John McCain
R-Ariz
Senate Armed Services Committee
Fox News
William Cohen
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
Fox
Sen
Dick Durbin
D-Ii
Flimsy Defense Sways Public Amid Lewinsky Controversy
In Washington the Monica Lewinsky affair shows President Clinton riding rising approval as surrogates offer elusive defenses. Critics cite diversion via leaks and privilege claims, noting few facts or witnesses challenge the core allegations while voters grow skeptical of the case’s substance.
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Washington
Monica Lewinsky
Clinton
White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Lewinsky
Janet Reno
Newsweek
New York Times
Washington Post
Kenneth Starr
Fox
James Carville
Oval Office
Mike McCurry
Hillary Clinton
Letters on Goals funds allocations and local magistrate remarks
Readers discuss how Goals 2000 funds are allocated to classrooms 70 percent per pupil with the rest to school initiatives and training. The letter also defends a magistrate appointment process, noting background checks, salaries, and character judged by consistency.
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Frank G. Roberson
Aiken
Pat Sharpe
Aiken County
Madonna
Bill Clin
Sen
John Courson
R-Columbia
Williamson
SLED
Mrs. Williamson
Salley Rescue Squad
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