Secretary Albright Lauded for Style in Early State Role
Trudy Rubin notes praise for Madeleine Albright as she begins her term as secretary of state. Coverage emphasizes her TV savvy and charisma over substantive track record, comparing her to Warren Christopher and urging clear White House policy to back public messaging.
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Madeleine K. Albright
Washington Press Corps
Albright
New York Times
Jacques Chirac
United Nations
Clinton
Warren Christopher
Christopher
White House
Trudy Rubin
Starr’s confusing Whitewater exit plan and reversal
Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel, announced a plan to leave the Whitewater probe in August to become Pepperdine Law School dean, then reversed himself. The move appeared odd as the three year investigation neared its end, raising questions about partisanship and the Oval Office implications. Starr, a former federal judge and solicitor general, should resign if chasing partisan or personal ghost issues.
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Kenneth Starr
Whitewater
Pepperdine University
Starr
Robert Fiske
Oval Office
Clinton
White House
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Clintons
Bush
National surveys a wake up call for GOP
Polls by Anthony Fabrizio of 1000 voters show a split GOP in two camps: economic issue focus versus social issue emphasis. He urges a party consensus on balancing the budget cutting spending opposing tax increases opposing welfare and affirmative action returning power to states local control of education and eco friendliness without militancy.
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Washington
Clinton
Anthony Fabrizio
Bob Dole
White House
Fabrizio
Republican tax cuts and center shift critique in 2000 poll
Fabrizio argues Republicans must abandon past battles and adopt new issues for 2000. He notes Dole's flat tax stance as a misstep, Clinton stealing center ground, and Gore seen unfavorably by Republicans. Powell Kemp Dole Quayle and Buchanan show varied appeal among factions.
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Clinton
Fabrizio
Colin Powell
Jack Kemp
Elizabeth Dole
Kemp
Dan Quayle
Pat Buchanan
al Gore
Gore
Highway 78 upgrades urged for safety and federal standards
Readers urge action on Highway 78 citing dangerous conditions and holes worsened by winter weather. They request four lanes or repaving with passing lanes at critical points, noting its federal highway status and direct links to Columbia, Florence, Charleston, Hilton Head, Beaufort, I 20 and I 36. They warn of possible school bus passing risks and growing suburban migration.
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Columbia
Florence
Charleston
Hilton Head
Beaufort
Aiken
Living east of Eden and resisting evil in a troubled world
The writer, pastor of Aiken’s First Baptist Church, reflects on moral struggle east of Eden. He cites Marney on Sarden of Eden, cites Solzhenitsyn and Paul, warns against complacency toward evil, and shares Willimon and Parker anecdotes to urge reliance on God’s love.
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Carlyle Marney
Dr. Marney
Sarden of Eden
Marney
South Elm St
Knoxville
Tenn
Middle East
Elm Steet
Eden
East of
Solzhenitsyn
Apostle Paul
C.S. Lewis
Adam and Eve
Jesus
Adam
Eve
Satan
Will Willimon
Willimon
Tam
Joseph Parker
Belfast
Ireland
Pastor Parker
Northern Ireland
You
East of Eden
God
the Writer
Aiken
First Baptist Church
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