GOP field shrinks as candidates bow out after Iowa results
Editorial notes Iowa turnout and outcomes trim the Republican field with Bachmann exiting and Perry shifting focus to South Carolina. The piece questions timing of South Carolina's early primary and urges more candidate visits to Aiken County and nearby towns.
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Aiken County
Lexington
Richland
Iowa
U.S
Michelle Bachman
Aiken
Texas
Rick Perry
Palmetto State
New Hampshire
South Carolina
United States
Perry
North Augusta
Bachman
Newt Gingrich Concedes But Seeks Possible Iowa Upset
Newt Gingrich, trailing in Iowa, says he may pull off one of the great upsets while noting the odds are slim. Ron Paul, a leading Iowa contender, is asked if he sees himself in the Oval Office and keeps a cautious tone.
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Newt Gingrich
Ron Paul
Iowa
ABC News
Oval Office
Aiken Standard Masthead Details Roles and Contacts
The notice lists staff positions at the Aiken Standard including Publisher and Editor Scott B. Hunter Executive Editor Timothy E O Briant Production Director Phillip Yates and others with email handles. It provides department heads for Classified Advertising Delivery and Managing Editor roles and notes affiliations with aikenstandard com domains.
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Timothy E. O’briant Tobriant
Aikenstandard.com
Phillip Yates Byates
Foolish consistency and the Ron Paul critique
A column compares Emerson’s “foolish consistency” to Ron Paul’s rigid ideology. It argues Paul defends the Civil Rights Act’s principle of equality while denying its private property implications, cites past racist newsletters, and questions whether his stance reflects genuine freedom or extremism. The piece stresses the need to balance liberty with civil rights.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ronald Ernest Paul
White House
Paul
CNN
Mississippi
Emerson
Support Ron Paul for U.S. President
The text advocates supporting Ron Paul for president. It argues unemployment is high and government debt is rising. It claims elites ignore illegal immigration, imposing costs and job losses on citizens, and favors amnesty and welfare for noncitizens.
Ron Paul Seeks All-Out Border Action
The letter argues Ron Paul is the only candidate willing to tackle immigration by backing the American Sovereignty Protection Act. It claims the plan would expand border patrols, end birthright citizenship, and halt illegals welfare, labeling other candidates as lacking on this issue. The writer urges support for Paul amid alleged elite indifference.
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Ron Paul
Paul
Congress Ramps 2012 Omnibus Spending Bill to 1 Trillion
Allan C. Sorensen of Aiken criticizes the 2012 omnibus totaling 1.2 trillion dollars. He claims total federal outlays reach 3.65 trillion and food stamps rise to 80 billion, noting only 28 programs eliminated for a savings of 0.5 billion.
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Washington
Congress
Allan C. Sorensen Aiken
Aiken Standard Person of the Year nominee thanks supporters
The speaker thanks nominators and reflects on 2011 blessings including saving the Gaston Barn, support from Southern Bank and Trust, donations of time and effort, grassroots backing, cleanup help, Friends of the Gaston Livery Stable, a hometown newspaper, and moral support from the team.
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Aiken Standard
Gaston Barn
Aiken
Southern Bank and Trust
Friends of the
Gaston
Summerville High School Team Thanks Heights Church Hosts
The Summerville High School boys basketball team thanks Pastor Mark Canipe of Heights Church in Clear Water Beech Island for hospitality during the Bi Lo Classic in North Augusta. They praise the congregation for home cooked meals and warm fellowship and wish success for the planned community center.
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Summerville
Mark Canipe
Heights
Clear Water
Beech Island
North Augusta
Mark
Jimmy” Dilbert
Cheryl
Cathy
Elaine Washington
Linda McFadden
Jimmy
Christianity
Heights Church
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