Ethics, reapportionment top agenda for General Assembly
Lawmakers clash over ethics bills and redistricting as a flood of proposed laws heads to the House and Senate. Reps. Huff Rudnick Sharpe push tighter ethics rules while Keesley cautions about complex mapping. Education and local government issues, including school funding, child proofing, and Nielsen plans, remain key.
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Aiken
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Barbara Nielsen
Nielsen
Charlie G. Williams
Campbell faces inaugural controversy amid Dixie dispute
South Carolina prepares for Governor Campbell's inauguration amid ethics and back room deal concerns. Debates over the song Dixie threaten walkouts by black legislators, while the event avoids a fundraising gala and aims to cover a 210000 cost with two balls. The new term begins with a cautious transition and expectation of earned confidence.
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Fred Allen
Eskew
Bush Warns Saddam Ultimatum Seeks Time for War
President Bush warns Saddam Hussein that delaying allows Iraq to fortify in Kuwait and raises the price in human life. He cites a January 15 deadline and says U S forces in the Gulf could reach 400,000, yet morale remains high as Baker prepares to meet Tariq Aziz in Geneva.
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Aziz Declines EC Talks Invitation Amid Gulf Crisis
Nicosia Cyprus Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz declined a European Community invitation to discuss the Persian Gulf crisis. Saddam Hussein told a French parliamentarian Iraq could concede if the West does likewise, while the EC criticized prior meetings and noted their own constraints.
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Iraq
Talks with Iraq Risk a Breakup Over Kuwait Pullout Deadline
Washington faces a standoff as Iraq and the United States clash over the January 15 Kuwait pullout deadline. President Bush demands unconditional withdrawal, while Iraq seeks a broader peace agenda including Palestine and Syria. Geneva talks could end quickly if positions do not shift.
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Congress
Supreme Court to Rule on Nude Dancing and Free Speech
Indiana seeks to bar Darlene Miller and two others from public nudity, a case reaching the Supreme Court to decide if nude dancing in public is protected by the First Amendment or can be banned as indecent. The dispute ties into broader battles over censorship, arts funding, and cultural standards.
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Darlene Miller
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Miller
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Bradley J Shafer
Gayle Ann Marie Sutro
Beverlee Hills
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Cole Porter
Yeltsin Maps Budget Cuts and Autonomy Pressure
In Moscow Bo Yeltsin defused a clash with Mikhail Gorbachev over 1990 budget finances. Russia will cut its national budget contribution but retain about 40 billion rubles to cover its deficit and oppose 27 billion rubles demanded, signaling continued economic leverage for greater republic autonomy. Interfax reported Yeltsin called the extra money request indecent while backing the one year economic accord pending a Union Treaty.
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