Lieberman Draws Crowd in Aiken for 2004 Campaign Stop
Sen Joe Lieberman spoke to more than 200 people at Newberry Hall in downtown Aiken after a motorhome arrival. He argued for trade fairness and nonprotectionist jobs strategies while answering questions on energy, education funding, and affirmative action.
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Ginny Southworth
Sen
Joe Lieberman
Rep
John Scott
D-Columbia
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Newberry Hall
Dconn
Aiken County
Charles Staples
Integrity One
Aiken
Lieberman
George Bush
South Carolina
Clearwater
United States
Democrats Eye Record Primary Effort In Aiken County
Charles Staples leads the Aiken County Democratic Party into the February 3 presidential primary aiming to set turnout records. The plan requires about 280 poll workers across 72 precincts with four per site to cover shifts. Lieberman’s Aiken visit spurred local interest as nine Democratic hopefuls target South Carolina as a February focal point.
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Charles Staples
Aiken County
Democratic Party
Staples
Sen
Joe Lieberman
Aiken
Lieberman
al Gore
South Carolina
George W. Bush
White House
Rivera on trial in Richmond County for murder and sodomy
Reinaldo Rivera, a 40 year old former North Augusta resident, faces murder and aggravated sodomy charges in Richmond County Superior Court. Prosecutors present a case alleging a pattern of manipulation and fatal violence against multiple women, with defense seeking a guilty but mentally ill verdict.
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Reinaldo Rivera
North Augusta
Rivera
Robert Anderson
Aiken County
Richmond County
Fort Gordon
Marni Glista
Georgia
South Carolina
SRS honors King with new holiday
Workers at the Savannah River Site marked MLK Day for the first time under WSRC’s contract with the Department of Energy. Employees voted to use eight hours from personal time banks. site-wide closure followed as part of the holiday recognition. King would have turned 75 that Friday.
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Savannah River
Martin Luther King
Westinghouse
Savannah River Company
U.S. Department of Energy
WSRC
Will Callicott
SRS
Bob Pedde
Aiken County
King
Memphis
James Earl Ray
Colin Powell
Phenix City
Ala
Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Bath
A pedestrian was killed when struck by a Southern Railway train at the Wall Street Loop Drive crossing in Bath Sunday night. Emergency crews from Aiken County dispatched after 10 30 p m with the sheriff s office and Bath Fire Department replying. No identity was released at press time and investigators continued into the early morning.
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Bath
Southern Railway
Horse Creek
Wall Street
Loop Drive
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken County Sheriff’s Office
Bath Fire Department
Bridge Calendar Classifieds 6B Movie Listings
A compact page listing various movie showings and times, with brief notes on film options, theater venues, and advisory details for audiences. Includes references to local listings and upcoming releases in a traditional newspaper style.
Sanford's plan to close USC Union college
The USC Union campus may shut within a year if state funding drops by a third under Gov. Mark Sanford's three year plan. Dean James Edwards warns courses and students would move elsewhere, ending the college’s operation despite a 22 percent enrollment decline since 1993.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina Union
Mark Sanford
James Edwards
Sanford
USC Union
Edwards
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