Our View South Carolina Declines Motor Voter Approach
The piece argues South Carolina opposes Motor Voter despite calls to expand voter registration. It critiques the unfunded mandate stance, questions workload on DSS and DMV staff, and suggests counties already handle registration while Washington should fund the program or drop the mandate. It supports state rights and continued opposition unless funding is provided.
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South Carolina
Washington
Palmetto
Carroll Campbell
David Beasley
Department of Motor Vehicles
Department of Social Services
Congress
DSS
Ness
Highway Department
Voter Registration Board
Mandate Control as Federal Budget Pressure Mounts
Opinion argues federal unfunded mandates burden state and local governments and business, urging flexible, sensible use of mandates. It notes 70 new mandates since the late 1980s and calls for careful reform to improve governance without harming needed services like water, air, and sewage systems.
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Congress
America
Aiken Standard Publisher Details and Subscription Rates
The notice lists contact details for the Aiken Standard including address 124 Rutland Drive P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 switchboard numbers 648 2311 and 649 5316 and hours 8 30 am to 5 30 pm Monday through Friday with delivery times and subscription rates 1 month 7 75 12 months 88 80. The paper established 1867 is published weekday afternoons and weekend editions by Aiken Communications Inc.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Clinton muddled State of the Union turns into trial
Washington columnist Sandy Grady portrays Bill Clinton as his own defense attorney in a drawn out televised State of the Union address. The piece notes a split performance with Democratic and Republican cues, mixed reception from an O.J. Simpson era audience, and questions about Clinton’s true stance and leadership.
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Bill Clinton
State of Union
Clinton
Robert Shapiro
Johnnie Cochran
Newt Gingrich
Gingrich
Congress
California
New Covenant
Bill
Christie Whitman
Letterman
Leno
Koppel
Whitman
Christie
Leon Panetta
Phil Gramm
Texas
Trent Lott
Marcia Clark
Too Much To Lose In Partisan Politics On North Korea Deal
S. L. Bachman argues the U S North Korea nuclear agreement offers a better path than war while criticizing partisan attacks. He notes murkowski skepticism and warns against political battles derailing a fragile accord with Pyongyang despite flaws and costs.
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Washington
Pyongyang
Alaska
Frank Murkowski
Murkowski
Congress
104Th Congress
Senate Energy Committee
North Korea
Senate
Kim Jong Il
United States
Donald Gregg
South Korea
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Kobe
Korean Peninsula
Clinton
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Charles O. Grice
Aiken, S.C
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Ellen C. Priest
Andrew D. Morgan
Home County
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Newts Book
Sandy Grady
The
Philadelphia Daily News
S.L. Bachman
San Jose Mercury News
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