Saddam Hussein's stepson arrested on immigration charges
Mohammed Nour al Din Saffi a New Zealand citizen and former commercial airline pilot was arrested after enrolling at Aeroservice Aviation Center a flight school tied to a Sept. 11 hijacker FBI officials said one hijacker trained there The Sun Sentinel named Zaid Jarrah as the hijacker linked to the school
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Miami
Saddam Hussein
Mohammed Nour al-Din Saffi
New Zealand
Aeroservice Aviation Center
James Goldman
INS
FBI
Judy Orihuela
South Florida Sun- Sentinel
Zaid Jarrah
Mohamed Atta
Obituary notices brief list across South Carolina towns
Obituary notices from Warrenville Hazel Crocker Triby Marie Frost Ross Patrick Lacke Tracy Mason Aiken Padgett North Augusta Bessie Robinson Augusta Dorothy Snelling Barnwell William Wheat Martinez Lila Mae Wise. Notices also list Mary F Wise Brown and Wiliam Wheat. Obituaries appear on page 5A in section 5A.
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Mary F. Wise Brown
Hazel Crocker
Warrenville
Triby
Marie Frost Ross Patrick Lacke
Tracy Mason Aiken
Augusta Dorothy H. Snelling
Barnwell
Wiliam Wheat Martinez
Lila Mae Wise
Russian adoptees burned out in fire in Aiken
Aiken residents Giselle Landry a longtime foster parent adopted two Russian children joined by Allen 4 and Emily 3 escaped with two dogs after a lightning started fire Tuesday night most of the Unerry His Drive home burned leaving a charred wreckage though no injuries occurred the lawn remained green and playground equipment stood intact page 8A confirms more details ADOPTEES
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Aiken
Giselle Landry
Landry
Lanary
Allen
Emily
Bo Bengtson
Russia
Independence Day Festivities With Heightened Security Across South Carolina
Fourth of July celebrations feature fireworks at 9 30 p m in Augusta downtown and 9 p m shows in Patriots Park with events starting 4 30 p m. Across SC, police boost presence after FBI warnings while readings of the Declaration of Independence in Charleston draw crowds.
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Augusta
Army Signal Corps
South Carolina
America
Riggs
Charleston
George Patton
FBI
Greenville
Arizona
Mike Gambrell
Steve O'Neill
Columbia
It’s a different country now Independence Day reflection amid 9 11 era
Aiken Standard readers share how the wake of the 9 11 attacks and wartime in Afghanistan shapes Fourth of July observances. Rob Prather notes heightened patriotism and plans extra time with family after a park concert. The piece captures a community mood in a post 9 11 environment.
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Afghanistan
Aiken Standard
Robert Prather
Hodges Defends Fund Move Amid Disabled Kids Program Hit
Governor Hodges faced criticism from lawmakers after documents showed $300,000 was moved from the Continuum of Care for Emotionally Disturbed Children to the governor’s operating account. Republicans sought to reassign the program to another agency, but Hodges vetoed the measure. The $8.9 million program remained under the Governor’s Office of Executive Policy and Programs.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Jim Hodges
House Ways and Means
Bobby Harrell
State Senate
Glenn McConnell
Hodges
Governor's Office of Executive Policy and Programs
Drinking and driving fines rise 7.5 percent in state
South Carolina lawmakers approved fee increases that raise DUI penalties across courts. Aiken County Clerk Liz Godard notes a 3 percent handling charge on payment plans and a $2,000 second offense DUI fine, totaling about $2,187 with added assessments and costs. Offenders with multiple DUI offenses pay more as offenses accumulate. The changes affect 18 legal categories, notably family and civil court filings and motions.
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South Carolina
Aiken County
Liz Godard
Godard
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Ande Padgett
North Augusta
Bessie Robinson
Patriots Park
Columbia Road
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Associated Press
Hodge
General Assembly
General Sessions Court
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