Suspect Arrested After Hotel Room Standoff in Columbia
The bloodhound team found room 128 after a door was secured by a chains and a resident let officers enter. The victim identified the suspect as the attacker and would be robberies with a shotgun. Authorities say Mack faces warrants for a June 19 armed robbery on Percival Road and two other armed robberies and was detained at the Aiken County jail.
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Chris Cowen
Mack
Percival Road
Columbia
Cowen
Aiken County
Richland County
Aiken Public Safety
Karen
Kdaily
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Professors Discuss Editors and Ideology in 1896 Campaign
Professor Harpine notes press manipulation and partisan reporting in the 1896 McKinley Bryan race. He cites threats to workers and biased coverage, contrasting old tactics with today while urging on campus debate at USCA. Contact Rob Novit at rnovit aikenstandard.com.
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Harpine
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
Republic
USCA
Rob Novit
Rnovit
Aikenstandard.com
Group denounces Grand Theft Auto San Andreas content
A media watchdog denounces the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for graphic sexual content allegedly unlockable via Internet mods. The National Institute on the Media and the Family says the game already contains violence and sexual themes, but the pornographic scenes push it further, prompting an Entertainment Software Ratings Board inquiry.
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San Andreas
David Walsh
National Institute On the Media and the Family
Entertainment Software Ratings Board
Rumors swirl on Supreme Court retirement prospects
Reporters monitor a stalled wave of retirement talk at the Supreme Court amid Justice O Connors announced resignation and speculation about Chief Justice Rehnquist and Justices Stevens and Ginsburg. TV crews waited outside as observers weighed possible departures and timing.
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Virginia
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Stevens
White House
Senate
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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