Democrats pin hopes on Gingrich backlash in midterm push
Democratic strategists say Newt Gingrich’s harsh public attacks backfire on Republicans and boost Dem prospects to gain Senate seats and House seats in the upcoming campaign. AFL-CIO president John Sweeney cites voter backlash as a key dynamic shaping the race. Columnists Germond and Witcover provide analysis.
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Newt Gingrich
Clinton
Congress
John Sweeney
Afl-Cio
Middle America
Gingrich
Senate
White House
House of Representatives
Olympic ideals clash with money and doping in Atlanta games
The centennial Olympics reveal tension between amateur ideals and modern professionalism. Big TV rights, with NBC and global deals, fund the event while concerns grow over performance enhancing drugs and money shaping competition.
Aiken Standard Help Line and Contact Details
Provides subscription and delivery instructions with phone numbers for help. Lists switchboard, circulation hours, story ideas contacts, and publisher’s contact details. Represents routine newspaper customer service information for readers in Aiken.
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Funana Urve
P.O
Aiken
Politics as usual leaves tobacco debate in smoke
Dr Henry Miller argues the Clinton administration and FDA overstep in tobacco regulation. He contends Congress will decide control, that industry concessions were possible, and that FDA actions harmed access to new drugs while delaying enforcement.
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Bob Dole
Clinton
Food and Drug Administration
Ton
Congress
FDA
David Kessler
Henry Miller
Robert Wesson
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
The
Aiken clubs win national honor for Stone Soup project
The Aiken Junior Woman's Club and Sand River Woman's Club earned a 5000 award from Shell Oil for Stone Soup a two year community outreach program linking Hahn Village Smith-Hazel Westcliff and the Hispanic community. The project traced neighborhood needs and planned crime prevention training job programs and service directories. The initiative aims to expand across Aiken County and will partner with neighborhood leaders to address local needs.
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Aiken
Stone Soup Project
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Shell Oil Co
Stone Soup
Aiken Junior Woman's Club
Sand River Woman's Club
Hahn Village
Smith-Hazel
Westcliff
Aiken County
South Carolina
Junior Woman's Club
Sand River
Veterans Medal Proposal Fails to Clear Hurdles as Langley Pond Pollution Persists
A reader urges rapid action on a peacetime medal for Vietnam veterans while detailing ongoing Langley Pond pollution in Horse Creek Valley. He cites EPA and DHEC warnings, contested cleanups, and community efforts since a decade to ensure safe use, noting toxins remain and studies are flawed.
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Horse Creek Valley
Langley Pond
Larry Cribb
South Carolina
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Valley
CAFE
Graniteville Co
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Newt Gingrien
Jack Germond
Jules Witcover
Hunter
Knight-Ridder Service
Ag and
Kessler
Dole
Philip Morris
Linda DiVall
Los Angeles
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Tion
Dore
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