Wagener cockfighting probe leads to Sharpe indictment
Federal charges allege Charles R. Sharpe accepted at least twenty thousand dollars in payoff money to shield a cockfighting facility linked to The Carolina Club. Indicted on extortion, money laundering and false statements counts, Sharpe pleads innocent and is suspended from office by Gov. Sanford. The probe spanned FBI and state agencies after a 2003 raid that broke up the ring near Wagener.
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Charles R. Sharpe
Sharpe
FBI
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Aiken County
Mark Sanford
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South Carolina Gamefowl Association
Carolina Club
South Carolina
United States
J. Strom Thurmond Jr
Hanford Worries Do Not Hit Savannah River Site
DOE spokesperson says reports of a major nuclear accident at Hanford do not affect Savannah River Site operations. The NYT cited a NRC report criticizing Hanford tank closure while SRS works on its Defense Waste Processing Plant and faces its own tank cleanup delays and legal challenges.
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Hanford
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Rick Ford
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SRS
Robert Alvarez
Kerry challenges Bush on Iraq at Democratic Convention
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry accused President Bush of misrepresenting weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and pledged to be a commander in chief who would not mislead the nation about war. He spoke amid protests and delegates in Boston on the final convention day.
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Iraq
Fleet Center
Ten years after Megan Kanka murder law reshapes public safety
Maureen Kanka, mother of Megan Kanka, reflects on the 10th anniversary of Megan's Law and its impact. She recalls the 1994 disappearance and the offender Jesse Timmendequas, and notes ongoing grief, her family’s life, and the Megan Foundation. The piece mentions the federal enactment signed by President Clinton in 1996 and ongoing advocacy.
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Hamilton Township
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Megan Kanka
Maureen Kanka
Kankas
Jesse Timmendequas
Timmendequas
New Jersey
Bill Clinton
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