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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 2002
Page
9
Rita Allison campaigns for lieutenant governor presenting conservative reform aims. She pledges to reduce taxes, improve senior health care, ensure strong education, raise highway investment, and boost job opportunities through free enterprise while emphasizing family values and leadership.
Fita Alison serves District 36 in the South Carolina House since 199, chairs the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation and the GOP Women's Caucus. She is assistant majority leader, on Ways and Means, and chairs the K-12 and Special Schools subcommittee, with vice-chairs on Operations and Management and the Joint Committee for Families and Children. She is married to Fon Alison with one daughter, Katina Kelley.
Andre Bauer advocates keeping decision making at the lowest level with government run like a business. He presses for minimal overhead and tax relief for taxpayers while prioritizing education and resisting tax increases.
An Irma High School and University of South Carolina graduate Bauer served two terms in the State House before winning a special election to the State Senate in March 1999. He is credited with stemming GOP losses after the 1998 election and his off year win presaged a string of party victories. He remains a tireless campaigner for fellow Republicans.
South Carolina candidate David Thomas champions welfare reform property tax relief and a constitutional referendum to let voters decide homeowner and vehicle tax eliminations. As Senate leader he promotes nonpartisan mediation and grassroots coalition building to improve residents’ quality of life. He founded Palmetto Pride and leads efforts against predatory lending while addressing rising health care costs for small households.
Thomas, a Fountain Inn resident, has served in the South Carolina Senate since 1985. The piece outlines his family, education at UNC Charlotte, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Texas Christian University, and the University of South Carolina Law School, plus his marriage to Fran in 1984. The text is a profile with personal and career milestones.
The Air Force investigates an Internet auction of sensitive government aircraft communications equipment. Parts used in aircraft like the R71 spy plane and F16 fighter were reportedly sold on eBay. An Air Force spokesman confirmed the probe by the Office of Special Investigations amid questions about the unclaimed property sale.
Witness Turno says Jameson escaped prior to Doyle’s gunfire at a residence. Jameson identified Doyle in the street as police arrived. Doyle ran and was detained. charged with murder and burglary in the first degree and assault with intent to kill. Arraignment expected later this week.
Allisonis is Springs Industry special programs director in Lyman, SC. Bauer has served in the SC Senate since 1999 after a special election, formerly in the SC House, USC graduate. Thomas, from Fountain Inn, has chaired Palmetto Pride, a litter task force, and holds law degrees from UNC Charlotte, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and USC Law.
Ben Affleck stars in The Sum of All Fears which opens at $31.2 million to top the box office, dethroning Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones which earns $20.7 million in its third weekend. Spider-Man slides to third with $14.5 million as Unde rcover Brother debuts at fourth with $12.1 million. The overall weekend totals dip about 5 percent from a year ago.
Aiken Mall Cinemas drew a packed crowd as a film linking SRS secrets, CIA theft, and Israel's early nuclear program revealed a local angle. Viewers debated technical details, with residents noting Aiken’s unique familiarity with plutonium and nuclear weapons history and Clancy's signature precision.
A US intelligence official said Malaysian authorities monitored a January 2000 meeting in Kuala Lumpur attended by Khalid Almidhar Nawaf Alhamzi and Tawfiq Attash Khallad two hijackers later involved in the Sept 11 attacks. The CIA alerted FBI and other agencies but transfer of significance was delayed allowing the suspects to enter the United States.
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