Gifford Embarrassment Spurs Child Labor Awareness
Kathy Lee Gifford faces scrutiny over sweat shop made clothes tied to her label. The issue highlights ILO figures showing 73 million children ages 10 to 14 in work, with abuses amid long hours and poor conditions. Gifford partners with Labor Secretary Reich to combat child labor domestically and abroad.
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Honduras
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Sacramento Bee
Medicare Trust Fund Nears Collapse in Five Years
The piece warns Congress and the White House of an impending Medicare Hospital Trust Fund bankruptcy within five years due to baby boomer retirements. Demographics drive the crisis as the program’s share of GDP rises from 2.5 percent to over 7 percent, with the retiree to worker ratio dropping from 3.3 to 1 to 2 to 1.
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Medicare Hospital ‘Trust Fund
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Aiken Standard Circulation Hours and Contact Lines
Local notice lists mailing and office details for the Aiken Standard. It provides subscription and delivery hours, switchboard and fax contacts, story ideas line, and publisher contact, including addresses in Aiken South Carolina.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
Mer
Aiken Standard
Scott B. Hunter
Dole weighs a top choice for running mate in The Choice
The article reports Bob Dole aims for a running mate viewed as a 10 by voters. Possible picks include Colin Powell or James Baker, with other candidates like Dick Cheney, Don Rumsfeld, and Dick Lugar named. It notes Dole’s aim to avoid a stunner pick and cites past Bush Quayle dynamics and Clinton's reaction to Quayle. It also mentions Sen. John McCain as a favored potential match and the importance of the nominee's final decision.
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Bob Woodward
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Woodward
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Quayle
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Don Rumsfeld
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George Bush
Dan Quayle
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Cole
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al Gore
Clinton
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McCain
Vietnam
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Thompson presses for facts over White House FBI files
Sen. Thompson urged openness as the Senate Judiciary Committee began probing the FBI files issue tied to the Clinton White House. He recalled Watergate lessons and warned against assuming guilt or innocence, insisting evidence should guide conclusions amid partisan clashes.
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Goodman Theatre
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Eugene O'Neill
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Nixon
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Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Howard Baker
Hillary Clinton’s Seance Talk Sparks Public Scrutiny
Washington columnist Sandy Grady notes Hillary Clinton’s reported conversations with Eleanor Roosevelt sparked White House damage control and public mockery. He cites Jean Houston’s book and media reactions, suggesting the episode fuels New Age intrigue around the president’s spouse.
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