Clinton China trip exposes US weakness as brinkmanship rises
White House strategists warn that President Clinton's Beijing visit highlights national weakness in 1998 and 2000. The trip featured China pressuring for relaxed export rules, waiving sanctions, and urging a Taiwan trade policy shift while denying access to Radio Free Asia. The piece argues U.S. defense cuts and military culture shifts undermine credibility and threaten engagement gains.
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Washington
White House
Clinton
China
Beijing
Tienamen Square
Radio Free Asia
Willie Sutton
Congress
Air Force One
United States
Taiwan
Jiang Zemin
World Trade Organization
WTO
Carter
Reagan
Bush
Pentagon
Israel
Poisoning the journalistic well in the Clinton era
Washington weighs the ethics of Brill's Content and broader media credibility. The piece cites misquoting, undisclosed campaign backing, and fabrications by Stephen Glass, plus resignations and lapses at Patricia Smith and Stuart Taylor. It also condemns Drudge influenced by Russert and Isikoff, and notes on-screen blunders by Howard Fineman and others.
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Washington
Steven Brill
Brill
Clinton
Bill Kovach
New Magazine
The
New Republic
Stephen Glass
Boston Globe
Patricia Smith
the Globe
Smith
Chicago Sun‘Times
Stuart Taylor
National Journal
Kenneth Starr
Starr
Matt Drudge
Tim Russert
NBC
Michael Isikoff
Newsweek
Russert
Rush Limbaugh
Drudge
Fox News
News and World Report
USA Today
Val
er.Shapiro
New York
Shapiro
Howard Fineman
South Carolina House Leader Reflects on Education Push and Senate Delays
The speaker praises the Educational advances from the Accountability Act LIFE scholarship program and tuition tax credits while lamenting Senate inaction on video poker and other bills. He notes the session saw delays, partisan clutching, and hostage tactics but highlights cooperation with some senators and a hopeful path forward after elections.
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South Carolina
Senate
House
Tom
Columbia
Beasley
House of Representatives
MOX plant at Savannah River Site eyed for fuel use
Discusses preferred site for a 500 million MOX facility to convert weapons plutonium into reactor fuel. Notes decision pending amid environmental studies and regulatory hurdles. Highlights antinuclear opposition and DOE's broader obligation to dispose of spent nuclear fuel driving expanded MOX research.
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Savannah River
SRS
DOE
Editorials Link Violence to Music and Parental Control
The Times-Picayune notes hearings on whether violent rap music influenced Mitchell Johnson, the 13 year old Arkansas gunman, and argues ultimate responsibility lies with guardians to control what a child hears and sees. The piece questions a conclusive link but stresses parental control over exposure.
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Arkansas
Mitchell Johnson
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Washington
Jonesboro
Times-Picayune
New Orleans
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The Aiken Standard requests letters be brief and include the writer signature mailing address and daytime and home telephone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Address: Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard 20 Box 458 Aiken South Carolina 29002 Email to editori
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