Voters urged to decide video poker future in statewide referendum
Gov. Jim Hodges orders lawmakers back to Columbia to resolve the video poker dispute amid questions of authority and cost. The House failed to pass new regulations after weeks of talks, leaving the issue in limbo as calls grow for a November statewide referendum to let voters decide whether video poker remains legal.
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Jim Hodges
Columbia
S.C. House of Representatives
Hodges
House
David Wilkins
Charles Sharpe
R-Wagener
Roland Smith
Langley
Sharpe
Baloney
Travis Medlock
Lawmakers push Ten Commandments display in schools
After Colorado's Columbine shootings legislators rush bills to allow postings of the Ten Commandments in schools and government buildings. Rep. Bob Barr argues the measure would have prevented the tragedy, while critics say it violates the First Amendment separation of church and state.
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Columbine High School
House of Representatives
Bob Barr
R-Ga
Columbine
Barr
Georgia
Charleston
W.va
Daily Mail
Questioning NATO Kosovo War Costs and Alternatives
The piece argues that NATO's Kosovo bombing under President Clinton caused significant human and economic costs, questions the legality of unilateral action without UN approval, and suggests diplomacy and strengthened UN and OSCE mechanisms as wiser, more humane paths. It notes the peace deal differences, the $12 billion weapons restock prospect, and proposes rebuilding costs of about $30 billion with European bearing.
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Clinton
United States
Europe
NATO
Kosovo
Slobodan Milosevic
Capitol Hill
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Rambouillet
Russia
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UN Security Council
China
Belgrade
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Boris Yelstin
Congress
Raytheon
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Pentagon
European Commission
Milosevic
Organization For Security and Cooperation In
Whiteman Air Force Base
Missour
Weather attitudes and a new daily forecast package
A reader reflects on preferred temperatures from mild nine to hot heat and the desire for a cooler night breeze. The Aiken Standard announces a daily weather package from Accu Weather with local highs and lows, sun or rain outlooks, city lists, and past-day data.
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Aiken County
Congress
George Washington
Aiken Standard
Accu Weather
Jeff Wallace
Gore Bush center stage in tough campaign contrasts
The piece argues Gore and Bush aim for the political center, with differences in abortion rights, gun control, education, and affirmative action likely to surface. It notes Bush trails in polls, Gore faces intra party scrutiny, and both will face more demanding questions in debates.
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George W Bush
Texas
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Rach
Sen
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
John McCain
Arizona
Bush
Monica Lewinsky
Supreme Court
Roe v. Wade
Bradley
White House
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