Time to bump Holder name attorney general
Congressional efforts to confirm Loretta Lynch as attorney general move forward after the Senate Judiciary Committee passed her nomination. Lynch, US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, faces a slow, politicized process but supporters say she would provide independent leadership at the Justice Department.
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Barack Obama
U.S
Loretta Lynch
Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Eric Holder
Senate
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Lynch
New York
Holder
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Washington, D.C
Leahy
Lindsey Graham
S.C
Graham
John Cornyn
Texas
Department of Justice
Vigilance urged on Pinewood toxic waste site near Lake Marion
South Carolina lawmakers are urged to hold hearings on the Pinewood landfill near Lake Marion amid concerns of leakage and contamination. Former site manager Bill Stephens pressed for 20 million dollars in safety upgrades including barriers, venting gas, and water treatment, while DHEC sought more data and ended its contract. Senators McElveen and Johnson push for testimony to ensure accountability and future improvements.
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South Carolina
Lake Marion
Bill Stephens
Stephens
State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Columbia
S.C. Sens
Thomas McElveen
Kevin Johnson
D-Sumter
Senate
Lake Moultrie
United States
Eleanor Kitzman
Bottome Quote on Self-Control and Human Nature
A brief quotation from Phyllis Bottome, the English writer born in 1884, asserting that nothing frees human nature except self-control.
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Phyllis Bottome
Poll finds Americans split over Netanyahu Congress address
A CNN ORC poll and Israel Project survey show Americans broadly want Netanyahu to address Congress despite controversy over the invitation. About 63 percent disapproved of Boehner's invitation approach in CNN results, while a plurality support letting Netanyahu speak before Iran talks deadline.
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Congress
Israel Project
CNN
ORC
House
John Boehner
Netanyahu
Boehner
Barack
U.S
Iran
Middle East
Paragon Insights
Obama
Joseph Biden
John Kerry
Washington, D.C
Omri Ceren
Paragon
Nathan Klein
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Israel
Editor urges vote against synthetic turf at North Augusta High
Letter to the editor argues the Aiken County School Board should reject a $700,000 synthetic turf proposal for North Augusta High School football field. The writer says approval could jeopardize the recent one percent sales tax and suggests awaiting new construction costs and salary needs for staff before funding facility upgrades.
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Aiken County
North Augusta
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