Congress Must Act On Tobacco Regulation After Court Ruling
Editorial argues the Supreme Court ruling left tobacco regulation to Congress. It cites FDA limits in 1996 and industry deception, urges swift congressional action to treat cigarettes as a public health killer and curb youth access despite political influence.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Food and Drug Administration
Congress
FDA
John McCain
Florida
Sandra Day O'Connor
McVeigh vents on 60 Minutes after Oklahoma City bombing
The 60 Minutes interview shows Timothy McVeigh ranting against the federal government over the Gulf War Ruby Ridge and Waco incidents. He does not claim innocence but seeks a new trial, while critics question the program’s decision to give him a national platform.
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Timothy McVeigh
Ruby Ridge
Waco
McVeigh
Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma City
60 Minutes
South Bend
Ind
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Obsolete by design Why Joy warns of machine sovereignty
Sun cofounder Bill Joy argues in Fired magazine that genetics nanotechnology and robotics push humanity toward obsolescence as machines gain control. He warns of dangerous self replicating devices and bio threats while urging an ethics code and strong government to curb risky research.
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Washington
Bill Joy
Sun Microsystems
Joy
IRS
Sun
Tively
MATHCOUNTS praised for community support in Aiken
Aiken Chapter of the South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers thanks corporations and local businesses for funding and gifts that support the MATHCOUNTS competition for 7th and 8th graders. Twelve local teams from Aiken and surrounding counties participated, with Brandon Kearse of Schofield Middle School advancing to national.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Brandon Kearse
Schofield Middle School
Professional Engineering Society
Allegra Printing and Imaging
Bridgestone/ Firestone South Carolina Company
Kimberly Clark
SRP Federal Credit Union
Publix of
North Augusta
Food Lion of
Golden Pantry
Silver Bluff
Bi-Lo
Kroger
University Parkway
Cookie Jar
Augusta
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Martinez
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Editorial
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Flow of vice presidential talk swirls around Bush and Gore
Senate welcome back for McCain and Gore's New Jersey tour praising Bradley kick off the veep speculation cycle. Both reject offers but reformist leanings keep McCain and Bradley in the mix as Bush and Gore study running mates ahead of the conventions.
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Washington
John McCain
Senate
al Gore
New Jersey
Bill Bradley
McCain
Bradley
George W. Bush
Gore
Texas
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
Reagan
Bush
Lyndon Johnson
John F Kennedy
LBJ
Kennedy
Los Angeles
James Rowe
Robert Kennedy
Rowe
Dan Quayle
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