Round Robin Polo Tournament poised to debut in Aiken
Beautiful spring weather to upper 70s expected for first ever Round Robin Polo Tournament final leg of the Aiken Triple Crown. Randy Warrick USC Aiken athletic director says 5 000 to 7 000 could attend with gates opening at 11 a.m. and polo starting at 2 p.m. at Powderhouse Field tickets are $10 at the gate.
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Aiken
Randy Warrick
USC Aiken
Powderhouse Field
John Moore
Tim Hall
USCA
Rice speaks on terrorism but shuns public hearings
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice promotes the administration battle against terrorism in media appearances while avoiding public sworn testimony before the independent 9/11 commission, fueling a public relations dilemma for the White House over separation of powers.
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Washington
Condoleezza Rice
Independent Commission
White House
Rice
Bush
Commission
Consumer spending rises by 0.2 percent in February
Washington reports a 0.2 percent month over month rise in consumer spending, following a 0.5 percent gain in January. Revised January figure edged up from 0.4 percent to reflect stronger early demand, signaling tempered but ongoing consumer support for the economic recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Controlled burn turns disastrous in rural Aiken County
A Friday blaze from a controlled burn on Mill Race Farm near Cooks Bridge Road scorched nearly a hundred acres of rural Aiken County farmland. Firefighters from Couchton Center and Montmorenci fought shifting winds, dug trenches, and used a perimeter to keep flames from homes while a Forestry Commission plane surveyed the scene. The fire, contained late Friday, did not reach any residences.
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Aiken County
Cooks Bridge Road
Forestry Commission
Edisto River
Couchton
Greg Bailey
Mill Race Farm
State Forestry Commission
Ken Cabe
Center
Montmorenci
Pink poodle Barbie goes pink for Lexeigh’s wish
Barbie the poodle owned by Stacy Bennett and her daughter Lexeigh turns pink for a girlie look after a voluntary dye job. Bennett says color changes have included purple and reddish tints with dyes from a beauty shop, lasting weeks to months.
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Barbie
Spa
Stacy Bennett
Lexeigh
Bennett
Michael Gibbons
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Collie Lund
Gladys Bell
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