Gas Price Debate Lacks Clear Voter Contrast
Canton resident and Senate Leader Bob Dole critique quick gas price reactions as political folly. They argue that voters see no real opposition on gas issues and that Clinton and GOP rivals offer only marginal solutions. Columnists Germond and Whiteover weigh in.
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Bob Dole
Clinton
Jack Germond
Jules Witeover
Dole
Newt
Willie Horton
Tiny Tim
Lee Atwater
Cole
George Bush
Paula Jones
Whitewater
GOP
Pat Buchanan
Bosnia
First Black Woman on California Supreme Court Faces Bar Critique
Columnist Thomas Sowell argues liberal bias toward Justice Janice Rogers Brown as a matter of politics rather than race. He notesBird Warren precedents and defends judicial dicta as long standing practice while criticizing the bar for labeling Brown unqualified.
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California Supreme Court
State Bar Association
Janice
Rogers Brown
State Court of Appeal
Rose Bird
Earl Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
Bird
Warren
Justice Brown
Bar
Justice ‘Brown
Thomas Sowell
Aiken Standard Help Desk Contact Details
Local paper provides contact numbers for subscription, delivery issues, switchboard and editorial staff. Hours listed for office, circulation, and weekend delivery support. Publisher Scott B. Hunter reachable at 648 2311.
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Aiken Standard
Scott B. Hunter
Dole Faces Longshot Feats and Polls in 1996 Race
Washington chatter cites Bob Dole as a long shot with risks and a modest lead over Bill Clinton. Analysts forecast political firepower, negative ads, and potential events in swing states that could swing the election. Clinton leads face challenges from Gingrich and Bush era scrutiny.
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Pat Buchanan
Sen
al D'Amato
R-N.y
House
Newt Gingrich
Dole
Kad
White House
Bill Clinton
Chief
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ilinois
Michigan
California
Clinton
Greg Norman
Texas
Buchanan
San Diego
GOP Probes and Staffing Crisis Stir Capitol Turmoil
The GOP pushes new investigative panels led by Newt Gingrich to probe Iran arms shipments to Bosnia while Congress struggles with staff shortages. Senators D'Amato and Dole clash over hearings as party leaders seek quick probes to influence the 1996 election.
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Associated Press
Newt Gingrich
U.S
Bosnia
Gingrich
Congress
Clinton
Hillary
Clintons
Capitol
Alfonso D'Amato
Rn.y
Ady
D'Amato
Bob Dole
Dole
House
Senate
Parents urge relief from MAT-7 testing pressure at school
Sandra Mitchell Aiken urges parents to question MAT-7 testing at an elementary school. She notes student headaches and nervousness and blames administrators who designed the tests, calls for safer testing methods, and asks parents to get involved for their children's future.
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Sandra Mitchell Aiken
Thurmond Re-Election Debate Urges Fresh Faces in SC
A reader urges Strom Thurmond to retire citing aging and calls for younger senators. The letter notes staff influence and questions re election efforts while praising past service and urging transition to new ideas for South Carolina politics.
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Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Sen. Thurmond
Washington
Sen. ‘Thurmond
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