Hillary gets it right on Palestine says Terzian
In a Washington talk to Arab and Israeli youth Hillary Clinton urged a future Palestinian state, drawing fire from Republicans and Jewish groups. Philip Terzian notes her stance contrasted with Bush era policy and praises her rare alignment on the issue while critiquing past denials of change.
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Barbara Bush
Bush
Hillary Clinton
Washington
Clinton
Malcolm Hoenlein
Conference of Presidents
Michael McCurry
Yasser Arafat
Arab -American Institute
Israel
Middle East
Netanyahu
Yitzhak Rabin
Nancy Reagan
Editorial pushes tax code overhaul to ease IRS disputes
The Miami Herald argues Senate bi partisan approval of an IRS overhaul could simplify tax rules, reduce taxpayer harassment, and improve fairness. It backs a nine member oversight board, complexity analyses, and periodic tax code simplifications. It notes a Roth IRA incentive as a potential revenue trade off and urges House Senate reconciliation for a bill the president can sign.
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US Senate
Internal Revenue Service
House
IRS
Senate
Congress
Miami Herald
New Mexico Team Tracks Earth Threatening Asteroids
A research group using an Air Force telescope scans the heavens for moving objects that cross Earth’s orbit and could cause catastrophic damage. They identify eight asteroids as Earth threatening with potential to impact. Scientists see a 1 in 100 million chance of collision but urge increased government funding for continued search and a comprehensive solar system monitoring program.
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New Mexico
Earth
Space
Solar System
Republicans face revolt from religious right over values agenda
The piece argues that conservatives within the GOP resemble past Democratic defections to Jesse Jackson, as Christian Right leaders pressure Republicans to place family values first. It notes the Values Action Team and threats to electoral gains and outlines clashes over abortion, school prayer, and arts funding with implications for the 2000 GOP nomination and regional political balance.
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Washington
Walter Mondale
Michael Dukakis
Jesse Jackson
Republican Party
House
Bill Clinton
The
Christian Coalition
National Right To Life Committee
Family Research Council
Home School Legal Defense Association
Values Action Team
Senate
National Endowment For the Arts
South
Northeast
Letters Favor Leroy Bates Support for Honest Board Election
Letter from Gloria Busch Johnson of New Ellenton questions Jim Stewart’s claimed trustee accomplishments at Aiken Electric Cooperative. She argues policy and day to day operations were misrepresented, notes board decisions on rate cuts and training, and endorses Henry Moseley, a former trustee certified by NRECA, for district three at the May 16 meeting.
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Leroy Bates
Jim Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Stewart
Board of Trustees
AEC
NRECA
Henry Moseley
Aiken Electric Cooperative
National Rural Electric Association
Moseley
Gloria Busch Johnson
New Ellenton
Bates for Trustee of Aiken Electric Cooperative
A member urges electing Leroy Bates to serve as a trustee of Aiken Electric Cooperative. He highlights Bates community work with his church and the Center Fire Department and argues he will act in the best interest of the member-owners and the majority.
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Bates
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Leroy Bates
Center
Aiken Standard Welcon Letters to the Editor
Letter submission guidance requests brief letters with signature, mailing address, and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited or condensed. Address to Letters to the Editor, Aiken Standard, PO Box 456, Aiken SC 29902 or email editorial scescape dot net.
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Scott B. Hunter
J. David Boyd
Ellen C. Priest
James R. Bennett Jr
James Dobson
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