Sanford threatens veto over budget priorities in letter
Gov Mark Sanford warned legislators he may veto all or portions of the budget if demands to restore money taken from reserve and trust funds are not met. A conference committee worked on the $5.4 billion plan as Sanford calls for applying forecast surpluses to eliminate the 2002 deficit and ensure education and Medicaid funding.
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Columbia
Mark Sanford
Sanford
Senate
House
Bush Kerry agree more to be done on racial equality
In Topeka and at the state Capitol, President Bush and Senator Kerry voiced that racial equality remains incomplete fifty years after the Supreme Court ban on school segregation. Bush cited ongoing racism and urged teaching respect. Kerry urged defending gains while pushing the cause forward.
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Kerry
Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
John Kerry
America
Monroe
State Capitol
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Aiken recalls 1954 Brown v Board ruling impact
Dr Frank Roberson notes May 17 1954 as a turning point that began ending separate but equal in U S education. He cites desegregation progress and lingering effects from a century of neglect, recalling a 90 year old woman’s limited public schooling and church aid. See Brown, Page 12A.
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Frank Roberson
America
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education
South
Brown
Roberson
Aiken County
Association of Churches
Health benefits for Avondale retirees to end
Avondale Mills retirees in Alabama Georgia South Carolina and North Carolina will lose their health insurance benefits starting August 1. About 125 retirees are affected. Spokesman Stephen Felker Jr cites rising health care costs and unfair free trade practices as core reasons for the policy change.
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Avondale Mills
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Stephen Felker Jr
Avondale
Felker
Aiken County
Martha McGee
Massachusetts becomes first state to legalize same sex marriages
Dozens of couples wed in Massachusetts amid elation and disbelief as the state became the first to allow same sex marriages. Ceremonies ranged from city hall to downtown churches with rainbow flags, champagne, and ch celebratory touches.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Sheldon Goldstein
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Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
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Aiken Billy
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Ellen Wade
Maureen Brodoff
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Newton
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Justice of the Peace
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