Clinton Fails to Deliver on Election Year Promises
Columnist Stuart Butler argues that Bill Clinton in 1992 promised tax cuts, government reform and welfare changes but vetoed key budget and welfare bills. He stresses decisive action is needed as Congress tried to balance the budget with cuts to Medicare Medicaid and agencies, while Clinton avoided balanced budgets.
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Bill Clinton
America
Washington
Congress
Clinton
Robert Samuelson
Stuart Butler
Don’t Follow U S Drug Plan in Japan
A Tokyo based iShimbun opinion piece decries rising drug abuse among youth and parallels past handgun issues, urging strict controls and lessons from global trends to prevent drugs spreading from adults to children and to curb associated crime.
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United States
Japan
Aiken Standard Contact and Delivery Hours Notice
Local newspaper lists location and mailing address for Aiken Standard with office hours 8 30 a m to 5 90 p m Monday Friday and circulation and delivery phone lines 649 5315 649 5915. Switchboard and fax numbers are provided along with staff contact lines for editors publishers and the publisher Scott Hunter at 648 2311.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aken
Aiken Standard
Scott
Hunter
Congress Ethics Rules Comfort Conventions Travel Costs
A rant on lawmakers paying for convention trips despite new gift rules. It notes the House and Senate ethics memos allow various freebies in host cities and questions the integrity of Congress while highlighting travel, lodging, food, and entertainment expenses for August conventions in Chicago and San Diego.
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Chicago
U.S
Congress
San Diego
California
House Ethics Committee
Capitol
House
Washington
Senate
Ferrara Seeks Aiken County Council Seat With Tax Relief Support
A letter endorses Russ Ferrara for Aiken County Council, praising unchanged property taxes during his tenure, a higher bond rating from Baa to AAA, and a reserve fund over 5 million dollars. It highlights development at the 422 acre research campus and 1,145 acre Sage Mill Industrial Park, plus safety and EMS gains without tax increases and support for the Savannah River Site and reactor restart hearings.
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Russ Ferrara
Aiken County
Ferrara
Sage Mill
Savannah River
DOE
Letters to the Editor at Aiken Standard
Brief letters welcomed with writer signature mailing address and daytime and home phone numbers for verification. All letters may be edited and condensed. Address letters to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
Planning Federal Ball For A Reform Party Candidate
Rumors swirl about Ross Perot heading the Reform Party bid as Labor Day nears. The FEC is asked to clarify funding rules that could let a non-Perot candidate funded by the party run in 1996, potentially unlocking about $30 million in federal funds.
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Reform Party
Washington
Ross Perot
New Reform Party
Perot
Aid 1992
George
Bush
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Bob Dole
Dole
Mulford
FEC
Ross
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