Sanford pig stunt stirs outrage as voters weigh impact
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford sparked outrage by bringing two pigs into the State House to protest pork in the budget. The stunt followed a House veto rollback and prompts experts to question its political effect ahead of his 2006 bid reelection.
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Alabama
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Jim Guth
Graduates March Into Future Across Five South Midlands Areas
Warren Felkel recalls arriving at South Aiken High School as a freshman amid senior pranks. Now a senior, he dons cap and gown at Friday night’s graduation, part of five area commencements including Aiken and North Augusta.
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South Aiken High School
Felkel
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Aiken area high schools honor senior graduates
In Aiken County last night four high schools presented diplomas to their senior classes. Felkel a summa cum laude graduate led as Interact president and involved in community service. South Aiken and Aiken memorialized three seniors who died in accidents this year.
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Midland Valley High School
Wagener-Valley High School
North Augusta High School
Felkel
Interact
Salvation Army
South Aiken
Aiken
Sonja Lasher
Medicare drug cards attract few enrollees so far
WASHINGTON many sponsors report low enrollment as the Medicare drug discount program nears starting dates. AARP and Walgreen executives cite tepid signups. officials say about 7.3 million were expected but actual uptake is modest amid price mismatches and phone-line overloads.
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Carol Shirley
Walgreen Co
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Bush Administration
Health and Human Services
Tommy Thompson
Thompson
Shirley
Medicare
Medicare Prescription Drug Cards Sign Up Details
Beneficiaries can enroll in new prescription drug cards to help those with little or no coverage. Find a provider from a state list at gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE. Each card costs up to 30 dollars annually. discounts vary by drug and provider. Cards valid through December 2005.
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Candidates spend heavily in bid to replace Hollings in SC
South Carolina Senate race heats up as six Republicans and two Democrats report more than 10.5 million raised through May 19. Jim DeMint and Thomas Ravenel each spent about 1.2 million in the 49 day period. Beasley and Condon reported substantial totals with DeMint leading GOP spending for the period. Democrat Inez Tenenbaum led all candidates with 428,765 in the period and over 2.2 million overall. Ben Frasier fails to meet filing threshold.
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Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
U.S. Senate
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Alex Sanders
U.S
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Charleston
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David Beasley
Charlie Condon
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Condon
Mark McBride
Myrtle Beach
Orly
Benny Davis
Inez Tenenbaum
Ben Frasier
Wadmalaw
FEC
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