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Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

13 Nov 1996

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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1996

Page

4

Divided government preferred by Americans after election

Columnist Myriam Marquez argues Americans favor divided government where no party has a clear mandate. She notes Clinton won 49 percent, Dole about 159 electoral votes, and Perot’s late blitz altered perceptions of a mandate in 1996.

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Congress Reform Party Ross Perot Clinton Bob Dole Dole Perot Myriam Marquez Kansas Jay Leno FBI Colorado Green Natural Law American American Constitution Socialist Socialist Workers Workers World Prohibition NBC News Andrea Mitchell Dallas Bill Clinton West Virginia Chicago Roger Stone Nydia Bill Maher Politically Incorrect Russ Verney Cole National Enquirer Oprah Winfrey Democratic Party al Gore Beverek Pat Paulsen Wayne Allard Senate Hillary Rodham Clinton Washington Maria Milton Arizona John) Shadegg California Tim LeFever Frank Riggs Andrea Seastrand ABC David Brinkley David Jeff Greenfield Richard Nixon
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Proposition 209 rights the course in California

Columnist Joan Beck argues Prop 209 the California Civil Rights Initiative limits discrimination and ending preferences to race sex and origin. The piece frames the measure as a mid course correction toward a color blind society and defends its civil rights aims against opponents who call it hate language.

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Aiken Standard Contact and Delivery Details

The Aiken Standard provides location 326 Rutland Drive and PO Box 456 ZIP 29802. Office hours 8 30 am to 5 90 pm Monday Friday. Delivery issues expected by pm weekdays and 7 am on weekends. Call 649 5315 for service. Swtchboard 648 2311. Publisher Scott B Hunter reachable at 648 2311.

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Rutland Drive P.O Aiken Scott B. Hunter
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Road to building bridge may have a bumpy ride

Opinion piece questions Clinton era optimism and the 21st century promise. The writer critiques the bridge metaphor, laments political divisions, and notes gender dynamics in the election while predicting a tense, turbulent future. The piece ends with a Weathering note and a movie quote about a bumpy ride.

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Clinton Tam Newt Gingrich
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Dole's humor lights up a long campaign

Rena Pederson notes the 1996 campaign's humor from Bob Dole who kept a dry, deadpan style. The piece surveys jabs at Clinton and Perot, election attitudes, and how Dole's wit stood out amid a dense, often harsh race.

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