Specter Trails Cash As 1996 Presidential Bid Folds
Arlen Specter, the Pennsylvania Republican, clings to his doomed 1996 presidential run as fund-raising falters. He remains about $800,000 short of the $1 million target for Iowa and New Hampshire after talks with Roger Stone and advice from John Glenn. The Florida straw poll looms, but experts say the bid may end soon with no regrets.
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Specter
Arlen Specter
Pennsylvania
Roger Stone
Stone
Colin Powell
John Glenn
Ohio
Arren
Glenn
Florida
Iowa
New Hampshire
Gifts Ban in House Shows Legislative Gridlock Flaws
The House passed a 422 to 6 vote banning gifts to members and staff, a move critics say was driven by political optics during the shutdown. Rep Pat Williams notes it’s a self policing rule, not a law, with potential slap on the wrist penalties. Columnists Germond and Witcover discuss the maneuver and its implications.
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Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
House
Pat Williams
Montana
Jack Germond
Jules Witcover
Aiken Standard Subscription Rates and Publish Details
Aiken Standard offers HOME DELIVERY rates of 8 50 monthly 25 50 for 3 months 51 for 6 months and 102 per year. COUNTY MAIL is 10 75 monthly 82 25 for 3 months 64 50 for 6 months and 129 per year. OTHER MAIL 17 monthly 51 for 8 months 102 for 6 months 204 per year. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PM Subscription. The paper is ISSN 0893 2557 and published by Aiken Communications Inc. P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802. Second class postage paid at Aiken SC. Postmaster address changes to P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802.
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Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Aiken
8.C
Alken
S.C
Alken Standard
O Leary Faces Scrutiny Over Image Campaign and Spending
Washington critics attack Energy Secretary Hazel O Leary for lavish PR efforts and a Carma International study costing taxpayers over 40000 while House investigators allege 250000 in questionable grants and a large publicity machine. The plan aimed to create a glossy public persona, sidelining other officials.
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Washington
Bill Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Hazel O'Leary
O'Leary
Wall Street Journal
Carma International
South Africa
John Q
Glitzburg
Treasury
House Commerce Committee
Hollywood
Jjust
Ite
Schools Lack Resources for Challenge in Aiken County
In a column dated October 31 1996 Dr John Bradley argues Aiken County Schools lack funding yet show strong student achievement. He cites high graduation rates scholarships grants and college prep success alongside rising class sizes and a closed alternative school due to underfunding. The piece urges increased state funding to lower class sizes and further improve results.
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John Bradley
Aiken
Aiken County
EEOC Ruling Comic Relief In Shutdown at Hooters
Sun Sentinel columnist Gary Stein reports on an EEOC discrimination claim against Hooters, the reaction in Pembroke Pines, and locals debating whether the agency’s case justifies the government shutdown. The piece blends satire with interviews of waitresses Erica and Gabbi and local patrons.
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EEOC
Comic Relief
the Hooters
Pembroke Pines, Fla
Erica
Gabi
Gary Stein
The
Sun-Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale
Fila
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O’leary
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James. Green
Knight-Ridder Service
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Dolphins
Rockettes
Gabbi
Sabi
Barry Krohn
Plantation, Fla
Mark Pilling
Cooper City
Israel Kahn
North
Miami Beach
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