Reopening talks amid renewed Israeli Palestinian tensions
The article notes joy at resumed negotiations while Hamas and Jihad bomb and kill to derail peace progress. Netanyahu rejects a parallel approach, Arafat is unable to advance, and a full peace path remains uncertain though restarting talks is seen as preferable to a new full-scale war. The piece ends with a mirror on IRS hearings in Farmington.
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Hamas
Jihad
Israel
Binyamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu
Arafat
Middle East
Campaign probe heckled by laughter in Washington
The piece mocks Republicans for failing to damage Clinton Gore amid a torrent of alleged malfeasance. It argues lawmakers waste time seeking indictments and independent counsels while public doubt and humor erode their credibility and momentum.
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Washington
White House
Fred Thompson
Janet Reno
Bill Clinton
GOP
Reno
Clinton
Scofflaws
Local cartoonist Al Goodwyn seeds regular features in Aiken
Al Goodwyn, health physics employee at Savannah River Site, has become a regular contributor of political cartoons to the Aiken Standard. Discovered through casual outreach, he now drops off cartoons biweekly, focusing on local issues. His career began with the Health Physics Society in 1989 and includes work for Georgia Tech publications and radiation protection newsletters.
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White House
Lincoln
Team
Clinton
al Goodwyn
Aiken County
Mike Tyson
Tyson
Evander Holyfield
Carl Langley
Jeff Wallace
Aiken Standard
Savannah River
Edgefield
Illinois
Ilinois State
Marcia
Rachel
Drew
Sam
Joe
Harry
Health Physics Society
Tuscola Labs
Georgia Tech
National Registry of Radiation Protection
Technologists
Voters Targeted by National Group in District 86 Race
Readers in District 86 report a national campaign call from Southeastern Public Opinion in Arlington. The caller asked about local issues and named candidates including Charles Sharpe, prompting concerns of political interference and calls to vote for Sharpe. Residents praised city workers after a water line break affected several homes.
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District 86
Southeastern Public Opinion
Arlington
Savannah River
Clinton
Graham
Beasley
Hodges
Charles Sharpe
SRS
Washington, D.C
BMW
Bridgestone
Firestone
NuCor Steel
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Water Department
Aiken
Barbara F. Zirps
Aiken Standard welcomes Letters to the Editor
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Aiken, S.C
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Aiken
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Scott B. Hunter
Stephen N. Ranzer
Ellen C. Priest
Otto C. Lee
Jeffrey B. Wallace
Tony Snow
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