Deficit deception clouds real U S finances and credibility
Our view argues the official deficit is a political cover for a mounting true deficit of 206 billion, up from 110 billion, with off budget spending and Social Security raids masking the gap. It warns that Gramm Rudman targets rely on Social Security reserves and would delay budget balance.
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White House
Congress
Bush
Congressional Budget Office
Postal Service
Social Security Trust Fund
Social Security
House
Senate
Notable Aiken County public servant Clyde Strom dies at 78
Clyde Franklin Strom died October 16 at his Graniteville home after a long career as a conciliator for the State Department of Labor and a one term South Carolina House member. He helped secure bond issues for USC Aiken and Aiken Technical College. He served in WWII, led church and fraternal roles, and influenced local education and community groups.
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Clyde Franklin Strom
Graniteville
Edgefield County
State Department of Labor
South Carolina
House of Representatives
Aiken County
USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
Strom
Clyde
Robert E. Penland
County Commission On Higher Education
Robert M. Bell
Warrenville
Gregg Graniteville Foundation
Gamecock Club
Graniteville Restoration Committee
USCA
Aiken
Little Fish and the Market Sharks
A wary, humorous essay critiques stock market crashes and corporate takeovers. It compares markets to sharks circling vulnerable firms, notes broad investor apathy, and questions the morality of hostile takeovers while arguing small investors should avoid high risk.
Bush Abortion View Evolves as Vote Tensions Rise
In a shifting stance on abortion funding for rape and incest, President Bush aligns with hard liners again. The change complicates GOP prospects in upcoming campaigns as critics warn of political trimming and waffling on a pivotal issue.
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Bush
Supreme Court
Missouri
Jim Courter
New Jersey
Marshall Coleman
Virginia
Rudolph Giuliani
New York
Florida
Bob Martinez
Dukakis
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Carousel Memories and a Plea to Donald Trump
A writer recalls Sand Springs Amusement Park and its carousel joy from childhood, notes the decline of hand carved wooden carousels, and reports Mansfield shop efforts to restore them. He cites Quassapaug Amusement Park closing and third graders asking Trump to buy and save the carousel.
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Tulsa
Sand Springs
Okla
Sand Springs Amusement Park
United States
Mansfield
Ohio
West Fourth Street
Middlebury
Conn
Quassapaug
Old Saybrook
Donald Trump
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Washington
Clyde F. Strom
Scott B. Hunter
John F. Boyette II
Melanie L. Arney
Sue S. Brown
Ellen C. Priest
Phyllis R. Carpenter
Aiken Standard
Wall Street
LaSalle Street
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
James Baker
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