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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 2008
Page
10
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg persuaded City Council by a 29-22 vote to amend term limits allowing him up to three consecutive four-year terms. The change ends the two-term cap and potentially reshapes the 2009 mayoral race as rivals retreat with Bloomberg's financial advantage.
Samuel Snow was wrongly convicted for a riot during World War II. His widow Margret and son Ray received a back pay check of 27580 dollars sixty four years after his imprisonment. Snow died at 83 after the Army apologized and reversed his dishonorable discharge. Ray recalls his father as an upright man like Job who endured punishment for no reason.
In Livingston Texas a rapid schedule of executions unfolds with a dozen condemned inmates slated for two executions per week over six weeks. The pace follows a post moratorium period after the Supreme Court allowed lethal injection, drawing mixed reactions from inmates and observers.
Yale researchers wired two studies showing physical warmth shifts impressions and actions. Participants holding hot objects rated others as more generous and sociable, and preferred altruistic rewards for friends, while cold cues nudged self‑centered choices.
In northern Greece, photographers document piles of six thousand year old house pottery amid the remains of a Neolithic home, highlighting an ancient dwelling's everyday artifacts and structure.
In northern Greece a 6000 year old prehistoric farmhouse remains with crockery and two wood fired ovens were found in undisturbed condition by Culture Ministry officials. The discovery highlights preserved household supplies from ancient times. In a separate note from UN events, former President Clinton criticized mismanaged food policy and urged cash aid shifts while praising President Bush for recent aid policy moves.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rejected Iran's bid to block a security deal between Iraq and the United States. She offered no new assurances that Baghdad would accept U S terms and said Iraqis can defend their interests without Iranian involvement.
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