America must stand firm in Iraq after Baghdad bombings
Editorial urges resolve after coordinated blasts hit Red Cross headquarters and police stations in Baghdad. It notes hundreds injured and dozens killed, questions who is behind the attacks, and argues that continued U S and British actions are essential to support a new Iraqi government and prevent a pullback from the war on terror.
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Saddam Hussein
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Great Britain
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Middle East
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Aiken Standard Editorial Staff Named for Publication
The Aiken Standard announces its leadership team with Publisher Scott B. Hunter Editor Jeffrey B. Wallace and department heads including Arthur T. Zappa Ellen C. Priest Ming Edi Timothy E. O Briant Phillip Yates Scot Newcom J. David Boyd Letitia Jefferson.
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Arthur T. Zappa
Ellen C. Priest
Democracy at stake as US backs Azerbaijan dynastic succession
The article argues Washington supports Heydar Aliyev's son Ilham and the Oct 15 election despite massive fraud, urging that backing autocracy for short term stability risks empowering radical movements and undermining democracy in the Caucasus and Central Asia. It notes regional oil interests, US bases, and criticism from EurasiaNet and scholars about eroding human rights efforts.
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Iraq
United States
Azerbaijan
Heydar Aliyev
Ilham
Soviet Union
Middle East
Bush
al-Qaida
Caucasus
Central Asia
Russia
EurasiaNet
Afghanistan
Iran
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
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Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Freedom House
Georgia
Armenia
Aliyev
Moscow
Kazakhstan
Washington
Wall Street Journal
Steve LeVine
Stanford University
Gail Lapidus
State Department
Justin Burke
Defense Department
Veterans Day Tribute Letter Emphasizes Service and Duty
A veteran focused letter honors the role of service members in guaranteeing freedoms from religion to voting. It recalls Hurricane Isabelle when Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guards refused to abandon duty and stood in rain as a sign of highest honor. It asks to remember current and past service members and ends with God bless our veterans.
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U.S. Senate
Washington, DC
Christians urged to defend faith amid alleged minority threat
A letter argues that Christian rights are being eroded by non Christians and court rulings. The writer demands action to resist perceived cultural change, calling for Christians to strengthen resolve and oppose praye r removal from schools.
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Madelyn Murray O
America
Letters to the Editor contact details
Letters should be addressed to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard PO Box 456 Aiken S C 29802 Send email to swallace at aikenstandard.com Fax to 803 648 6052
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Aiken Standard
Aiken, S.C
Swallace
Aikenstandard.com
Legal questions about liability in drunken driving case
The Vernis family sues Daniel Lanzaro the NFL Giants Stadium owner and others over a 2002 crash that paralyzed Antonia Verni. The suit questions whether teams venues and sponsors enable excessive drinking and should be responsible for patrons actions, raising tort law issues and deterrence.
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New Jersey
Daniel Lanzaro
Giants Stadium
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New York Giants
New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
Aramark
National Football League
NFL
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