No Democrats file for Spence's seat in SC race
With the filing deadline looming, no Democrats have stepped forward to vie for the U S House seat left open by the death of Rep Floyd Spence. Democratic party officials say they cannot gauge how serious potential candidates are. In Charleston, a separate report notes a computer glitch delays financial aid for thousands of technical college students across South Carolina.
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Vo Lumsta
Floyd Spence
R-S.c
Democratic Party
Joannie Lawson
Charleston
South Carolina
Trident Technical College
Deaths of Ollie Widener Anderson Patricia Leopard Deas
Obituary notices list several individuals including Ollie Widener Anderson Patricia Leopard Deas and Mercedes Joiner in New York. The brief item notes their passing and memorial details follow on the obituary page.
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Ollie Widener Anderson
Ken
Patricia Leopard Deas
Aiken
Mercedes Joiner
Mime
New York, N.Y
Thurmond pushes SRS plutonium disposal plan in defense bill
Senator Thurmond inserted strong language in a defense funding measure pressuring DOE to detail its plutonium disposition plan for the Savannah River Site and to ensure disposal of excess weapons grade plutonium by 2007. He sought $10 million for a plutonium pit plant design and added $127 million to the SRS cleanup budget, stating SC will not be a dumping ground for nuclear waste.
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DOE
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Department of Energy
Savannah River
Thurmond
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sas
Secretary of Energy
South Carolina
Makin' crowds in Aiken festival draws large turnout
Crafters and vendors lined up at the Aiken Chamber of Commerce to receive space for the 25th anniversary Aiken's Makin' festival. About 250 crafters and 40 food vendors, plus a busy downtown crowd, marked a successful Friday with good weather and strong traffic management by the Aiken Department of Public Safety. Local vendors including Libby Taylor, and attendees from Georgia and Columbia described the event as one of the nicest shows, running 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Newberry Street with daytime entertainment.
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Aiken
Taylor
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Sandra
Jim Manis
Brunswick
Manis
Faye Alta
Columbia
Bush budget chief warns Social Security may be tapped
White House budget chief Mitchell Daniels warned House GOP leaders that the Social Security surplus could be used for other programs this year. The potential bite ranged from about 9 billion to as much as 15 billion, threatening a pledge to avoid tapping the surplus. Democrats blame the 1.35 trillion tax cut for rising costs.
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Washington
White House
Bush
House
Dennis Hastert
All
Senate
Trent Lott
Congress
Mitchell Daniels
Daniels
Vaughters seeks Aiken at large council seat
Jane Vaughters, long a champion of her Hayne Avenue neighborhood, campaigns for one of two Republican at large council nominations in Aiken. She notes urban sprawl as the major issue and urges public hearings on first readings to curb unsuitable projects.
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Ralio
Rus
Severtt
Jane Vaughters
Aiken
Hayne Avenue
Vaughters
Ray B. Vaughters
Woodside
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Aturaay
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Rmond
Sandy Nesmt
Gladys
Alta
John Crumback
Crumback
Newberry Street
Ian Onewoy
Janny
Katherine Rose Knight
Crafts
Aiken's Makin
Philip Lord
Stan
Ginny Southworth
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