Brady Act slowed handgun sales in 1996
The Brady Act slowed 2.6 million commercial handgun transactions in 1996, delaying purchases and causing hundreds of thousands to return for pickup. About 70,000 transactions were halted, with over two thirds involving buyers convicted or charged with a felony. The act is described as making it harder for criminals to obtain handguns while imposing temporary inconvenience on legitimate buyers.
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America
Justice Department
Low public interest in campaign finance hearings noted
The Bellingham Herald laments poor attention to funding hearings with CNN airing only halfheartedly. It argues lawmakers are entrenched in soft money and unlikely to reform without public pressure, though potential for real change remains if awareness grows.
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CNN
Bellingham
Wash
Appetite for money drove DNC fundraising in hearing
Donald Fowler testified the DNC suffered from deficient vetting of donors but documents from the hearing showed one prominent case of fundraising abuse where donor vetting was considered fine. The core issue was an insatiable appetite for money driving the campaign toward misconduct.
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DNC
Donald Fowler
Democratic National Committee
Mother Teresa reshapes life with stark compassion
The piece contrasts Mother Teresa and Diana, notes Teresa’s global reach in 110 countries, and recalls her austere approach. It highlights her Missionaries of Charity, stance against capital punishment and abortion, and a Charlotte bishop's memory of Teresa kneeling with a leprous man, saying she changed his vision of life.
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Missionaries of Charity
Calcutta
Edward Bennett Williams
Washington
Christopher Hitchens
United States
William Curlin
Charlotte
N.C
Daily Press
India
Jesus
Outrage at Media Overreach Sparks Paparazzi Debate
Critics condemn paparazzi and tabloids for invading privacy of Diana's sons and stars like Clooney Stallone Baldwin Madonna Cruise. Readers call for tighter privacy rules amid a culture of sensational show business.
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Diana
William
Harry
George Clooney
Sylvester Stallone
Alec Baldwin
Madonna
Tom Cruise
Rosie O'Donnell
Aiken's Makin celebrates 20 years of crafts and crowds
The Aiken landmark festival marks two decades of art and crafts with about 250 artisans from the Southeast. Up to 30,000 visitors are expected over two days on Park Avenue, featuring a celebrity waiters race and juried shows that keep downtown merchants bustling.
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Aiken
Laurens Street
Makin
Letters to the Editor for Aiken Standard Format
The letter page invites reader submissions and notes all letters are subject to editing and condensing. Address to Letters to the Editor Aiken Standard P O Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 or email editorial ape r for correspondence.
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