Gambling mogul targets Beasley in South Carolina race
Greenville resident Fred Collins a 63 year old gambling mogul renowned for a $2 million IRS dispute and other legal battles has launched a high profile campaign against Governor David Beasley. Collins claims he held early video gambling licenses and has built a 15 person war room with billboards and ads urging voters to Ban Beasley.
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Fred Collins
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IRS
South Carolina
Jack Collins
David Beasley
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Collins
State Revenue Department
Beasley
Obituary notices listed for several individuals
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Clearwater
Melvin Quattlebaum
Wagene
Devon A. Bailey
Augusta
Sam Shanker
St. Louis
Mirv (Dink) Nall
Belvedere
Jessie E. Peebles
Woodrow W. Williams
Springfield
Purley
Ray McGee
Aiken ‘Ta'reale
Shanta Dobbs
Aiken
Clary Walker
Donald Gadson
Danielle C. Gadson
Sosa Builds Historic Lead In Home Run Race
Sammy Sosa hit his 61st and 62nd homers to move within striking distance of Mark McGwire as the Cubs beat the Brewers 11 10. Sosa vowed the chase isn’t over and noted McGwire’s back spasms after his own surge with four homers in three days.
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McGwire
Houston
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Brewers
Mark Grace
Sammy
Bronswell Patrick
Eric Plunk
Congress Moving Carefully in Clinton Inquiry
Lawmakers prepare to sift through thousands of documents on President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. Democrats seek a possible censure option short of impeachment while some Republicans push for an impeachment inquiry led by Rep. Henry Hyde. Talks hint at expanding probes to Whitewater and fund raising, opposed by Democrats.
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Monica Lewinsky
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House
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Polls show Clinton public support and congressional backlash
The report notes Clinton's job approval ranging from 58 to 67 percent across four polls by ABC News CBS News CNN USA Today Gallup NBC News Wall Street Journal. A majority want him to stay in office while more view him unfavorably personally. job approval holds steady despite wavering personal image.
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Reading volunteer helps adults learn to read in Aiken
Donna Fink volunteers about 12 hours weekly at the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation office on York Street teaching adults to read. She credits Mortimer Adler and emphasizes patience, noting a belligerent learner who now reads better.
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Donna Fink
Ms. Fink
South Carolina
York Street
Columbus
Ohio
Aiken
Adult Literacy Council
Lucky Johnson
Kay Scott
Donna
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