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7/4/2009 12:24 AM
MONTMORENCI -- Funeral services for John Edwin "Dick" Eubanks, 84, of Montmorenci will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 5, 2009, in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Earl Satcher officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Beulah Baptist Church Cemete ...
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7/4/2009 12:24 AM
Lucinda E. "Betty" Davis, 68, died July 2 at home. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. July 5 at Cedar Creek Church with the Rev. Phillip Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Davis was born in Union to the late ...
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7/4/2009 12:22 AM
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early morning fire at Rocksville Baptist Church in Warrenville that arson investigators found evidence to show was intentionally set.
About 6 a.m. Friday, a resident living near the Pine Stre ...
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7/4/2009 12:21 AM
Longtime Aiken educator Dr. Frank Roberson has been named superintendent of schools in the school district of Marlboro County.
On Wednesday, by an 8-1 vote, the Marlboro County school board selected Roberson to lead the district beginning with ...
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7/4/2009 12:21 AM
Built in 1956 and seen as a pioneering concept, Richardsons Lake expanded limits and became a welcome respite from the summer heat in Aiken County.
At a time when the Cuban revolution was just beginning, Elvis Presley was releasing his first hi ...
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7/4/2009 12:19 AM
NEW YORK -- When the United Football League debuts in October, Michael Vick could be one of its players.
Michael Huyghue, the commissioner of the new four-team league, says the UFL is willing to give Vick a place to play - provided there are no ...
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7/4/2009 12:18 AM
WASHINGTON -- Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
Yunel Escobar drew a leadoff walk fr ...
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7/4/2009 12:17 AM
4 Rose Hill (Aiken)
There will be a celebration to support the Aiken County Veterans Council's Fisher House fund. Admission is by donation. Guest speaker will be retired U.S. Army Col. Ted Spain, former commander of the 10th U.S. Military Police ...
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7/4/2009 12:16 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for July 2. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/4/2009 12:15 AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As the numbers of swine flu cases increase nationally, scientists say underlying medical conditions such as heart or lung problems, asthma and obesity have been linked to serious infections.
Lynn Lane, the mother of a 24-year- ...
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7/4/2009 12:14 AM
CHARLESTON (AP) -- A judge has cut the sentence of a man who kidnaped a Lowcountry barbecue baron by 13 years.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports Circuit Judge Michelle Childs reduced 52-year-old Charles Priest's sentence from 38 years to 2 ...
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7/4/2009 12:14 AM
Sanford headed to Florida on trip
COLUMBIA (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has left his official residence in the state capital and appears to be heading to spend the weekend with his wife and children.
Sanford left the governor's mansi ...
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7/4/2009 12:13 AM
Woods grabs lead at AT&T National
BETHESDA, Md. -- Tiger Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" Friday when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch and shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with ...
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7/4/2009 12:13 AM
ANDERSON (AP) -- A prosecutor again rejected a request from a man accused of killing two women to plead guilty to murder in exchange for a life sentence.
The Anderson Independent-Mail reports that prosecutor Chrissy Adams refused the plea deal, say ...
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7/4/2009 12:12 AM
ROCK HILL (AP) -- A massive, shuttered mill in Rock Hill has caught fire, the blaze so large smoke can be seen in the next county.
The Herald of Rock Hill reports a number of homes are being evacuated after the former Rock Hill Printing & Finis ...
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7/4/2009 12:11 AM
GAFFNEY -- Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.
Tanya Phillips had been looking forward to a backyard barbecue at he ...
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7/4/2009 12:09 AM
NEW YORK - The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq.
"They kept thanking us," said the Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher. "We kept thanking them."
Fisher, the New York Giants' Tom Coughli ...
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7/4/2009 12:08 AM
WIMBLEDON, England -- Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Federer delivered a masterful grass-court performance to beat ...
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7/4/2009 12:06 AM
"It could happen here."
That is the attitude many small business owners have about employee theft. They want us to believe that everyone working for them is trustworthy and above suspension. With few exceptions, that trust is well-founded. But some ...
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7/4/2009 12:05 AM
Recognizing the troubles that have befallen the U.S. automobile industry, our Congress has instituted two pieces of legislation to stimulate new car sales. That, plus the fact that many dealerships are closing, translates into a potential bonanza for ...
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7/4/2009 12:04 AM
Our mystery plant may not be familiar to you because it is fairly uncommon. You will surely know the family to which it belongs, however: the philodendron family.
The philodendron family is properly called the Araceae. Now, this is a fairly large f ...
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7/4/2009 12:04 AM
Flaky, golden brown crust. Sweet apples with a dash of cinnamon. Delicious aroma.
Each was a factor in determining the winner of the Aiken Standard's and Desserves first Apple Pie Baking Contest.
In the end, Rhana Synak walked away with the blue ...
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7/4/2009 12:03 AM
South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford issued the following statement Thursday, breaking two days of silence that followed her husband's revelations to The Associated Press about his extramarital affair:
The last week has been very painful for ...
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7/4/2009 12:03 AM
For eleven years, James Hudson was a public servant, an employee of the National Park Service. Every day he climbed a ladder to clean the 19-foot marble statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., even swabbing out Mr. Linc ...
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7/4/2009 12:02 AM
DEAR ABBY: I often go to the movies with my friend "Valerie." During the movie she puts her phone on mute, but I can still hear when it vibrates. Val acts embarrassed by it, but she never turns the phone off.
As soon as the movie ends, Val will che ...
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7/4/2009 12:01 AM
Winning Pie Recipe
Submitted by Rhana Synak
Crust
2 cups all-purpose flour
1âÑ2 cup cooking oil
1âÑ4 cup milk
Dash of salt
Dash of cinnamon
Filling
3 cups sliced apples (Synak used a combination of Fuji and Grann ...
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7/4/2009 12:01 AM
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Hide the skull and crossbones and hoist up the stars and stripes. It is time to exchange pirating and swashbuckling for patriotism.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but joking around ...
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7/3/2009 11:43 PM
Local wood storks, swallow-tailed kites and wild turkeys will get some intense attention later this month with the Wings and Wetlands event set for July 24 to 26, based at the North Augusta Community Center.
The event will include several option ...
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7/3/2009 11:42 PM
It's time to strut your stuff and help a local charity.
The Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross is preparing to hold auditions for its second Toast of the Town event. The fundraiser will be held on Oct. 10 at the Washington Center for th ...
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7/3/2009 11:42 PM
The Aiken County Historical Museum will have cool treats on a hot summer evening at an ice cream social fundraiser next week.
The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the museum at 433 Newberry St. S.W. Sweet Cow Creamery ...
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7/3/2009 11:41 PM
Fireworks
They should have fireworks at the Jaycee Fairground. It should be sponsored by the rich old people in Aiken rather than the select few in the Woodside community.
I just left a message in regards to TalkBack that fireworks were agains ...
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7/3/2009 11:40 PM
Volunteer firefighters Mark Chase, Justin Goodwin and Jason Goodwin thought they were meeting at their Couchton headquarters Friday to show off the brand new engine, but, in the midst of the conversation, they were surprised with a lifesaving recogni ...
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7/3/2009 11:40 PM
WAAW 94.7 FM Rejoice radio will observe its sixth anniversary with an education-themed celebration Friday and Saturday, July 11.
The gospel station's celebration will kick off with a banquet at USC Aiken's Business & Education Building on Fr ...
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7/3/2009 11:39 PM
Police investigate report of shooting
A Teague Street home was reportedly fired into late Wednesday evening.
According to the 84-year-old resident, his wife heard the sound of a window break, but she did not notice any damage until the following ...
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7/3/2009 11:39 PM
Dillard's Department Store in Aiken Mall is looking for local cancer survivors to strut their stuff on the catwalk during the store's third annual Dillard's/American Red Cross Cancer Awareness Day.
The Cancer Awareness Day will take place from noon ...
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7/3/2009 12:40 AM
Jimmy Golding was up at 4 a.m. Wednesday, preparing his grill to smoke pounds of barbecue throughout the day.
The co-owner of Dave's Grill and Grocery in Couchton is approaching what he says is the Wagener Road business's busiest holiday of the ...
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7/3/2009 12:39 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time.
In a statement e-mailed to reporters Thursday, Jenny S ...
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7/3/2009 12:39 AM
A fire that ignited about 1 p.m. Thursday burned across more than 220 acres, gobbling up pine trees as it raced across rural Couchton, at times coming dangerously close to a number of homes and forcing more than a dozen residents out of their residen ...
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7/3/2009 12:34 AM
Blue laws
In regards to the letter in Sunday's paper about the blue laws and in that person's opinion to the idiots who can't get everything done on Saturday, you are the idiot. Did you ever consider the fact that church is open seven days a week ...
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7/3/2009 12:18 AM
ATLANTA -- Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Thursday night to complete their first home sweep of the Phillies in four years.
Diaz had his second straight three-hit g ...
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7/3/2009 12:16 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.
Zelaya was ousted in a military coup after he ignored a Supreme Court order to halt a co ...
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7/3/2009 12:15 AM
RICHMOND, Va. -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick would keep one vehicle, one home and a large assortment of furniture and personal items if his creditors and the judge who rejected his previous bankruptcy plan approve a revised one filed Thursday.
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7/3/2009 12:15 AM
Jackson Police Chief Dennis Rushton said Thursday that veteran officer Andy Keller, who shot and killed a bank robbery suspect in Beech Island on Wednesday, will be assigned to desk duty until the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division concludes its ...
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7/3/2009 12:14 AM
Kim shoots 62 to lead at AT&T National
BETHESDA, Md. -- Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustra ...
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7/3/2009 12:13 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Stock car racing giants ranging from Bill France Sr. and Junior Johnson to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are among the 25 nominees for NASCAR's first Hall of Fame class.
The announcement Thursday night comes 10 months befor ...
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7/3/2009 12:13 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for July 1. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/3/2009 12:12 AM
GAFFNEY -- The shooting deaths of three people in a northern area of South Carolina in the past week have been linked to the same killer, Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton said Thursday.
Investigators made the link after finding 83-year-old Haze ...
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7/3/2009 12:10 AM
STEVENSVILLE, Mont. -- Thomas Frederick Ruckelshaus, 58, of Stevensville, Mont., died at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, after a prolonged battle with lung cancer.
He was born on April 21, 1951, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Conrad R. and E ...
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7/3/2009 12:10 AM
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature a ...
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7/3/2009 12:09 AM
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times
And he'll have good times
Doing things that you don't understand
But if you love him, you'll forgive him
-- Tammy Wynette ...
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7/3/2009 12:08 AM
WIMBLEDON, England -- The purple "W" logo at Wimbledon might as well stand for the siblings who have made the women's championship their own playground. Yes, the Williams sisters are back in the Wimbledon final.
Venus and Serena Williams won in ...
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7/3/2009 12:08 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For years, the brick facade of a three-story house near the Capitol has functioned as a shield for the lawmakers who live and pray there, offering sanctuary from the temptations of political life - and discretion for those who suc ...
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7/3/2009 12:07 AM
ATLANTA -- When a tiny French town destroyed during World War II needed help rebuilding, "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell came to the rescue.
Mitchell's efforts on behalf of Vimoutiers are little known, even to those who have studied h ...
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7/3/2009 12:07 AM
"When in the course of human events ..." begins one of the most profound documents in history. These are the first seven words of the Declaration of Independence - the very reason we celebrate today as our day of independence.
Today finds many Amer ...
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7/3/2009 12:06 AM
As a consumer of locally grown foods and raw milk and also a small producer of meat and vegetables sold at our local farmer's market, I oppose this bill, HR-2749. Some of the people at our farmer's market have been selling produce for 40 years. This ...
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7/3/2009 12:06 AM
In honor of the Fourth of July, we offer five TV productions whose titles were inspired by the most memorable phrase of the Declaration of Independence:
"Life" (2007-09, NBC)
Critically acclaimed, but little-watched drama about a former police o ...
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7/3/2009 12:05 AM
WAYNE, Pa. -- Mr. Eric Lane Wilson of Wayne, Pa., formerly of Aiken, died of cancer on June 30, 2009, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mr. Wilson was born Aug. 9, 1932, in New York City, N.Y., the son of Warden McKee Wilson and his wife Janice (nee Foss). He was th ...
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7/3/2009 12:05 AM
Mr. Earnest Patterson, 59, of 571 Shiloh Heights Road, entered into rest July 2, 2009, at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Mr. Patterson was a member of Mt. Harris Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Mae Pat ...
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7/3/2009 12:05 AM
NEW YORK -- Get ready for the return of "Ragtime."
A revival of the ambitious musical adapted from E.L. Doctorow's epic novel of early 20th century America will open Nov. 15 on Broadway, producer Kevin McCollum announced Wednesday. Previews begin O ...
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7/3/2009 12:04 AM
WARRENVILLE -- A memorial service for Donald E. Lundblade of Warrenville will be conducted this Friday evening, July 3 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Napier Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Shanlien officiating. The family will receive friends one hour pri ...
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7/3/2009 12:04 AM
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Deeds of derring-do may challenge the budget. You might be in the mood to impress - and will find that others desire your company.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Perfect reasoning is perilous. During the next few days, you mig ...
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7/3/2009 12:03 AM
CLINTON -- Mrs. Louise P. Gaddy, 85, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Clinton.
Interment will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Aiken Memorial Gardens, followed by a memorial service at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. David Cozad will off ...
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7/3/2009 12:03 AM
DEAR ABBY: I have been involved with "Barbie" for about six months. She's everything I ever wanted in a mate. We have a similar sense of humor, and our goals and ambitions are almost identical. Our values match, too - except for one: My sense of prop ...
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7/2/2009 11:59 PM
The photos you snap of fireworks this weekend can be great with the right know-how.
Fireworks displays, whether they are sparklers in your backyard or are on the same scale as NBC Augusta's RiverBlast, can be as spectacular on film as they are i ...
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7/2/2009 11:58 PM
The Aiken County Farmers Market took on a patriotic feel Thursday evening as farmers recognized Independence Day with a Pre-Fourth of July celebration. The bash included free ice cream for shoppers and music performed by Hyland Brooks of Lord and Bro ...
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7/2/2009 11:58 PM
In only about 15 months, more than 100 World War II veterans living in the greater Aiken area have had the opportunity to formally describe their experience through the Veterans Oral History Project.
Aiken Technical College has provided the faci ...
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7/2/2009 11:57 PM
Bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank is bringing her latest novel to Aiken personally next week.
Frank will be the guest of honor at a book signing at 6 p.m. Thursday at Books-A-Million in Aiken Mall. Her new book, "Return to Sullivans Islan ...
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7/2/2009 11:56 PM
The Aiken County Animal Shelter's spay/neuter voucher program is back.
The new fiscal year has begun, and the $30,000 County Council included in its budget is now available to fund the program.
Much like the City of Aiken's spay/neuter program, t ...
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7/2/2009 11:56 PM
Larry Murphy said he plans to run for the Aiken County Council seat that Eddie Butler will vacate when he resigns Nov. 3.
Filing for Council District 5 begins July 17, and Murphy, a former member of the Aiken County Board of Education and the early ...
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7/2/2009 11:55 PM
Faced with the kinds of funding cuts that the Aiken County School District has faced in the past year, no private business would move out the person in charge of human resources, said Superintendent Dr. Beth Everitt.
Everitt said it was essential t ...
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7/2/2009 11:54 PM
Man arrested after fast-food altercation
A 19-year-old man was pepper-sprayed and arrested early Thursday after he reportedly threatened to shoot a McDonald's employee and set the restaurant on fire, according to police reports.
The suspect ...
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7/2/2009 5:43 PM
A brush fire has been burning between Snipes Pond Road and Cooks Bridge Road since early Thursday afternoon.
No houses have been burned, but about 15-20 residents have been evacuated from their residences, according got he Aiken County Sheriff's ...
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7/2/2009 2:24 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) — The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman “inexcusable” but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him.Jenny Sanford’s e-mailed statement was her first public comment since her h ...
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7/2/2009 1:48 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) -- South Carolina's top prosecutor is calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to publicly release travel records tied to his affair with an Argentine woman.
State Attorney General Henry McMaster said Thursday that full disclosure of the infor ...
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7/2/2009 1:43 PM
CHARLESTON - If Gov. Mark Sanford were to resign, it would affect the man many feel is actually the most powerful official in state government: Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell.
If Sanford steps down and is replaced by Lt. Gov. Andre ...
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7/2/2009 11:44 AM
COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina’s top cop says Gov. Mark Sanford did not improperly use state funds for visits with his Argentine mistress.State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd said Thursday that Sanford did not break any laws. The governo ...
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7/2/2009 10:41 AM
COLUMBIA - Gov. Mark Sanford is acting like a love-struck teenager.
Or, maybe he has a deeper personality disorder, some experts speculate.
As the saga of Sanford and his Argentine lover continues, the public, the governor's political rival ...
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7/2/2009 10:12 AM
Because the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, many offices and businesses that traditionally close for the holiday will be closed on Friday instead.
City, County, state and federal offices will be closed July 3.
The Department o ...
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7/2/2009 9:09 AM
COLUMBIA -- After days of soul-baring and often odd confessions and apologies about an adulterous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went silent as the clamor for his resignation grew.
Sanford, who has said he won't resign, made no public ...
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7/2/2009 9:04 AM
COLUMBIA -- In one especially soul-baring e-mail to his Argentine mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford quoted from 1 Corinthians 13 about the nature of love.
It is patient and kind, he wrote. It is NOT jealous or boastful.
The Christi ...
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7/2/2009 1:41 AM
Don't get all shook up, Elvis is in the building...
Elvis sightings will rise in Aiken County this week as Visions of a Legend Elvis Impersonator Contest (ETA) invades Aiken for the first time ever on July 10 and 11 at the Aiken County Shrine Club. ...
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7/2/2009 1:09 AM
The Aiken County Board of Education has passed first reading on an updated policy intended to crack down on cell phone misuse in middle and high schools.
Once the policy gets final approval, students will be prohibited to have phones and related ...
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7/2/2009 1:08 AM
The single gunshot wound that killed a robbery suspect Wednesday was consistent with the account given by the Jackson police officer who fired the shot, authorities said Thursday.Preliminary autopsy results show that the officer's account of Jelani E ...
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7/2/2009 1:01 AM
A major category of art produced in the American South, both in quantity and quality, is the work of self-taught artists.
Perhaps, in part, because of the relative isolation of creative individuals living in a largely agrarian society, far removed ...
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7/2/2009 12:56 AM
It has been one month into the hurricane season and there has not been any major activity along the coast, but the local chapter of the American Red Cross is ready.
Aiken County Chapter Executive Director Suzanne Jackson said staff and volunteers a ...
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7/2/2009 12:55 AM
The Department of Energy's Savannah River Operations Office and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC will hold job fairs and town halls in Aiken and Augusta on employment opportunities for the Site's Recovery Act projects.
Aiken's town hall will be ...
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7/2/2009 12:54 AM
It was 2003 - three years before Ray Fleming of North Augusta would be elected to the Aiken County Board of Education.
But he was attending board meetings frequently at the time as a citizen concerned about the state funding cuts that were constrai ...
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7/2/2009 12:53 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina residents - and the simply curious around the world - have watched Gov. Mark Sanford's lovelorn saga unfold, the central character spewing an odd script that would seem more appropriate for a soap opera than state governmen ...
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7/2/2009 12:51 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.
Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his ...
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7/2/2009 12:50 AM
LOS ANGELES -- The life of "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private, music-filled funeral that one participant called "stirring."
Her longtime companion, Ryan O'Neal, was among pallbearers who accompanied the caske ...
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7/2/2009 12:50 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at age 75.
The actor died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., ...
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7/2/2009 12:48 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- We talk about sex. A lot.
But all too often we don't know exactly what we're talking about. What's considered getting to third base these days anyway?
And when it comes to philandering politicians, the line on what's considere ...
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7/2/2009 12:47 AM
LOS ANGELES -- A public memorial for Michael Jackson is in the works but won't be held at the late pop star's Neverland Ranch, a Jackson family spokesman said Wednesday.
No further details were provided in the statement issued Wednesday by family s ...
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7/2/2009 12:46 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for June 30. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/2/2009 12:46 AM
One week ago, we called for Gov. Mark Sanford to resign. The bizarre, unfolding tale of his wandering ways and crumbling personal life only reiterates that point. It is time for Mark Sanford to resign as governor, allowing the state of South Carolina ...
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7/2/2009 12:45 AM
In answer to M.A. Lynes letter to the editor concerning the Aiken Standard's huge headline June 25, 2009, concerning Gov. Sanford's admitting extramarital affair with the 2-inch headlines, "Unfaithful."First of all, you will have to understand that t ...
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7/2/2009 12:44 AM
By PAUL KROHNE
Guest columnist
Sometimes, the best that can be said of a bad situation is that it could have been a whole lot worse.
Budget realities being what they are, it's disappointing but not surprising that the General Assembly has concl ...
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7/2/2009 12:43 AM
Gov. Sanford knew in advance that cheating on his marriage, using taxpayer-funded trips to see his mistress and lying to his associates was wrong. Very wrong! He also knew in advance that if he were caught the consequences would be severe. Unfortunat ...
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7/2/2009 12:42 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.
The new requirement, called ...
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7/2/2009 12:42 AM
MILWAUKEE -- It's a bold new concept in cooking. Instead of salting your food - you "food" your salt.
Spear cubes of watermelon and rub across a salt disc for a kiss of flavor with each bite.
Serving sushi? Leave the soy sauce in the fridge; set ...
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7/2/2009 12:41 AM
OXFORD, Fla. -- A 12-foot pet Burmese python broke out of an aquarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday in a central Florida home, authorities said.
Lt. Steve Binegar, of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, said the toddler w ...
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7/2/2009 12:40 AM
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Senate has given final approval to a bill that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry a gun into a business that serves alcohol.
The 19-8 vote completes legislative action on the bill and sends it to Repub ...
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7/2/2009 12:39 AM
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official st ...
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7/2/2009 12:38 AM
BOGOTA (AP) -- The U.S. government says it will end valuable tariff exemptions for Bolivia because the world's No. 3 cocaine-producing country is not adequately prosecuting the war on drugs.
Bolivia's government has said that the increased tariffs ...
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7/2/2009 12:38 AM
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion, even as the hemisphere's leaders gave him 72 hours to hand over the presidency.
One potential confr ...
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7/2/2009 12:37 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
It's time for the nation's annual obesity rankings and, outside of fairly lean Colorad ...
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7/2/2009 12:36 AM
MORONI, Comoros -- Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian Ocean, authorities said Wednesday. She is the only known survivor of the crash. ...
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7/2/2009 12:35 AM
NEW YORK -- Battered mortgage giant Freddie Mac received $6.1 billion in new funds from the Treasury Department to help offset its mounting liabilities, according to a regulatory filing submitted Wednesday.
The company could also be close to naming ...
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7/2/2009 12:34 AM
Lauren Elizabeth, our new granddaughter, made her appearance on the scene two weeks ago. She is the first girl baby to be born amid a crowd of uncles and great-uncles and brothers. She is dainty and sweet and already has her daddy and granddaddy wrap ...
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7/2/2009 12:33 AM
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs NEW!
In New York State, the minimum age to obtain a driver's license is 16, but "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" makes an argument for lowering that age to 5. That way, parents wouldn't have to chaperone their childre ...
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7/2/2009 12:33 AM
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Even well-intentioned actions could backfire with the object of your desire. Keep everything out in the open and aboveboard today.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don't be fooled by flattery or by what seems like a great invest ...
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7/2/2009 12:32 AM
DEAR ABBY: Your response to "Frustrated Shopper in Idaho" (April 5) made me very upset. I am a cashier in a local grocery store. I understand a shopper's frustration when she/he gets in the express lane only to find someone with a full cart up ahead. ...
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7/2/2009 12:27 AM
CLINTON -- Mrs. Louise P. Gaddy, 85, beloved wife of Rufus Gaddy, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in Clinton.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Shellhouse Funeral Home Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken. ...
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7/2/2009 12:21 AM
WARRENVILLE -- Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, Donald E. Lundblade, 55, of Warrenville, son of the late Paul E. Lundblade and the late Margaret Lundblade Barrett. Survivors include his stepfather, Andrew Barrett of Aiken; brothe ...
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7/2/2009 12:21 AM
Mr. Henry Peter Bisschop, 87, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date by Shellhouse Funeral Home Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, www.shellhousefuneralhome.com. ...
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7/2/2009 12:17 AM
Mrs. Linda Hsiang-yuChiang Deng, 67, died June 30, 2009.
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Friday in the Shellhouse Funeral Home Chapel. Survivors include her husband, Shyang-Fenn Deng; daughter, Ruth R.F. Watt; son, Paul C.Y. Deng; two ...
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7/2/2009 12:16 AM
Tony Caffaro Jr. was the first in line Wednesday to have U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint sign copies of his new book.
"This was a book I want to read," Caffaro said after DeMint signed his name to the title page of at least four copies Caffaro had bought a ...
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7/2/2009 12:04 AM
A musical based on the 1995 film, "Spitfire Grill," that shakes a community to its core is coming to rattle the Aiken Community Playhouse (ACP) stage.
"It is a story of redemption," said director Danny Lee, who recently directed "Joseph and the ...
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7/2/2009 12:03 AM
In addition to an increased number of troopers dedicated to holiday traffic enforcement this weekend, a new team will also be on patrol.
Thirty-one troopers have been selected to form a new task force that will be dedicated to serve as full time dr ...
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7/2/2009 12:03 AM
Safety first on the Fourth.
That could easily be the policy put forth by doctors at Aiken Regional Medical Centers regarding Independence Day celebrations this Fourth of July.
While the philosophy of safety first is applicable any time of y ...
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7/1/2009 11:52 PM
BETHESDA, Md. -- It's not often that a player is bold enough to challenge Tiger Woods on the golf course. Rarer still is when it happens during a pro-am round from one of his amateur partners.
"That still puts me 1 up," Dallas Cowboys quarterbac ...
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7/1/2009 11:51 PM
ATLANTA -- Jair Jurrjens allowed his first hit with two outs in the seventh inning on a night the Atlanta Braves finally gave him some run support, beating the reeling Philadelphia Phillies 11-1 on Wednesday.
Jurrjens (6-6) began the night with ...
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7/1/2009 11:51 PM
PARIS -- For Lance Armstrong to win an eighth Tour de France, he will not only have to beat the best rider in the world - his teammate and rival Alberto Contador - he will also need to master an innovative course with a grueling last week that includ ...
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7/1/2009 11:50 PM
WIMBLEDON, England -- Roger Federer neutralized Ivo Karlovic's huge serves Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals and move a step closer to a record 15th Grand Slam championship. Two-time finalist Andy Roddick, Andy Murray and Tommy Haas complet ...
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7/1/2009 11:49 PM
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State says it's unfair to take wins off the individual records of football coach Bobby Bowden and other coaches and athletes who had no role in an academic cheating scandal.
In an appeal to the NCAA Wednesday, the un ...
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7/1/2009 11:49 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A judge issued a temporary injunction on Wednesday to lift Jeremy Mayfield's drug suspension, leaving the NASCAR driver free to race at Daytona this weekend.
U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen concluded the "likelihood of ...
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7/1/2009 11:41 PM
Most offices, businesses closed Friday for Fourth
Because the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, most offices and businesses that traditionally close for the holiday will be closed on Friday instead.
City, County, state and feder ...
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7/1/2009 11:40 PM
No snakes
I agree that snakes are scary. I pray that the Aiken Standard will consider this. I am phobic. My coworkers had to scan the paper before I could look at it. Please be discreet about snakes in the paper.
HDTV
The switch to HDTV has ...
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7/1/2009 5:57 PM
At least four members of the Aiken County legislative delegation are calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.
Sen. Shane Massey told Sanford it was time he stepped down during a phone conversation between the two Wednesday.
"I thought I had ...
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7/1/2009 4:04 PM
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., who is scheduled to kick off his book tour today at Books-A-Million, is running about one hour late.
He was scheduled to be there at 4 p.m., but a staffer said the Senator's flight was delayed and that he is now exp ...
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7/1/2009 3:48 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has backed out of a promise to release personal financial records proving he did not use state money for trips to see his mistress.
A day after Sanford declared in an emotional Associated Press i ...
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7/1/2009 3:02 PM
COLUMBIA -- The majority of South Carolina's state Senate Republicans are calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to leave office.
The growing chorus of lawmakers who've publicly announced or told The Associated Press they want the philandering governor go ...
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7/1/2009 2:02 PM
At least four members of the Aiken County legislative delegation are calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.
Sen. Shane Massey told Sanford it was time he stepped down during a phone conversation between the two Wednesday.
"I thought I had ...
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7/1/2009 12:28 PM
A bank robbery suspect shot by a Jackson police officer after a police chase Wednesday is dead.Two other suspects are in custody.The suspect who was shot, Jelani Edwards, 30, of Aiken, was pronounced dead at the scene this afternoon at 1 p.m. Authori ...
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7/1/2009 12:21 PM
The Department of Energy announced today that DOE's Savannah River Operations Office and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC, (SRNS) will host two town hall meetings and job fairs on the site's Recovery Act projects.
The town hall meetings and ...
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7/1/2009 12:01 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) -- At least six South Carolina newspapers, including the Aiken Standard, say Gov. Mark Sanford should resign because of revelations about his affair with a woman in Argentina.
The Greenville News, The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg, ...
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7/1/2009 10:46 AM
When Andre Bauer was a teenager, he would scavenge golf courses with his sister for stray golf balls, only to clean and repackage them in egg cartons to sell in the parking lot.
As a child accompanying his mother to Lexington County Republican P ...
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7/1/2009 10:42 AM
S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster said Tuesday he wants SLED to investigate Gov. Mark Sanford's travel records.
McMaster, who has expressed interest in running for governor and is expected to declare his candidacy, has so far declined efforts ...
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7/1/2009 9:46 AM
COLUMBIA -- After days of assuring the public he was firmly in control after admitting a scandalous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford detailed other encounters with his Argentine "soul mate," dalliances with women before her, and his struggle ...
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7/1/2009 9:42 AM
WASHINGTON -- We talk about sex. A lot.
But all too often we don't know exactly what we're talking about. What's considered getting to third base these days anyway?
And when it comes to philandering politicians, the line on what's considere ...
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