Word: sumter
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...firing-on-Fort-Sumter of this little war came when Christopher Hitchens, a lefty Brit who writes for Vanity Fair and the Nation, signed an affidavit against his old friend Sidney Blumenthal, a presidential aide and former political writer who has worked for the New Yorker and the New Republic. Hitchens told congressional investigators that Blumenthal, who left journalism two years ago for the White House, had called Monica Lewinsky a "stalker" at a social lunch last March. It could be a big deal if it helps prove Blumenthal lied under oath when he told impeachment investigators he didn...
...fists] Secretary of State William Seward tried to avoid the Civil War in 1861 by offering to abandon Fort Sumter and provoke war with Spain. Lincoln put the kibosh on these plans, and the nationwent...
...Civil War starts when Confederate guns fire on Fort Sumter...
...over conservative Larry Bigham in 1994, Spratt has supported much of the Contract with America and spent more weekends at home talking with constituents. He also--from his seat on the National Security Committee--helped secure more than $14 million in federal money for Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter...
BORN: July 21, 1940, Sumter EDUCATION: South Carolina State College, B.S., 1962 FAMILY: Wife, Emily; three children RELIGION: African Methodist Episcopal MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: State official POLITICAL CAREER: South Carolina human-affairs commissioner, 1974-92; U.S. House, 1992- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 12567, Columbia...