Politics obviously makes for strange bedfellows, but rarely is an issue so vital and far reaching that it can push two fierce rivals to come together hand-in-hand and give wholehearted support.
By JANE PAGE THOMPSONSpecial to the Aiken Standard
Friday, May 24, 2013 8:08 a.m.
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