Month: February 2010
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Linder decides he won’t seek re-election
John Linder, a Georgia Republican and perhaps best known as a champion of the FairTax, won’t seek re-election to Congress this year, according to news reports. “You can’t keep doing things forever,” Linder told News/Talk 750 WSB. “I never intended to stay as long as I did. 18 years is a long time.” It isn’t…
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Isakson honored with ‘Taxpayers’ Friend Award’
ATLANTA — The National Taxpayers Union today gave Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., the “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” for his voting record last year. “I am very proud to receive this honor from the National Taxpayers Union, because I agree with them that we must take large and immediate steps to stop out-of-control federal spending,” Isakson said in…
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Kemp wants to take Justice Department to court
Caboose Chronicle.com ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp wants to take the Department of Justice to court over the state's voter verification process. The state's voter verification process requires that first-time, would-be voters confirm they are in fact U.S. citizens, officials say. But, the Justice Department has previously disallowed the checks. “The State…
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Price: ‘President’s approach to health care is wildly unpopular’
ATLANTA — President Obama today rolled out his new health care plan, but one Georgia representative wasn’t impressed with the plan, saying the administration is “suffering from political delusions if it thinks this is what the American people want.” The Obama administration says the $1 trillion, 10-year plan will make health care more affordable by…
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The Travel Trolley Launches 2010 Travel Outlook Survey
The Travel Trolley ATLANTA – The Travel Trolley has launched a trends survey to gauge travel plans for 2010. “There has been a lot of discussion in the media about how the economy is affecting everything from shopping to financial investments to travel plans,” said Todd DeFeo, editor of The Travel Trolley. “Rather than speculate…
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Woman pleads to stealing social security benefits from grandchildren
A College Park woman pleaded guilty in federal court this week to stealing more than $53,000 in social security benefits designated for her grandchildren. Carolyn Davis, 43, of College Park, pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud. She is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Orinda D. Evans on April 28…
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Justice Department, FBI announce formal conclusion of investigation into 2001 anthrax attacks
Caboose Chronicle wire reports The Justice Department, the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service said their investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks, which killed five people and sickened 17 others, has formally ended. Representatives of the FBI and Justice Department provided a 92-page investigative summary along with attachments to victims of the attacks, relatives…
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Airline on-time performance improves in 2009
The Travel Trolley wire reports The nation's largest airlines had an on-time performance rate in 2009 that was their best since 2003, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). In addition, the report shows that the carriers' rate of mishandled baggage last year was the lowest…
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Man pleads guilty in quadruple homicide
A man charged with killing his children and their mother and grandmother has pleaded guilty and will spend the rest of his life in prison, according to published reports. Henry Lee Stringer faced four counts of murder in a May 2006 murder-arson in the Jackson County city of Hoschton. Prosecutors were seeking the death penalty…
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Ex-Fulton jailer pleads to using excessive force against inmate
SMYRNA – A local woman who worked as a Fulton County jailer pleaded guilty in federal court to using excessive force against an inmate. Denita Renae Shaw, 41, of Smyrna, Ga., faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 when she is sentenced on May 4 by U.S. District…