Month: September 2011
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State denies clemency for Davis
ATLANTA — The state has denied clemency for convicted killer Troy Anthony Davis, ajc.com reported. Davis, 41, faces a Sept. 21 execution at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Davis was sentenced to death for the August 1989 shooting death of off-duty Savannah police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail. However, his execution has been…
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No decision on Davis clemency request
ATLANTA — The State Board of Pardons and Paroles spent much of Monday listening to evidence about whether it should grant clemency to Troy Anthony Davis, sentenced to death for the 1989 shooting death of an off-duty Savannah police officer. However, the board will not hand down a decision today, according to reports on ajc.com…
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Carter: ‘It’ll be a long time’ before renewable power sources reach 20 percent
ATLANTA — It will be some time before renewable power sources account for 20 percent of the nation’s energy production, former President Jimmy Carter told all-energy television news and talk program. According to a news release from Platts: In an interview from The Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Carter reflected on his energy legacy, which includes…
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Board of Pardons and Paroles debating Davis’ fate
ATLANTA — The State Board of Pardons and Paroles spent much of Mondaylistening to evidence about whether it should grant clemency to TroyAnthony Davis, sentenced to death for the 1989 shooting death of anoff-duty Savannah police officer. At about 6 p.m., the board was set to deliberate, but it is notimmediately clear when a decision…
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Man sentenced to federal prison for 2010 assault
ATLANTA – A federal judge last week sentenced a 61-year-old Alpharetta man to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty to inappropriately touching a woman on a Delta Air Lines flight last year, federal authorities said. U.S. District Court Judge Richard W. Story also sentenced Ranchhodbhai Lakha to a year of supervised release following…
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Clemency hearing set for Davis
ATLANTA – Attorneys for a man sentenced to die Wednesday for killing an off-duty Savannah police officer more than two decades ago will meet with the State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday morning. Troy Anthony Davis, 41, faces a Sept. 21 execution at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Davis was…
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Congressmen ask for clemency for Davis
ATLANTA – Two Georgia Congressmen are seeking clemency for a man condemned to die for the 1989 shooting death of an off-duty Savannah police officer. Troy Anthony Davis, 41, faces a Sept. 21 execution at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. Davis was sentenced to death for the August 1989 shooting death of…
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President sends American Jobs Act to Congress
President Obama on Monday sent Congress his American Jobs Act, a $447 billion proposal aimed at putting “people back to work all across the country.” “This is the bill that will help our economy in a moment of national crisis,” Obama said, according to a transcript of his remarks. “This is a bill that is based…
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Where were you when you heard the news?
Do you remember where you were on 9/11? Many can vividly recount the details of that awful day, whether they were in New York, New Jersey or elsewhere. In fact, a new poll from Harris Interactive revealed that 95 percent of people clearly remember where they were when they heard about the attacks; 84 percent…
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9/11 memorials, big and small, everywhere
MARIETTA, Ga. – A gentle breeze blew through Kennesaw MountainNational Park, ruffling the 3,000 flags set out in neatly marked rows.