Month: August 2015
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Husband of former DeKalb County commissioner sentenced to federal prison
The husband of a former DeKalb County commissioner has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for conspiring to steal county money, authorities said.
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What about all those Confederate memorials?
A national debate over the use of Confederate symbols continues to rage. But, what about the thousands of monuments scattered across the country?
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Fort to restaurant: Don’t reinstall Confederate emblem
A state senator from Atlanta wants the Atlanta Convention and Visitor’s Bureau to ask a private restaurant to not reinstall the Confederate emblem.
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Wreckage of Trigana Air Service plane located in Indonesia
Rescue crews have located the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed in Indonesia, but weather and a remote location of the crash site is hampering recovery efforts, according to news reports.
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Jimmy Carter has cancer, former president reveals
Former President Jimmy Carter today revealed he has cancer.
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Federal judge dismisses Georgia death row lawsuit
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a condemned Georgia woman who says an extended delay of her execution was cruel and unusual punishment.
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Ralston appoints Meadows co-chair of High School Athletics Overview Committee
Speaker of the Georgia House David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, has appointed Representative John Meadows, R-Calhoun, as co-chair of the High School Athletics Overview Committee.
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Could Obama win a hypothetical third term? Voters say no way
President Obama may think he deserves a third term, but voters are not convinced. The results of a new Monmouth Poll reveal Obama is suffering from a bit of wishful thinking.
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Poll: U.S. gets short end of deal with Iran
Four in 10 (41 percent) say Iran ended up with a better deal in the recent nuclear agreement President Obama announced.