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Swine flu cases dropping in US
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say swine flu cases appear to be declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next....
November 20, 2009 02:29 PM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Synagogue package was newspapers
ATLANTA (AP) — Police dispatchers in Atlanta say a bomb squad was sent Friday morning to The Temple, an historic synagogue on Peachtree Street, to check out a suspicious package. Fire Capt. Rick...
November 20, 2009 10:24 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Suspicious package found at synagogue
ATLANTA (AP) — Police dispatchers in Atlanta say a bomb squad was sent Friday morning to The Temple, an historic synagogue on Peachtree Street, to check out a suspicious package. The package was...
November 20, 2009 09:20 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Survey shows Southern counties most obese
ATLANTA – The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes we...
November 20, 2009 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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SC lawmakers to take up impeachment
COLUMBIA , S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work said Friday....
November 20, 2009 12:14 PM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Uga VII was said to be a patient and laid-back mascot who seemed oblivious to rowdy game crowds for the Georgia Bulldogs. Officials say they will not choose another mascot until next year. UGA loses Uga VII
ATLANTA – Uga VII , the white English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia’s football team for almost two seasons, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog’s own...
November 20, 2009 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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One-eyed Army lieutenant graduates officer program
COLUMBUS – Peter Sprenger lost his right eye to shrapnel from an exploding car bomb during his first combat tour in Iraq, but the Army infantryman never let the wound dim his focus on stay...
November 20, 2009 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Airport guard in Obama threat sentenced
NEWARK , N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey airport security guard overheard talking about shooting President Barack Obama will be released from jail. John Brek appeared in state Superior Court in Newark T...
November 19, 2009 12:12 PM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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FAA computer problem causes delays
ATLANTA (AP) — A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines’ flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said ...
November 19, 2009 09:18 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Store employee Jackie Steele straightens out the remaining boxes of Eggo frozen waffles on the shelf Wednesday at Harvey’s Supermarket in Tallahassee, Fla. Nationwide shortages of Kellogg’s popular brand of frozen waffles are expected through next summer because of a double whammy at waffle plants in the South — flooding in Atlanta and mechanical problems in Tennessee. Leggo my Eggo! Kellogg fighting waffle shortage
ATLANTA – Dear Kellogg: Leggo my Eggo! Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of its popular Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at t...
November 19, 2009 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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