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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Georgia</title>
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		<title>Civil rights group SCLC removes board chairman, treasurer, amid probe of mismanagement claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Civil rights group SCLC unseats 2 leaders in probe

ATLANTA — Officials with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference have removed the organization&#8217;s board chairman and treasurer while they conduct an internal investigation into claims of mismanagement.
The allegations surround the Rev. Raleigh Trammell, the chairman, and treasurer Spiver Gordon. A telephone call made to Trammell in Dayton, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/civil-rights-group-sclc-removes-board-chairman-treasurer-amid-probe-of-mismanagement-claims-247336/" title="Civil rights group SCLC removes board chairman, treasurer, amid probe of mismanagement claims">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta centenarian voter praised by Obama in 2008 election night speech dies at 107</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Ga. centenarian voter lauded by Obama dies at 107
ATLANTA — Ann Nixon Cooper, the Atlanta centenarian lauded by President Barack Obama in his election night speech last year, has died. She was 107.
Obama in his 2008 speech called Cooper an example of &#8220;the heartbreak and the hope&#8221; of the .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlanta-centenarian-voter-praised-by-obama-in-2008-election-night-speech-dies-at-107-247164/">Atlanta centenarian voter praised by Obama in 2008 election night speech dies at 107</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta finalizes 7-year lease extension with Atlanta airport</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Delta, Atlanta airport finalize lease extension

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc., the world&#8217;s biggest airline, has finalized a seven-year lease extension at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Atlanta-based Delta and the city first announced the deal, which runs through 2017, in October. The city, which runs the world&#8217;s busiest airport, said Monday the agreement confirms the airport .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-finalizes-7-year-lease-extension-with-atlanta-airport-247050/">Delta finalizes 7-year lease extension with Atlanta airport</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial demolition of Georgian war memorial leaves 2 people dead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Demolition of Georgian war memorial kills 2

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgian authorities say a woman and her 8-year-old daughter were killed when a World War II memorial was intentionally blown up.
The deaths cast a cloud over the controversial demolition of the Soviet-era memorial. The plans had drawn condemnation from Russia and Georgia&#8217;s political opposition.
Prosecutor General Murtaz ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/controversial-demolition-of-georgian-war-memorial-leaves-2-people-dead-246437/" title="Controversial demolition of Georgian war memorial leaves 2 people dead">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. officials working to identify cremated remains found in storage unit and notify families</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Brumback</dc:creator>
		
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Cremated remains found in Atlanta-area storage

ATLANTA — Officials are trying to figure out what to do with nearly 100 boxes of cremated remains that were found in a bankrupt funeral home&#8217;s storage unit in suburban Atlanta.
The discovery has been a comfort for a few families that received the ashes of lost loved ones, but many ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-officials-working-to-identify-cremated-remains-found-in-storage-unit-and-notify-families-245843/" title="Ga. officials working to identify cremated remains found in storage unit and notify families">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Airlines chief says he would never say never to the idea of a merger</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harry R. Weber</dc:creator>
		
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Southwest CEO on mergers: Never say never
ATLANTA — The chief executive officer of Southwest Airlines says the discount carrier would never rule out the idea of acquiring another carrier in order to grow.

But CEO Gary Kelly told a Wings Club gathering in New York on Thursday that it is important to Southwest to maintain its ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/southwest-airlines-chief-says-he-would-never-say-never-to-the-idea-of-a-merger-245762/" title="Southwest Airlines chief says he would never say never to the idea of a merger">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Troubled waters: Soccer great Akers now rescues abused horses, but floods threaten dream</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/troubled-waters-soccer-great-akers-now-rescues-abused-horses-but-floods-threaten-dream-245552/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Soccer great now devoted to rescuing abused horses

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Michelle Akers tilts her head to one side and urges the old horse to show off her new trick. The one she learned after being snatched away from a life of abuse and neglect.
&#8220;Come on, Zoe,&#8221; the former soccer standout says. &#8220;Be cute.&#8221;
On cue, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/troubled-waters-soccer-great-akers-now-rescues-abused-horses-but-floods-threaten-dream-245552/">Original source &nbsp;: Troubled waters: Soccer great Akers now rescues abused horses, but floods threaten dream</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden expected to tout stimulus grants for broadband projects during visit to Georgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Biden visiting Ga., to make stimulus announcement

DAWSONVILLE, Ga. — Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce during a visit to Georgia that the government will provide stimulus grants and loans to bring broadband to communities that have little access to the technology.
Biden was to appear at Impulse Manufacturing in Dawsonville on Thursday to announce ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-expected-to-tout-stimulus-grants-for-broadband-projects-during-visit-to-georgia-245532/">Biden expected to tout stimulus grants for broadband projects during visit to Georgia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia hails recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by island nation of Nauru</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Russia hails Nauru recognizing Abkhazia, S.Ossetia

MOSCOW — Russia said Wednesday that it could expand ties with the South Pacific island nation of Nauru after the world&#8217;s smallest republic recognized two breakaway provinces of Georgia that had declared independence with Russian backing.
Moscow recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states after the August 2008 war between ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-hails-recognition-of-abkhazia-and-south-ossetia-by-island-nation-of-nauru-244903/" title="Russia hails recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by island nation of Nauru">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>American Airlines proposes making JAL exclusive Asian partner to keep it from Delta&#8217;s clutches</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
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American proposes JAL as exclusive Asian partner

ATLANTA — American Airlines is telling partner Japan Airlines it will not compete for connecting traffic to Asia if the Japanese carrier does not defect to a rival alliance led by Delta Air Lines.
American&#8217;s chief executive, Gerard Arpey, said Wednesday after a meeting with Japanese officials in Tokyo the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-airlines-proposes-making-jal-exclusive-asian-partner-to-keep-it-from-deltas-clutches-244651/">American Airlines proposes making JAL exclusive Asian partner to keep it from Delta&#8217;s clutches</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP Exclusive: Georgia couple gets unexpected breakfast with Obamas at White House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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AP Exclusive: Tourists enjoy White House breakfast
WASHINGTON — A Georgia couple who showed up at the White House a day early for a tour somehow wound up at an invitation-only breakfast with President Barack Obama and the first lady.
It wasn&#8217;t a state dinner, but it left the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-exclusive-georgia-couple-gets-unexpected-breakfast-with-obamas-at-white-house-244479/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: AP Exclusive: Georgia couple gets unexpected breakfast with Obamas at White House</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia couple unwittingly attends White House breakfast despite not being invited</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Evans</dc:creator>
		
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Unwitting tourists attend White House breakfast

WASHINGTON — The White House is once again explaining how uninvited guests wound up shaking hands with President Barack Obama.
This time, a Georgia couple hoping to tour the White House ended up at an invitation-only Veterans Day breakfast.
White House officials say the couple mistakenly showed up a day early and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-couple-unwittingly-attends-white-house-breakfast-despite-not-being-invited-244471/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Georgia couple unwittingly attends White House breakfast despite not being invited</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta sees growing cash balance in 2010 despite $1.1 billion pension obligations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harry R. Weber</dc:creator>
		
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Delta expects cash balance to grow in 2010

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc., the world&#8217;s biggest airline, expects to increase its cash balance in 2010 despite more than $1.1 billion in pension expenses and funding requirements planned for next year.
The airline said in a presentation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday ahead of .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-sees-growing-cash-balance-in-2010-despite-11-billion-pension-obligations-244296/">Delta sees growing cash balance in 2010 despite $1.1 billion pension obligations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,370 Monday, according to Associated Press count</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,370
As of Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at least 4,370 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,477 military personnel died as a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4370-monday-according-to-associated-press-count-244025/">US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,370 Monday, according to Associated Press count</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Aflac prices $400 million of 30-year senior notes, will use proceeds to repay debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Aflac prices $400 million worth of notes
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Aflac Inc. said Monday it is selling $400 million worth of 30-year senior notes and will use the proceeds to repay about $450 million in debt coming due in July.

The supplemental insurer priced the debt to yield 6.984 percent interest.
Shares rose 59 cents to close at ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/aflac-prices-400-million-of-30-year-senior-notes-will-use-proceeds-to-repay-debt-244004/" title="Aflac prices $400 million of 30-year senior notes, will use proceeds to repay debt">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Ga. men get more than 10 years in prison for aiding terror groups with video of US landmarks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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2 men sentenced for aiding terrorists with videos

ATLANTA — Two Georgia men were each sentenced to more than 10 years in prison Monday for plotting to aid terrorists by sending homemade videos of Washington landmarks overseas and traveling abroad to try to turn their anti-American rhetoric into action.
Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, was sentenced to 17  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-ga-men-get-more-than-10-years-in-prison-for-aiding-terror-groups-with-video-of-us-landmarks-243993/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Ga. men sentenced to prison for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
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2 Ga. men sentenced in terror video case
ATLANTA — Two Georgia men received more than a decade each in prison on Wednesday for conspiring to support terrorist groups by videotaping U.S. landmarks and sending the videos overseas.

Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for four terror-related charges at a hearing in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-ga-men-sentenced-to-prison-for-aiding-terror-groups-sending-video-of-us-landmarks-abroad-243975/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : 2 Ga. men sentenced to prison for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2nd Ga. man sentenced to prison for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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2nd Ga. man sentenced in terror case
ATLANTA — A second Georgia man has been sentenced for conspiring to support terrorist groups by videotaping U.S. landmarks and sending the videos overseas.

Syed Haris Ahmed was sentenced to 13 years in prison Monday for sending the tapes of U.S. landmarks to terror suspects overseas. The 24-year-old faced up ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2nd-ga-man-sentenced-to-prison-for-aiding-terror-groups-sending-video-of-us-landmarks-abroad-243968/">2nd Ga. man sentenced to prison for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. man sentenced to 17 years for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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Ga. man sentenced to 17 years in terror case

ATLANTA — A Georgia man was sentenced to 17 years in prison Monday for conspiring to aid terrorists by sending homemade videos of Washington landmarks overseas and trying to meet with a terror group in Bangladesh.
Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, faced up to 60 years in prison after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-man-sentenced-to-17-years-for-aiding-terror-groups-sending-video-of-us-landmarks-abroad-243897/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Ga. man sentenced to 17 years for aiding terror groups, sending video of US landmarks abroad</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta adding to tourist appeal of Olympic Park area with 3 new museums in next 5 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Atlanta Olympic Park area: 3 new museums, 5 years

ATLANTA — New York City has Times Square. New Orleans is known for the French Quarter, and in San Francisco, camera-toting tourists flock to Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf.
Now, city leaders in Atlanta hope to add Centennial Olympic Park — and the growing roster of museums dotting it — to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlanta-adding-to-tourist-appeal-of-olympic-park-area-with-3-new-museums-in-next-5-years-243885/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Atlanta adding to tourist appeal of Olympic Park area with 3 new museums in next 5 years</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jekyll Island board regroups on revitalization plans after failed deal with private developer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Jekyll Island regroups after ending developer deal

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — The board of the Jekyll Island Authority is regrouping after ending its partnership with a private developer that had been chosen to oversee a $100 million makeover of the state park.
The board was expected to vote formally to end its deal with Atlanta developer Linger ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jekyll-island-board-regroups-on-revitalization-plans-after-failed-deal-with-private-developer-243855/" title="Jekyll Island board regroups on revitalization plans after failed deal with private developer">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Bluestein</dc:creator>
		
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Feds weigh public risk, evidence in terror probes

ATLANTA — A small group of FBI agents huddled outside a Home Depot in Atlanta in January 2006, watching a young man suspected of being linked to terrorists as he walked out the door with materials that could be used to make a bomb.
They knew Syed Haris Ahmed .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/feds-must-struggle-with-nabbing-terror-suspects-too-early-versus-waiting-at-publics-peril-243578/">Feds must struggle with nabbing terror suspects too early versus waiting at public&#8217;s peril</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta, Virgin Blue get nod from Australian regulators for joint venture to coordinate flights</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Australian regulators OK Delta, Virgin Blue plan

ATLANTA — Australian regulators approve a joint venture between Delta Air lines and Virgin Blue Airlines Group that would give the carriers greater flexibility in coordinating flights between the U.S. and Australia and to share revenue.
U.S. regulatory approval is pending.
Delta already has immunity from antitrust laws to cooperate closely ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-virgin-blue-get-nod-from-australian-regulators-for-joint-venture-to-coordinate-flights-242633/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Delta, Virgin Blue get nod from Australian regulators for joint venture to coordinate flights</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Acuity Brands finishes $175.7 million tender offer for notes due next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Acuity Brands completes $175.7M debt tender offer

ATLANTA — Lighting fixture maker Acuity Brands Inc. said Thursday it completed a cash tender offer for notes due in 2010, reducing its interest costs.
About $175.7 million in notes were tendered, representing about 88 percent of the $200 million in notes that it had been willing to buy back. ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acuity-brands-finishes-1757-million-tender-offer-for-notes-due-next-year-242621/">Acuity Brands finishes $175.7 million tender offer for notes due next year</a>.]]></description>
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AirTran still expects record 2009 profit
ATLANTA — AirTran Airways is saying again that it expects to post record profit this year as some of its bigger rivals have continued to lose money.

Chief Financial Officer Arne Haak told an investors conference in New York on Wednesday that the discount carrier has been helped by its low-cost ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/airtran-airways-still-expects-record-2009-profit-plans-to-grow-modestly-in-2010-2011-242202/">Original article on  : AirTran Airways still expects record 2009 profit; Plans to grow modestly in 2010, 2011</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta Air Lines expects improving revenue environment to continue in months ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Delta sees brighter revenue environment ahead

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines expects the improving revenue environment to continue in the months ahead, though sales of premium seats remain pressured.
Chief Financial Officer Hank Halter told investors at a conference Wednesday that Delta&#8217;s revenue per available seat mile likely will show growth in the first half of 2010. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-expects-improving-revenue-environment-to-continue-in-months-ahead-241985/">Source article &nbsp;: Delta Air Lines expects improving revenue environment to continue in months ahead</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Acuity Brands prices cash tender offer for notes due 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Acuity Brands prices cash tender offer for notes

ATLANTA — Lighting fixture maker Acuity Brands Inc. said Monday it priced its cash tender offer for $200 million in notes due 2010.
The offer for 8.375 percent notes was priced for settlement on Dec. 10.
The Atlanta-based company had earlier announced the price would be tied to a U.S. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/acuity-brands-prices-cash-tender-offer-for-notes-due-2010-241185/" title="Acuity Brands prices cash tender offer for notes due 2010">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Makeover of state park Jekyll Island kicks off with Ga. Gov. Perdue attending groundbreaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Jekyll Island makeover gets underway in Georgia

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — A big makeover is underway at Jekyll Island, where officials hope to make the state park more attractive to tourists.
Gov. Sonny Perdue joined board members of the Jekyll Island Authority on Monday to break ground on Great Dunes Park along the beach. Perdue said the ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/makeover-of-state-park-jekyll-island-kicks-off-with-ga-gov-perdue-attending-groundbreaking-241122/" title="Makeover of state park Jekyll Island kicks off with Ga. Gov. Perdue attending groundbreaking">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgian president announces plan to send 900 troops to U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Georgia to send 900 troops to Afghanistan
TBILISI, Georgia — President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Saakashvili made the statement Monday during a meeting with Gen. Roger A. Brady, commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
Brady thanked Saakashvili for the &#8220;incredible&#8221; support .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgian-president-announces-plan-to-send-900-troops-to-us-led-coalition-in-afghanistan-241041/">Georgian president announces plan to send 900 troops to U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jekyll Island in Georgia overhaul to kick off with gov among those to attend groundbreaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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State-owned island overhaul to get underway in Ga.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Jekyll Island&#8217;s makeover is getting underway.
Gov. Sonny Perdue will be among those on hand Monday for a groundbreaking on Great Dunes Park.
It&#8217;s the first phase of a facelift designed to attract tourists and convention groups back to the state-owned island. Tourism has fallen from  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jekyll-island-in-georgia-overhaul-to-kick-off-with-gov-among-those-to-attend-groundbreaking-240999/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Snow dusts the South from La. to Ga.; some flights canceled in DC, but few problems reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Snow dusts the South from Louisiana to Georgia

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana got its earliest snowflakes ever as people across the South awakened to a dusting of powder.
Snow started falling in the region late Friday and continued into Saturday morning.
Snow also caused a few cancellations Saturday at Washington&#8217;s Dulles International Airport.
The National Weather Service says several .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/snow-dusts-the-south-from-la-to-ga-some-flights-canceled-in-dc-but-few-problems-reported-240440/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Snow dusts the South from La. to Ga.; some flights canceled in DC, but few problems reported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Atlanta&#8217;s black political machine intact, but battered after narrow victory in mayor&#8217;s race</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Slim win for mayor shows battered black electorate

ATLANTA — When the final votes in the Atlanta mayor&#8217;s runoff are counted, it&#8217;s likely the black political machine that has controlled this city for four decades will pull through one more time.
But just barely.
Ballots are still being tallied. Unofficial results show black former state legislator Kasim Reed ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/atlantas-black-political-machine-intact-but-battered-after-narrow-victory-in-mayors-race-240057/">Atlanta&#8217;s black political machine intact, but battered after narrow victory in mayor&#8217;s race</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. mall evacuated after man dressed as elf tells Santa he&#8217;s carrying dynamite; no bomb found</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8216;Elf&#8217; jailed over dynamite hoax on Ga. mall Santa

MORROW, Ga. — A man dressed as an elf is jailed after police in Georgia say he told a mall Santa that he was carrying dynamite.
Police say Southlake Mall in suburban Atlanta was evacuated but no explosives were found.
Morrow police arrested 45-year-old William C. Caldwell III, who .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-mall-evacuated-after-man-dressed-as-elf-tells-santa-hes-carrying-dynamite-no-bomb-found-239228/">Original article &nbsp;: Ga. mall evacuated after man dressed as elf tells Santa he&#8217;s carrying dynamite; no bomb found</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta adds Honolulu flights from San Diego, Detroit, beginning in June</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Delta to fly to Honolulu from San Diego, Detroit

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. said Wednesday it will add flights from Detroit and San Diego to Honolulu beginning in June.
The company said the routes restore flights that were cut from San Diego roughly 20 years ago and from Detroit in 2004.
The flight from San Diego .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-adds-honolulu-flights-from-san-diego-detroit-beginning-in-june-238958/" title="Delta adds Honolulu flights from San Diego, Detroit, beginning in June">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IntercontinentalExchange trading volume rises 24 percent in November</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
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IntercontinentalExchange trading volume up in Nov.

ATLANTA — IntercontinentalExchange Inc., an over-the-counter and futures exchange operator, said Wednesday its November average daily volume rose 24 percent from the same month a year ago.
Average daily volume for its futures markets rose to 1.1 million contracts, from just under 877,000 a year ago.
Year-to-date through Nov. 30, average daily ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/intercontinentalexchange-trading-volume-rises-24-percent-in-november-238948/">IntercontinentalExchange trading volume rises 24 percent in November</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta Air Lines flight from Bogota to Atlanta turns back after cracked windshield found</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Delta flight from Bogota to Atlanta turns back

ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines flight from Colombia to Atlanta returned to the Bogota airport as a precaution Wednesday after the crew discovered some cracks in the copilot&#8217;s windshield.
The decision to turn back was made about 35 minutes into the flight that left Bogota at 10:30 a.m. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-flight-from-bogota-to-atlanta-turns-back-after-cracked-windshield-found-238906/" title="Delta Air Lines flight from Bogota to Atlanta turns back after cracked windshield found">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta Air Lines executive urges industry to not increase capacity before rebound takes hold</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Delta executive urges restraint on capacity

ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines executive is urging other carriers to be careful not to increase the amount of flying they do too quickly.
Chief Financial Officer Hank Halter said at a New York investor conference Wednesday that even if a modest recovery occurs in 2010, the world&#8217;s biggest airline ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-executive-urges-industry-to-not-increase-capacity-before-rebound-takes-hold-238749/" title="Delta Air Lines executive urges industry to not increase capacity before rebound takes hold">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. couple shopping for bargains allegedly leave their kids alone in a Wal-Mart shopping cart</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Shopping couple allegedly leave kids alone in cart

COMMERCE, Ga. — A Georgia couple got so carried away with snagging Black Friday deals that authorities said they left their kids alone in a shopping cart. Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman told WSB radio that a 35-year-old man and and 31-year-old woman were charged with reckless conduct.
Chapman  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-couple-shopping-for-bargains-allegedly-leave-their-kids-alone-in-a-wal-mart-shopping-cart-238380/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lull in the storms: 2009 hurricane season ends as one of calmest since 1990s</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/lull-in-the-storms-2009-hurricane-season-ends-as-one-of-calmest-since-1990s-237828/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Bynum</dc:creator>
		
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Hurricane season ends with barely a whimper

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Atlantic hurricane season ended Monday with barely a whimper: Not a single hurricane came ashore in the United States.
Since June, when the season began, just nine named storms developed. Only three of them became hurricanes, and those stayed out at sea or weakened before passing .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lull-in-the-storms-2009-hurricane-season-ends-as-one-of-calmest-since-1990s-237828/">Lull in the storms: 2009 hurricane season ends as one of calmest since 1990s</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A lull in the storms: 2009 hurricane season ends, was one of the calmest since 1990s</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Bynum</dc:creator>
		
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Hurricane seasons ends, one of calmest since 1990s

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The hurricane season is ending with barely a whimper.
The 2009 Atlantic season officially ends Tuesday. This year produced just nine named storms, including three hurricanes. Only two tropical storms — Claudette in August and Ida in November — made landfall in the U.S. Those tropical .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-lull-in-the-storms-2009-hurricane-season-ends-was-one-of-the-calmest-since-1990s-237781/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC: Swine flu cases widespread in only 32 states; about 30 more children&#8217;s deaths reported</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states

ATLANTA — Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday.
Widespread infections of swine flu were reported in 32 states as of Nov. 21, down from 43 states .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-swine-flu-cases-widespread-in-only-32-states-about-30-more-childrens-deaths-reported-237774/">Original article &nbsp;: CDC: Swine flu cases widespread in only 32 states; about 30 more children&#8217;s deaths reported</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. church robber leaves note on wall: &#8216;Sorry but I&#8217;m poor&#8217;; stills makes off with loot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Georgia church robber: &#8216;Sorry but I&#8217;m poor&#8217;

ELLENWOOD, Ga. — Someone made off with loot from a Georgia church but also left behind an apology.
A note scrawled on the wall said: &#8220;Sorry but I&#8217;m poor. Forgive me Lord.&#8221;
The Rev. Roger Davis tells WSB-TV that expensive equipment including microphones and a laptop containing important records were stolen ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ga-church-robber-leaves-note-on-wall-sorry-but-im-poor-stills-makes-off-with-loot-235402/" title="Ga. church robber leaves note on wall: &#8216;Sorry but I&#8217;m poor&#8217;; stills makes off with loot">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CDC warns: Thanksgiving travel, family gatherings could cook up more swine flu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Stobbe</dc:creator>
		
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CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu

ATLANTA — Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.
Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. Swine flu may also be on the table — and at crowded airports and shopping malls.
Just as the pandemic seems to be waning around the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cdc-warns-thanksgiving-travel-family-gatherings-could-cook-up-more-swine-flu-235349/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : CDC warns: Thanksgiving travel, family gatherings could cook up more swine flu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Delta Air Lines seeking to raise more than $688 million in debt offering</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Delta seeking to raise more than $688M in offering

ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. is seeking to raise more than $688 million by selling notes backed by aircraft it owns.
Delta expects to use the proceeds from the issuance of the notes to refinance 22 aircraft currently supporting other debt and to prepay its obligations under .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/delta-air-lines-seeking-to-raise-more-than-688-million-in-debt-offering-235312/" title="Delta Air Lines seeking to raise more than $688 million in debt offering">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Maybe she should have ducked: Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit in the face by a ham in Atlanta</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit by charity ham

ATLANTA — Celebrity chef Paula Deen got an unexpected serving of ham — across her face.
The Food Network star was helping unload 25,000 pounds of donated meat for an Atlanta food bank on Monday when someone threw one of the hams like a football and accidentally smacked her.
Deen .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/maybe-she-should-have-ducked-chef-paula-deen-accidentally-hit-in-the-face-by-a-ham-in-atlanta-235114/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Maybe she should have ducked: Chef Paula Deen accidentally hit in the face by a ham in Atlanta</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,365 Monday, according to Associated Press count</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,365
As of Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, at least 4,365 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,477 military personnel died as a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-military-deaths-in-iraq-war-at-4365-monday-according-to-associated-press-count-234818/">Original source &nbsp;: US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,365 Monday, according to Associated Press count</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Benning officials investigate suspicious note, package found at Ga. Army post</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Suspicious note and package found at Fort Benning

FORT BENNING, Ga. — A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat.
Bob Purtiman says a soldier found the note and package Thursday morning in an outdoor gazebo. The soldier immediately told ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fort-benning-officials-investigate-suspicious-note-package-found-at-ga-army-post-234164/">Fort Benning officials investigate suspicious note, package found at Ga. Army post</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Education for brightest students struggles without backing of federal government, report says</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Report finds wide disparities in gifted education

ATLANTA — A new report says gifted children are being ignored in the U.S., as most federal education funding goes to help struggling students learn the basics.
&#8220;State of the States in Gifted Education,&#8221; released Nov. 12 by the National Association for Gifted Children, says many states and counties are .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/education-for-brightest-students-struggles-without-backing-of-federal-government-report-says-234131/" title="Education for brightest students struggles without backing of federal government, report says">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UPS rates for ground, air express to increase in 2010; Fuel surcharge tables to be adjusted</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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UPS sets new rates for 2010
ATLANTA — UPS Inc., the world&#8217;s largest shipping carrier, is hiking 2010 rates for ground packages by an average of 4.9 percent.

The company, based in Atlanta, said Friday there also will be an average net rate increase of 4.9 percent next year on all air express and U.S. origin international ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ups-rates-for-ground-air-express-to-increase-in-2010-fuel-surcharge-tables-to-be-adjusted-233783/" title="UPS rates for ground, air express to increase in 2010; Fuel surcharge tables to be adjusted">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Flowers Foods names Allen L. Shiver president, effective Jan. 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Flowers Foods names Allen L. Shiver president

THOMASVILLE, Ga. — Bakery goods company Flowers Foods Inc. on Friday said its board elected Allen L. Shiver president, effective Jan. 1.
George E. Deese, Flowers Foods&#8217; chairman of the board, CEO, and president, will continue to serve as chairman of the board and CEO.
Shiver, 54, has 30 years of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/flowers-foods-names-allen-l-shiver-president-effective-jan-1-233741/" title="Flowers Foods names Allen L. Shiver president, effective Jan. 1">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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