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NASCAR puts Carl Edwards on probation for 3 races
FILE – This March 7, 2010, file photo shows Brad Keselowski (12) flipping after being nudged by Carl Edwards, top, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Edwards was 156 laps off the …
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Whip Count (No. 13 in a Series) McNerney Would Vote No on Senate …
During a town hall last month in Morgan Hill, California, Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) indicated that he would not vote in for the Senate’s version of the health care bill, The Morgan Hill Times reports . McNerney voted yes in November …
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Georgia House OKs tough penalties for foods safety violations in the …
ATLANTA ‘” The Georgia House has approved a bill that puts teeth in a food safety bill that cleared the Legislature last year. It was prompted by a 2009 salmonella outbreak that originated in a south Georgia peanut processing plant, sickened …
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Anti-Tax group rallies at Georgia Capitol
ATLANTA’” Tax hike opponents warned Georgia legislators not to raise taxes to balance the state’s budget. The rally Tuesday was headlined by Grover Norquist, head of the national anti-tax group Americans for Tax Reform. About 100 protesters — some wearing tea party T-shirts — gathered on the
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Ben Roethlisberger’s image, off-field earning power at stake
One of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger ’s hometown sponsors is expressing concern over the second accusation of sexual assault leveled against him in less than a year. The pattern of Roethlisberger’s off-the-field behavior, from …
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Georgia Tech’s Derrick Favors named ACC rookie of year
… walked onto Georgia Tech’s campus followed by plenty of high expectations as one of the program’s most touted recruits in recent years. He’ll enter this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference … s ACC tournament first-round game in Greensboro, N.
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Georgia Considers Banning Sex Offenders From Facebook, MySpace
ATLANTA — Georgia sex offenders could soon be removed from popular online social networking sites. State Rep. Rob Teilhet introducing a measure Tuesday that would allow the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to send sex offenders’ information to …
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Georgia Tech’s Favors named ACC rookie of year
He’ll enter this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference tournament as the league’s top newcomer. Favors was named ACC rookie of the year for the 2009-10 season after earning 45 of 53 votes from members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association in …
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Chattahoochee boating accident kills 1 man
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says it has recovered the body of a man who fell into the Chattahoochee River when his fishing boat capsized … Tommy Rutledge says that man was showing signs of hypothermia and was taken to Gwinnett …
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Georgia House lawmakers OK food safety bill
ATLANTA (AP) – The Georgia House has approved a bill that puts teeth in a food safety bill that cleared the Legislature last year. It was prompted by a 2009 salmonella outbreak that originated in a south Georgia peanut processing plant, sickened …
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