State of Georgia

Type: Province

Name: State of Georgia

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 reports

Deal urges Senate candidates to play nice at GOP convention

Appealing to minority voters was ranked as key to the Republican Party’s survival at the second day of the state convention in Athens.Gov. Nathan Deal, between asking for primary candidates to play nice and lamenting what he characterized as an unfair ... [Published OnlineAthens - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Nathan Deal, Paul Broun, Republican Party (US)

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

US Marine Corps

Shelby Janes pleads guilty to receiving bribes & allowing theft of equipment from Marine Corps base

Michelle Rodriguez admits to taking bribes for USG contracts » Georgia Man Admits Taking Bribes to Allow $1 Million Theft of Government Equipment from Marine BaseDoJ – February 13, 2013 – A retired employee of the Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany (MCLB-Albany) ... [Published Ms Sparky - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Bribery, US Marine Corps, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

Republican Party (US)

Democrats have their own party struggles as they recruit for 2014 Senate races

ATLANTA Republicans arent the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next years midterm elections.Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota, highlighting both ... [Published Washington Post - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Tom Daschle, Barack Obama

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 4 reports

Church holds memorial service for college student

AUSTELL, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -A memorial service will be held Saturday for college student Jmaal Keyes of Austell.Keyes, 19, was last seen April 25 at Middle Georgia State College in Cochran, where he was a student. His remains were found two weeks later ... [Published CBS Atlanta - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Atlanta, Homicide, Police

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 4 reports

University of West Georgia

Amputee Aimee Copeland has New Hands

Saved under Atlanta, Georgia, Headlines, Health, , U.S.Tags: topMay 1, 2012 began an unwanted adventure for a young Georgia woman. The end result was the amputation of one entire leg, one foot, and both of her hands. Today she has new hands.Aimee Copeland ... [Published The Guardian Express - May 18 2013]

Entities: Aeromonas hydrophila, Copeland's, University of West Georgia

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Alabamians Cross State Lines to Buy Lottery

The combined Powerball and Mega Millions jackpot is now at 790 million dollars.Alabamians have been driving to nearby states all week to buy tickets, tickets they can't buy them here.Is Alabama losing money by not having a lottery?The Mega Millions jackpot ... [Published WAKA CBS 8 - May 18 2013]

Entities: John Langdon, Austin, Thomas Jackson

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

US Senate

Georgia candidates for U.S. Senate head to state GOP convention

ATHENS, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -Former Secretary of State Karen Handel was the first U.S. Senate candidate to arrive at the Georgia Republican Convention in Athens on Friday.Handel just threw her name into the race, joining three others on the ballot to fill ... [Published CBS Atlanta - May 17 2013]

Entities: Karen Handel, US Senate, Republican Party (US), Paul Broun

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

TN Amber Alert issued for missing Georgia girl

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a statewide Amber Alert for a Georgia girl believed to be abducted by her father.Sorelle Torrez, 2, went missing Friday near Atlanta, and a felony warrant for kidnapping was issued ... [Published WSMV - May 17 2013]

Entities: AMBER Alert Program, African-Americans, Kidnapping, Range Rover, Felony

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Lowndes trucking company owner under federal indictment

LOWNDES COUNTY, GA (WALB) -The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia got an indictment of Devasko Dewayne Lewis of Lowndes County for operating his trucks after the DOT issued an order for him to stop.The DOT issued the order in 2008, ... [Published WALB 10 - May 17 2013]

Entities: Indictment, US Attorney, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Supervised Release, US Department of Transportation

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Karen Handell running for U.S. Senate

ATLANTA | Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year’s public clash with Planned Parenthood, announced plans Friday to run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.The announcement, hours before the state ... [Published Florida Times-Union - May 17 2013]

Entities: Karen Handel, US Senate, Sonny Perdue

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Brady Center sues Georgia town over gun law

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Nelson, Ga., a small town north of Atlanta. ... [Published WCVB.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Gun Laws, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Atlanta

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

Bibles reinstated in Georgia state parks

VIDEO: A battle over Bibles is brewing in Georgia. Bibles were removed from state parks after a guest expressed concerns that a Bible had been placed in a state-owned cabin. Georgia Governor, Nathan Deal, ordered the Department of Natural Resources ... [Published News4Jax.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Nathan Deal, Natural Resources

Quotes

"In order for our economy to thrive, American businesses must compete and succeed in the global economy, and sell their goods and services to the 95 percent of consumers who live outside our borders" Blank said

Business Briefcase: Rico back in business [Published Chattanooga Times Free Press - 1 hour ago]

"We're not going there. We're not going to lower the standard" he said

Maine inspection rule among least restrictive in U.S. [Published Waterville Morning Sentinel - 1 hour ago]

"Women are studying for all aspects of today`s ministry, " said Dr. Keith Wilhite, Newburgh Academic Advisor for Newburgh Seminary. "Women enroll in Theology, Missions and Evangelism, Preaching, Christian Education and Christian Counseling just like their male counterparts."

Women Across the Country are Stepping Up to the Pulpits [Published Student Operated Press - 1 hour ago]

"She had to have her last mandatory class, and even with all her advanced classes, she still had to get that class finished and (the school) just worked together with her ... to make that happen.”"

Grace Byrne graduates with class despite brain injury [Published OnlineAthens - 2 hours ago]

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The Global Bust-Out Series (Chapter 4): The BCC... [Published Deep Capture: exposing the crime of naked short ... - 7 hours ago] This is Chapter 4 of a multi-chapter series. On your right is a Table of Contents to all chapters so far published. * * * * * * * * * Henry Kissinger, who served the Nixon administration as national security advisor and secretary of state, has commented ...
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Ringside Seat: Georgia on Their Mind, Causing a... [Published TAPPED - May 17 2013] In the last couple of days, there have been a number of articles (see here or here ) about how Republicans, having finally gotten something that resembles an Obama administration scandal, are already worried about overplaying their hand. The sober ...
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Anti-Planned Parenthood crusader Karen Handel e... [Published Daily Kos - May 17 2013] Karen HandelThe already crowded Republican primary to replace retiring Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss just got a little more crowded and ... well, maybe it couldn't get much more crazy, but the newest addition didn't make it any less crazy. That new addition ...

Audio/Video

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