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Ga. college system approves higher student fees
Georgia college students will pay more fees and employees will shell out hundreds more dollars for health care under stopgap budget measures passed by the state Board of Regents on Wednesday.
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Musgrave breaks her silence - in Georgia
Republican Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave has broken her long public silence about her defeat last month, saying she was the victim of "vicious attacks and lies" by big-spending left-wing interests.
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N. Georgia Youth Minister Found Shot Dead
CLEVELAND, Ga. -- Two people are in the White County jail in connection with the death of a northeast Georgia church youth minister who was found dead early Monday, hours after he called his family to say he ...
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The National Press Club welcomes ---Tom Livsey the First CNN iReporter
NPC History The National Press Club has been a part of Washington life for nearly 100 years.
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Ga. and S.C. governors meet with Obama
Georgia's Sonny Perdue and South Carolina's Mark Sanford were among the nation's governors who met with Democratic President-elect Barack Obama to talk about the budget woes states are facing.
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Ga. colleges looking at steeper cuts, fee hikes
Georgia colleges are bracing themselves for even steeper cuts. The state Board of Regents will meet in a specially called session Wednesday to vote on slashing college budgets, increasing health care costs to ...
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Lawmaker suggests merging black, white colleges
A state lawmaker told Georgia college leaders Monday they need to look at merging public historically black colleges with nearby white-majority schools to help meet budget cuts.
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Northeast Georgia Counties Having Snow Day
Some Georgia students are getting one more day of Thanksgiving break. Fannin and Rabun counties have canceled school Monday because of a wintry mix falling in the mountains in the state's northeast corner.
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Georgia DOT Reminds Holiday Travelers To Expect Delays, Plan Ahead, And Call 511
According to a release, one of the busiest travel holidays of the year is only hours away and the Georgia DOT is advising motorists to expect delays, plan ahead, and be patient.
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Metro Atlanta's Unemployment Rate Rises
Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate shot up to 6.8 percent in October, jumping more than 2 percentage points from the same month last year.
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Up, up...and away...
Thousands of Georgia drivers may see substantial increases in their auto insurance rates -- as much as 81 percent, for certain motorists -- as insurance companies begin setting their own rates under a new law ...
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TDOT Taking Comment on I-75 Improvement
The Tennessee Department of Transportation has scheduled public meetings as it begins planning to improve Interstate 75.
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Al Gore stumps for Martin
Former Vice President Al Gore paid a visit to Georgia to campaign for Democrat Jim Martin in the state's Dec.
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Columbia County Sex Offender Doesna t Have to Move By Thanksgiving
A 29-year-old woman who is the face of a lawsuit challenging Georgia's crackdown on sex offenders will be allowed to stay in her home through Thanksgiving.
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State to Post Alerts on Billboards
The state plans to use privately owned electronic billboards in metro areas to broadcast weather warnings and other emergency alerts, including lookouts for missing people.
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4 ex-NFLPA presidents in running to replace Upshaw
By JOHN WAWROW Four former NFL Players Association presidents as well as Fred Nance, a sports law attorney who represents NBA star LeBron James, are among the list of candidates being considered to replace the ...
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Atlanta Gets HOT Over Federal Grant
As you sit in bumper to bumper traffic over the holidays you can take comfort in the knowledge that help is on the way.
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Maverick Dem [Zell] Miller boosts Chambliss for runoff
GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Georgia's maverick Democrat Zell Miller threw his support behind Sen.
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Palin to stump with Sen. Saxby Chambliss
Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss is calling in a closer: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will join him for four rallies across the state on the eve of his hotly contested Dec.
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