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Georgia stories: 267 news summaries

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Euro Song Contest Bars Georgia's Putin Putdown

Tune spoofing Russian PM was set for silly int'l tournament

Mar 10, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A veiled Georgian attack on Vladimir Putin has been barred from this year’s Eurovision, a flashy annual international music contest, RussiaToday reports. The disco tune contains the lyrics, “We don’t wanna put in/The negative mood/It’s killing the groove,” with the words “put in” sounding... More »

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Russia • music • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • contest • lyrics • Eurovision

Georgia Bill Would Make Implanted Octuplets a Crime

Lawmakers seek to cap number of embryos

Mar 3, 09 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Lawmakers in Georgia have introduced a bill to ban some of the fertility procedures that gave Nadya Suleman her octuplets, reports the Wall Street Journal. The bill—partly drafted by a state pro-life group—would limit to three the number of embryos that can be implanted in women over 40,... More »

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in vitro fertilization • Georgia • fertility treatment • multiple births • bill • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • implanted embryos

Suicide Group May Have Helped 130
Kill Selves

Four members face charges in Georgia

Feb 26, 09 7:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A group that helps people commit suicide with helium gas may have had a role in more than 130 deaths, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. That revelation surfaced in a court document related to the arrest yesterday of four members of the Final Exit group. The four suspects, two from Georgia... More »

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suicide • assisted suicide • Georgia

On the 7th Day, States Look to Down Blue Laws

Economy tanked, some seek shot of revenue in Sunday booze sales

Feb 22, 09 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Recession blues could swallow blue laws, Time reports. State legislatures in Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Alabama, and Minnesota hope lifting a ban on Sunday alcohol sales will boost revenues. But Christian activists oppose the move, saying cash-strapped families are already feeling pressure. “I don't think we need to add even... More »

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Texas • alcohol • Georgia • Connecticut • Alabama • Minnesota • liquor • Blue laws

Coach Quits After Facebook Flirting With 14-Year-Old

Cops eye 'inappropriate messages' to student

Feb 17, 09 2:53 PM CST
(Newser) - An Atlanta gym teacher is the subject of a criminal probe following allegations that he sent “inappropriate messages” via Facebook to a 14-year-old female student, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The girl’s sister reportedly found the offending messages and told her mother, who contacted police. More »

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Atlanta • Facebook • Georgia • student • high school basketball • scandal • gym • teacher • physical education

(Newser) - The latest victim of the nationwide salmonella outbreak is the Peanut Corporation of America, which filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy today, the Lynchburg News & Advance reports. “Given the events of the past month, including the broad-based recalls, the company has no alternative but to cease operations,”... More »

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bankruptcy • Georgia • public health • salmonella • outbreak • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America • Chapter 7


 Salmonella 
 Scare Rattles 
 Peanut County 

Farmers report fewer contracts

Feb 8, 09 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia county that boasts a big peanut in its courthouse square is getting crunched by the salmonella outbreak, the Los Angeles Times reports. In Blakely-Early County, Ga.—the self-proclaimed "Peanut Capital of the World"—peanut plant workers are losing jobs and farmers are getting fewer contracts.... More »

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layoffs • Georgia • recession • salmonella • outbreak • fuel costs • economy • peanut • farmers

 HS Benches Racy Dance Team 


Jan 28, 09 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia high school dance team has been barred from practicing or performing this year after a provocative routine drew parents' ire, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The girls wore skimpy outfits while dancing atop chairs during halftime at a school basketball game. “The team will not perform for... More »

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Atlanta • Georgia • suspension • high school basketball • cheerleading • dance team • halftime • disband • provocative • Jonesboro, Ga.

OPINION

 Hey NATO, 
 Lay Off Russia: Qadaffi 

West should stop meddling with nuclear giant: Qaddafi

Dec 23, 08 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama would be wise to harken back to the no-meddling Monroe Doctrine and stop the West’s “addiction to interfering in the affairs of other countries,” Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi writes in the Washington Times. He blames NATO expansion to Russia’s border for moving the nuclear... More »

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Russia • NATO • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • nuclear • Cold War • Moammar Gadhafi

(Newser) - Russian warships arrived in Havana yesterday for the first time since the end of the Cold War, the London Times reports. The visit comes at the end of a 3-month South American tour that Russia expected would raise hackles in the US. “I guess they’re on R&... More »

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Russia • Venezuela • Cuba • Panama • Georgia • Havana • warship • Russian Navy • fleet

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Atlanta's Courthouse Killer Gets Life Without Parole

Jury deadlocked over whether multiple murderer should be executed

Dec 13, 08 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia man convicted of killing four people after escaping from custody will serve consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brian Nichols was found guilty last month of killing a judge, a court reporter, a sheriff's deputy, and a federal agent. The jury spared... More »

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death penalty • Atlanta • crime • murder • Georgia • sentencing • courthouse • sentence

(Newser) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the "positive signals" coming from Barack Obama's camp could lead to warmer relations between the two countries, Reuters reports. “If these are not just words, if they get transformed into a practical policy, then of course our reaction will be adequate and... More »

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Russia • Barack Obama • missile shield • Vladimir Putin • Georgia • United States • Election 2008 • President Obama

(Newser) - Republican Saxby Chambliss has held onto his Senate seat in Georgia, a crucial win that prevents Democrats from reaching a filibuster-proof 60 seats, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Chambliss handily defeated Democratic challenger Jim Martin in today's runoff. He led 57% to 43% with 99% of returns in. Although Minnesota's Senate... More »

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Senate • Georgia • Election 2008 • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

ANALYSIS

A Movement,
or a Moment?

Georgia race tests whether Obama can
pull one out for Dems, even in absentia

Dec 2, 08 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Today’s runoff election in Georgia between incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss and challenger Jim Martin is a test of whether Barack Obama’s election heralds a new political movement, or just a moment, writes Sasha Issenberg in the Boston Globe. Democrat Martin is campaigning as an Obama ally, using the... More »

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Barack Obama • Georgia • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

ANALYSIS

 5 Predictors in Georgia Runoff 


Dec 2, 08 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - If Saxby Chambliss defeats Jim Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff today, Democratic hopes of a 60-seat majority will be dashed, Politico reports. Here are five things to look for as voters go again to the polls.
  • Turnout: Martin's hopes ride on higher than average black participation, which happened
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Senate • Georgia • runoff election • Election 2008 • black voters • polls • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

US Renews Push to Bring Georgia, Ukraine Toward NATO

Summit to focus on membership, Russia 

Dec 2, 08 9:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The US will urge NATO today to put Georgia and Ukraine on the road to membership, Reuters reports. France and Germany, worried about Russia’s response, blocked a similar move at an April summit. Though members agreed in principle that the two former Soviet republics could someday be members, Secretary... More »

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Russia • NATO • Condoleezza Rice • Georgia • Ukraine

Parties Bring Out Big Guns
for Georgia Run-Off Vote

Rap stars and the GOP's 'rock star' stump on eve of crucial Senate runoff election

Dec 2, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Georgia decides its Senate race today and both sides are going all-out to secure a victory that could help determine the direction of the next Congress, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The GOP has sent in Sarah Palin to stump for incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss, while Democratic challenger Jim Martin held... More »

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Congress • Senate • Georgia • Ludacris • Senate race • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

 Palin Hits Trail 
 on Eve of Ga. Runoff 

Alaska governor campaigns for GOP incumbent Chambliss

Dec 1, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin is on the campaign trail again, this time in support of Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “The eyes of the nation are on you,” Palin told a crowd of thousands in the state today, the eve of a runoff election. The Alaska governor... More »

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Congress • Senate • Georgia • Sarah Palin • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

South Short on Sympathy for Detroit's Woes

Dixie welcomes foreign automakers and disses Big 3 bailout

Nov 29, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - West Point, Georgia, looks a lot like Main Street USA but its people aren't overflowing with pity for the struggling American auto industry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Kia Motors is building a plant in the town and residents are looking forward to new jobs and learning to love Korean... More »

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Georgia • automaker • union • Kia • auto industry • bailout • Southern United States • auto bailout

GOP Donors Pour Millions Into Ga. Race

'Unbelievable' sum
of money fuels runoff
for Senate seat

Nov 28, 08 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - With Democrats just two seats away from mounting a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, GOP donors are injecting millions into Georgia’s runoff election, USA Today reports. Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss raised $1.6 million in large contributions in about a week, compared to $462,000 for Democrat Jim... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Republican • NRA • Georgia • filibuster • campaign fundraising • US Senate • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

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