Tension rises in recount, By LAUREL BEAGER, Editor - Daily Journal
With just a fifth of the state s precincts left to go in Minnesota s Senate recount, supporters of Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman remain in the hunt for ballots that could tip the balance to their candidate. Tensions rose on
Prosecutor: Man confesses to NJ church killings - Boston Globe
MONROE, Ga. A man accused of gunning down his estranged wife and a man in a New Jersey church told authorities Tuesday in a videotaped confession that he would’ve killed everyone in the building if he’d had a machine gun, a Georgia prosecutor said
Jury Convicts Hosea Thomas Of Murdering T.I.’s Friend Philant Johnson - MTV
It took a Cincinnati jury less than a day to render a guilty verdict on Wednesday (November 26) in the murder trial of Hosea Thomas . According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, the jury convicted Thomas on all 11 counts he faced in the 2006 shooting death
Ex-ambassador blames Georgia for war with Russia - PR Inside
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Before this summer’s Georgia-Russia war, President Mikhail Saakashvili was itching to do battle and authorities mistook messages from the United States as encouragement to use force, Georgia’s former ambassador to Russia said
NCAA Game Summary - West Georgia vs. Toledo - Sports Network
Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Ridley Johnson scored 17 points to lead the Toledo Rockets to a 77-62 triumph over the West Georgia Wolves as part of the CBE Classic. Anthony Byrd added 13 points for Toledo (1-4), which got 10 points apiece from Tyrone
Toledo defeats West Georgia 77-62 - International Herald Tribune
MIAMI : Ridley Johnson scored 17 points to help Toledo defeat Division II West Georgia 77-62 on Wednesday and post its first win of the season. The Rockets (1-4) outrebounded the Wolves 47-26 in the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic, giving first-year
Florida Vs. Georgia - The Ledger
Georgia’s Gov. Sonny Perdue is hopping mad over Florida’s lawsuit to keep his state from grabbing so much upstream water to feed Atlanta’s growth. The other day, Perdue said Florida has a lot of nerve accusing Georgia of hurting the environment
In the Nation - Philadelphia Inquirer
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Demonstrators renewed their call yesterday to shutter a school on a Georgia Army base for Latin American military and government officials and say they’re optimistic the new president or Congress will act within the next year. School
School chief goes bankrupt after giving away $1 million - Chicago Sun-Times
ATLANTA — Only months after winning and giving away $1 million on a television game show, state Schools Supt. Kathy Cox and her husband have filed for bankruptcy. Cox said she and her husband, John, decided Nov. 17 to file for bankruptcy because of
Georgia Nicols horoscopes for Nov. 24 - Chicago Sun-Times
ALL SIGNS MOON ALERT: We have the all-clear today to shop (whether you spend $10 or $10 million) and make important decisions. After noon today, the moon moves from Libra into Scorpio. ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’re unusually resourceful today
Lavrov: Ossetia bordering shooting staged by Georgia - Monsters and Critics
Moscow - Shots fired at the Polish and Georgian presidential motorcade near the South Ossetian border were staged and ‘yet another provocation’ by Georgia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. Georgia said Russian forces had opened
Russian FM: Georgia shooting provocation - Seattle Times
Russia’s foreign minister has suggested a shooting incident near a motorcade carrying the Georgian and Polish presidents was planned by Georgia to discredit Moscow and its separatist allies, Russian news agencies reported Monday. Nobody was hurt in
Wal-Mart names new CEO - CNN Money
Mike Duke, vice chairman of Wal-Mart International, will replace Lee Scott as CEO of Wal-Mart on Feb. 1. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Wal-Mart Stores announced Friday that CEO Lee Scott will retire and the company’s board has elected Mike Duke, vice
U.S. warship docks at Georgian port - People’s Daily Online
A U.S. naval warship arrived Saturday in the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi for a goodwill visit, according to news reports. The USS Barry, a guided missile destroyer, was welcomed by representatives of the local administration and public
Regulators shut down Downey Savings and Loan - Mojave Daily News
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators on Friday shut down two big thrifts based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market in that state. The failures of Downey Savings and Loan Association, based in Newport
Georgia marks 5th anniversary of Rose Revolution - Washington Post
Former Georgian Parliament Speaker Nino Burdzhanadze addresses the media, Tbilisi, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. Georgia’s opposition on Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Rose Revolution that brought President Mikhail Saakashvili to power with a
Army wife accused in arson that killed her 2 kids - News-Democrat
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — An Army wife accused of setting her apartment on fire botched an attempt to collect on her husband’s $400,000 insurance policy when he survived and her two children died instead, a federal prosecutor said. Billi Jo Smallwood, 35
Romney Campaigns for Chambliss in Georgia - First Coast News
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has warned an Atlanta audience that a victory by Democratic Senate candidate Jim Martin could be the first step toward a European brand of socialism. Martin is in a runoff with
