2012 Atlanta Falcons Training Camp Roster Overvi...

May 17, 2012 5:07:00 AM - Montevideo American News

2012 Role: Reserve tight end Michael Palmer has been a reserve tight end for the Falcons the past two years and has the ability to both block and catch. Palmer is going to come in and be the No. 2 tight end starting out and should be able to keep his job...

Georgia Gulf Corporation (GGC): Zacks Rank Buy Zacks

May 17, 2012 5:07:00 AM - Yahoo! Finance

The specialty chemical sector has been in flux. Georgia Gulf Corporation (GGC) was recently a takeover target by Westlake Chemical, but that has fallen through. Shares of this Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) soared on the takeover news but still have plenty of...

New Savannah City Council members tour public safety facilities

May 17, 2012 5:06:00 AM - Savannah Morning News

Three of Savannah City Council’s four new members got an up-close look at some of the city’s emergency-response infrastructure Wednesday. Carolyn Bell, John Hall and Estella Edwards Shabazz toured the Savannah-Chatham police communications center on...

Dash Coleman

Savannah job fair standing room only

May 17, 2012 5:06:00 AM - Savannah Morning News

More than 200 people were waiting outside when the doors opened at 2 p.m. for the Southeast Georgia Career Fair at Savannah Technical College. Edward Lawson, who has a CISCO diploma from Woodville-Tompkins Technical and Career High School and is studying...

Savannah Morning News

GA short session about money, annexation, oil

May 17, 2012 5:05:00 AM - Lumina News

Adjusting the state budget and addressing forced annexation were among the plans for North Carolina lawmakers convening for the second-year short session that starts Wednesday, May 16. "Annexation is going to be in the forefront," Rep. Danny McComas,...

UC Funding Concludes Bridge Loan in Atlanta

May 17, 2012 5:02:00 AM - Individual.com

UC Funding said it has closed an $7.1 million bridge loan on The Haverly at Stone Mountain "Haverly" located in Stone Mountain, Ga. According to a release, the loan was used to acquire and renovate the property. The transaction was closed in less than 21...

Hyde Park Relocation Meeting in Augusta

May 17, 2012 5:00:00 AM - WJBF-TV

) Residents of Hyde Park are asking city leaders to relocate them quickly. (more) 0 Ratings | 0 Video Views » Comments | Post a Comment Augusta, Georgia -- Residents of Hyde Park are asking City Leaders to relocate them quickly after their decision to...

Feed, interact with exotic wildlife at Wild Animal Safari

May 17, 2012 5:00:00 AM - WSBTV

DOT to unveil plans for replacing Ga. 369 bridges

May 17, 2012 4:55:00 AM - Gainesville Times

New bridges The Georgia Department of Transportation will be rolling out plans next week on replacing three bridges on Ga. 369/Browns Bridge Road, including the heavily traveled green truss bridge connecting Hall and Forsyth counties.A public information...

Prosecution in Valentine's Day slaying trial focuses on records

May 17, 2012 4:55:00 AM - Gainesville Times

When Hall County investigators were looking into Richard Schoecks death, they subpoenaed records from all calls placed in the vicinity of a cellphone tower near Ga. 365 on the night of his murder.In those records, investigators found a number that was...

Data suggests drug treatment can lower U.S. crime

May 17, 2012 4:50:00 AM - Chicago Tribune

_ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. crime statistics show illegal drugs play a central role in criminal acts, providing new evidence that tackling drugs as a public health issue could offer a powerful tool for lowering national crime rates, officials said on...

David Morgan

Ron Paul pushes measure to guarantee due process to detainees ? U.S. citizen or not

May 17, 2012 4:24:00 AM - Houston Chronicle

Ron Paul pushes measure to guarantee due process to detainees — U.S. citizen or not

May 17, 2012 3:40:00 AM - Houston Chronicle

Congressman Paul dropped in on a House press conference to support a bipartisan amendment to the defense authorization bill. The amendment would change existing law to ensure due process rights are guaranteed to anyone detained in the United States,...

Samantha Wagner

FBI links powder incidents at Houston schools to others nationwide

May 17, 2012 3:18:00 AM - Houston Chronicle

Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 09:59 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The person who sent envelopes containing white powder...

Mike Glenn

Houston?s black community sees no justice in Blomberg trial

May 17, 2012 2:54:00 AM - Houston Chronicle

Obama, Republicans clash over U.S. debt limit increase

May 17, 2012 1:30:00 AM - Chicago Tribune

_ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If Republican and Democratic leaders want to avoid a reprise of last year's nasty showdown over raising the federal debt limit, they are not off to a good start. After meeting with President Barack Obama and senior Democratic...

David Lawder and Jeff Mason

U.S. escalates clandestine war in Yemen

May 17, 2012 1:30:00 AM - Chicago Tribune

_ WASHINGTON -- In an escalation of Americas clandestine war in Yemen, a small contingent of U.S. troops is providing targeting data for Yemeni airstrikes as government forces battle to dislodge Al Qaeda militants and other insurgents in the countrys...

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U.S. Senate to consider new Iran sanctions on Thursday

May 17, 2012 1:00:00 AM - Chicago Tribune

_ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will ask the U.S. Senate to approve a new package of oil and economic sanctions on Thursday aimed at further pressuring Iran to abandon its nuclear program, a Democratic leadership aide told...

Roberta Rampton

Houston, county lawsuit seeks to shut Westheimer strip club

May 16, 2012 11:34:00 PM - Houston Chronicle

Authorities are targeting the Westheimer strip club Treasures for alleged drug sales, prostitution and human trafficking, KTRK-TV reports on its website. The Harris County Attorney?s Office and Houston city attorney filed suit Wednesday declaring the club...

House increases penalties for tunneling under U.S.-Mexico border

May 16, 2012 11:22:00 PM - Houston Chronicle

Republicans and Democrats in the House dropped the partisan rancor today to pass a bill that would strengthen criminal penalties for those convicted of tunneling under the border between the United States and Mexico. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso, said...

Gary Martin