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'black agenda' memo hot topic in atl mayoral race...

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in Pikes Peak

Thursday, August 27. 2009

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some say memo was written to galvanize black voters against a white woman who is among the front runners. [Full story »]

Analysts say jobless claims on the decline...or are they?

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Andrew Odom

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Thursday, August 27. 2009

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The government says the number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for jobless benefits dropped last week, and those remaining on the rolls also fell, evidence that layoffs have eased.

The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for jobless benefits dropped last week, and the number of people remaining on the rolls also fell, evidence that layoffs have eased. [Full story »]

What legacy will Bro. Ted leave?

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Wednesday, August 26. 2009

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the longtime Massachusetts lawmaker whose personal and family tragedies along with his political triumphs and losses unfolded in the public eye, has died of brain cancer at 77. [Full story »]

Bernanke: pro or con?

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Andrew Odom

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Tuesday, August 25. 2009

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President Obama took time out of his family vacation on Martha's Vineyard to offer Ben Bernanke a second 4-year term at the Federal Reserve. [Full story »]

spalding investigators seek help solving arson

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, August 21. 2009

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spalding county sheriff's investigators are asking for the public's help in solving an arson that occurred at approximately 5:50 a.m. on saturday, aug. 15 at the days inn on north expressway in griffin. the motel and three vehicles were damaged. a reward of up to $10,000 is offered. if you have info., call josh pitts @ 770.467.4282; ext. 227 [Full story »]

Preaching the word of Obama

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Andrew Odom

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Friday, August 21. 2009

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Ever see a president-in-office dance with the devil? Perhaps yesterday was as close as one has gotten.

In his pasodoble with the The First Amendment to the United States Constitution (expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances) Obama reached out to Jewish and Christian clergy through a conference call and webcast Wednesday evening, urging the leaders to push health care reform from the pulpit. [Full story »]

would you have freed....

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Walter Geiger

in Pikes Peak

Thursday, August 20. 2009

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terminally ill lockerbie bomber? [Full story »]

Will the digital book replace the printed classics?

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Andrew Odom

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Thursday, August 20. 2009

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"I love my Kindle. I can't imagine not having it when I am at the airport or a soccer game or something."

I sat in bewilderment as my cubicle neighbor described her newfound literary love. It was as if she had never heard of a book until Amazon introduced the Kindle - a digital book reader. [Full story »]

Where are the Christians in politics?

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Andrew Odom

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Wednesday, August 19. 2009

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Charles Finney died AUGUST 16, 1875.

An attorney, Finney saw so many Scripture references in Blackstone's Law Commentaries that he bought a Bible and came to faith. [Full story »]

The Ghost of Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Walter Geiger

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Tuesday, August 18. 2009

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The Ghost of Tennessee Ernie Ford A YouTube video

Lyrics by Jim Gossett and Lars Larson [Full story »]

No Burquini, No beach

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Andrew Odom

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Monday, August 17. 2009

British swimming pools have begun hosting special Muslim swim sessions during which swimmers — including non-Muslims — are banned from entering the pool if their swimming attire doesn't comply with dress code required by Islamic custom.

Under the rules, men must be covered from the naval to the knees, while women, who swim separately, must be covered from the neck to the ankles, according to the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph newspaper. [Full story »]

Let the President speak

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Andrew Odom

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Friday, August 14. 2009

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Much has been made of the chance for true, interactive democracy offered by the freewheeling town hall format that lawmakers are using in health care forums across the country.

But what the White House is calling a "town hall meeting" does not quite follow in the tradition of the public-driven forums that sprouted centuries ago in New England.

It's more like a press conference for the public. [Full story »]

The naked truth?

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Andrew Odom

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Tuesday, August 11. 2009

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An Oregon City woman - 'Rae' - was recently on the O'reilly Factor defending her rights to walk around naked whenever and wherever she wants without concern for neighbors and passer-by's. [Full story »]

What makes people kill?

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Walter Geiger

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Friday, August 7. 2009

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A woman and her boyfriend allegedly beat her ex-husband to death in the middle of the night with a metal baseball bat, wrap the body in the sheets and blankets from the bed and dump it in a thicket at the edge of a cornfield. [Full story »]