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  1. Annual marathon to close Atlanta streets SundayFri, 19 Mar 2010 18:12:55 GMT
    Thousands of runners will throng streets between downtown Atlanta and Decatur on Sunday to compete in the fourth annual ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon.
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  2. DeKalb lawmaker confirmed as Singapore ambassadorFri, 19 Mar 2010 17:59:32 GMT
    David Adelman, a state lawmaker from DeKalb County and an early supporter of Barack Obama, was confirmed as the new U.S. ambassador to Singapore.
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  3. Decatur teachers get three furlough daysFri, 19 Mar 2010 00:07:50 GMT
    Decatur city schools officials voted to reduce the number of teacher workdays in the next school year.
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  4. DeKalb schools deficit nears $115 million; targeted school list releasedThu, 18 Mar 2010 22:34:16 GMT
    As DeKalb County school district learned its projected deficit had soared to nearly $115 million, budget committee members weighed in Thursday on possible tax hikes and program cuts and agreed on sweeping staff cuts.
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Local News
  1. Kevin Livsey---A Community HeroSun, 14 Mar 2010 12:03:17 GMT
    by twomucht, He saved a child's life in one of the most reputable national supermarket chain stores, while upkeeping its reputation named Publix Super Market, Inc. This past February 2010, a two year old child lost consciousness after swallowing a sausage inside a Stone Mountain, Ga. Publix Super Market store, from a in-store sampler's tray. No fault on any of the parties. Because unbeknownst to his mother, or the food server, the toddler served himself and now, needed a miracle to save his life. Screams of the mother and others gathered around, brought Kevin Livsey to the rescue.
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  1. Mom, Son Missing After Van Found on Wash. BeachTue, 16 Mar 2010 03:13:41 EST
    A woman heading to her stepfather's house was "beyond lost" when she and her 8-year-old son took one wrong turn after another through the backroads of Thurston County and onto a private Puget Sound beach, authorities said Monday.
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  2. Plane Hits, Kills Man on South Carolina BeachTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:37:39 EST
    A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on the beach, officials said Tuesday.
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  3. Police Pursuit of Pickup Truck Full of People EndsTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:31:26 EST
    A lengthy pursuit ended Tuesday morning in the Tolleson area west of Phoenix as a pickup truck driver carrying a load of human cargo tried to evade police.
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  4. Magnitude-4.4 Earthquake Hits Southern CaliforniaTue, 16 Mar 2010 09:11:04 EST
    An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert but causing no damage, injuries or power outages.
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  5. Sandbags Delivered Ahead of Fargo Flood FightTue, 16 Mar 2010 04:08:54 EST
    Police escorted convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of sandbags into neighborhoods Monday as the cities of Fargo in eastern North Dakota and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., went into flood-fighting mode.
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  6. Church Fights Back After Town Bans Home Bible StudyMon, 15 Mar 2010 07:18:31 EST
    The national Alliance Defense Fund says a town code that bars religious assemblies in private homes in the Arizona community of Gilbert is unconstitutional.
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  7. Pa. School Bus Driver Charged in 2nd Fatal CrashTue, 16 Mar 2010 10:06:08 EST
    On-board surveillance video shows a school bus driver was sleep-deprived and didn't stop before turning into a suburban Philadelphia middle school, causing an accident that killed the passenger of an oncoming car, authorities said Monday.
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  8. More Charges in Alleged Child-Punching at WalmartMon, 15 Mar 2010 05:30:40 EST
    Police in Ohio have brought more charges against a Walmart shopper accused of punching children in the head for kicks.
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  9. Art Heist Confounds Investigators 20 Years After TheftMon, 15 Mar 2010 05:31:15 EST
    Investigators of a 20-year-old art heist at a Boston museum that was the largest such theft in history are stepping up their efforts.
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U.S. Banking News
  1. Obama, Clinton fundraiser admits $292 million fraudFri, 19 Mar 2010 17:31:37 GMT
    A wealthy businessman who raised money for leading Democratic Party politicians, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, pleaded guilty on Thursday to defrauding three major banks out of $292.2 million in loan transactions.
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  2. Wachovia Settles With U.S. Prosecutors Over Mexican Drug Money Laundering ChargesFri, 19 Mar 2010 13:10:28 GMT
    Wachovia Bank, now a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co , agreed Wednesday to pay the US government 160 million dollars to settle charges that it turned a blind eye to money laundering by Mexican drug cartels.
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  3. U.S. officials say agreement near to cancel Haiti's $477M debt to IADBFri, 19 Mar 2010 09:06:51 GMT
    The Obama administration says it is near an agreement with other nations to cancel the $447 million that Haiti owes to the Inter-American Development Bank.
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  4. PNC Financial increases CEO pay to $16M in 2009Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:54:14 GMT
    CEO James E. Rohr received compensation of $16.6 million in 2009, nearly double the total of 2008, but much of it was restricted stock to comply with government limits placed on companies that took bailout money.
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