New inspection reveals
shocking picture at peanut plant

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A new FDA inspection at the PCA plant in Blakely reveals some shocking findinds.The report reads like a sanitary nightmare -- live and dead roaches, mold growing near stored peanut products, salmonella found feet away from products.

Georgia Power customers
may get rate hike

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Backers of a bill that would boost electric bills for Georgia Power customers say it will actually save consumers money over the long haul.

Firefighters battle blaze
at DeKalb church

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DeKalb County firefighters were working before daybreak Thursday to douse a blaze at a church near Decatur.

Metro jobless rate
hits 7.6 percent

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Metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate jumped to 7.6 percent in December, a 3 percent one-year increase that reflects the economic downturn’s dramatic effect in Georgia, the state Labor Department reported Thursday.

Collapsed banks, Wall Street found money to pay $18.4 billion in bonuses

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By almost any measure, 2008 was a complete disaster for Wall Street -- except, that is, when the bonuses arrived. An estimated $18.4 billion in bonuses were paid out last year.

Meanwhile, new bank bailout could cost up to $2 trillion: report

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U.S. government officials seeking to revamp the financial bailout have discussed spending another $1 trillion to $2 trillion to help restore banks to health, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.

Iraq tells Blackwater mercenaries
to get out of the country

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Iraq will not allow Blackwater Worldwide to continue providing security protection for U.S. diplomats in the country, Iraqi and U.S. officials said Thursday.

Shell reports $2.81 billion loss
in fourth quarter

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Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Europe's largest oil company, said Thursday it swung to a net loss of $2.81 billion in the fourth quarter, as the price of oil fell sharply and it wrote down the value of inventory.

Struggling Republicans to
pick new party chief

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When Republican Party insiders pick a new leader on Friday, he will have to be more than just a nuts-and-bolts manager by rallying the faithful after two disastrous elections that transformed U.S. politics.

Sarah Palin, Republican Party
finally shut up about faith

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Notice any conspicuous omissions from the homepage of the political action committee Sarah Palin launched yesterday? There's no mention of her faith, her pro-life stance, or any other testaments to her religious conservative bona fides.

Rumors continue that First Lady
is pregnant

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One of the nice thing about having a glamorous First Family is that it can provide cheap escapist entertainment amid a bleak economy and partisan political rancor.

GOP Senator Bunning
mocks his leaders

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Jim Bunning continued his harsh words with Republican Senate leaders Wednesday, putting them in an increasingly awkward position as they struggle to keep his seat within the party's control.

Vote fraud probe in strange Cincinnati uncovered single case

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An investigation into allegations of widespread voter fraud in Ohio's Hamilton County found just one case, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer.

GOP choice:
Expediency or principle

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Republicans have a choice. Are we going to be the party of political expediency or are we going to be the party driven by principle?

French strike nationwide
over economic crisis

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Hundreds of thousands of French workers staged a nationwide strike on Thursday to try to force President Nicolas Sarkozy and business leaders to do more to protect jobs and wages during the economic crisis.

In a surprise, House refuses
to extend DTV deadline

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The House on Wednesday failed to approve a measure that would move the digital television transition from February 17 to June 12. The Senate OK'd the extension a couple days ago.

Blagojevich to speak
at impeachment trial

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After days of studiously avoiding the impeachment trial that could remove him from office, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has reversed course, saying he wants to offer a closing argument Thursday.

Post office wants to
cut back deliveries

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Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday, in asking lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week

Want to save the planet? Stop
dumping on frankenfood

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It's time for greenies to take another look at the frankenfoods they've been campaigning against. Consider the enviropig.

Some Hudson passengers
say $5000 not enough

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US Airways paid $5,000 to each passenger aboard Flight 1549 for the baggage that the NTSB needs to keep for its investigation into the crash?but not everyone is satisfied with that payout.

911 fire caller gave correct
location, wrong address

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The Grant Park man who watched his home burn to the ground Saturday night says he feels misled by city officials who had earlier blamed firefighters’ slow response on a caller to Atlanta 911.

Water restored temporarily
to East Point complex

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An East Point apartment complex got a reprieve late Wednesday night when its water — shut off because of an unpaid water bill — was restored temporarily by the Fulton County Health Department.

3 Dunwoody High School Students
Charged In Fire Hydrant Prank

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Three Dunwoody High School students face felony charges for a fire hydrant prank.DeKalb County police arrested Joel Mehler, Michael Tache and Grant Romeo.

Doctor Of Dead Wrestler
Expected To Change Plea

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The personal doctor to a pro wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son is scheduled to change his plea in a drug case against him Thursday.

DeKalb Detention Officer Faces
Charges After Fight With Girlfriend

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A DeKalb County Sheriff's Office spokesperson said a detention officer is facing charges stemming from a dispute with his girlfriend.

Mix-Up Sends GBI Agents
Into Wrong House

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A mix-up in a Gwinnett County drug raid sent Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents into the wrong house.

'Beautiful Family,' 5 Kids & Parents,
Shot and Killed

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A Metro Atlanta family grieves, in shock and disbelief, because of what police say Ervin Antonio "Tony" Lupoe did -- kill his five, young children, his wife and himself, in their home in Los Angeles.

H.S. Dance Team Disbanded
After Racy Dance

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A provocative dance performed at a basketball game has forced Jonesboro High School to shut down the dance team for the rest of the season.

Atlanta Restaurants Raise Money
to Find Bartender's Murderers

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Restaurants across the city were packed Wednesday night as diners ate out for a cause.Nearly 100 restaurants agreed to donate a part of their proceeds from Wednesday night to raise reward money to solve a crime and send a message to city leaders.

Delta Air Lines Reinstates
Safety Program

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Delta Air Lines says it has agreed with its pilots and the Federal Aviation Administration to reinstate a voluntary program for pilots to report safety concerns.

Senate panel approves
transportation funding measure

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The Senate Transportation Committee Wednesday unanimously passed its version of legislation aimed at relieving metro Atlanta’s chronic traffic congestion.

Civil Rights museum
narrows designers to 5

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The Center for Civil & Human Rights on Wednesday picked five architectural firms as finalists in the competition to design the new $125 million, 90,000-square-foot museum planned for downtown Atlanta.

Army suicides hit
record high

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A record 128 US soldiers committed suicide last year, and an additional 15 are suspected of taking their own lives, CNN reports.

Potter Stunt Double Feared
Paralyzed In Set Blast

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Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter stunt double has been seriously injured in an accident during the filming of the final boy-wizard movie.

Murdered Baby Was
Knick Star's Daughter

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The baby murdered in a grisly attack witnessed by the son of New York Knicks player Eddy Curry turns out to be Curry's daughter.

NASA Rover on Strike

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NASA engineers are perplexed by a rebellious streak that has developed in its Martian roving robot, Spirit.

French Model, 50, Rocks
Runway in Gaultier Show

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French supermodel In?s de Fressange stole the show as Jean Paul Gaultier showed off his couture collection in Paris yesterday.

Feds Order Massive Recall
of All Peanut Plant Foods

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The FDA has ordered a massive recall of every single product from ice cream to snack crackers and dog biscuits made over the last two years with peanuts processed at the Peanut Corporation of America plant in Georgia.

GOP Stimulus Stonewall
Spells Trouble for Prez

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Barack Obama's failure to snag a single vote from House Republicans for his economic stimulus package underlines the tough task the president faces in winning bipartisan support for his plan, notes Politico.

ABC May Move
Kimmel to 11:35

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ABC is exploring the idea of moving Jimmy Kimmel's show to 11:35 later this year, in place of Nightline, so he can compete directly with Conan O'Brien, the New York Times reports.

CIA Official Accused of
Raping Two Muslim Women

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A CIA station chief in Algeria is under investigation for allegedly raping two Muslim women after knocking them unconscious with date-rape drugs, ABC News reports.

Storm Leaves 1.4M Without
Power; 23 Dead

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More than a million people shivered in ice-bound homes across the country tonight, waiting for utility crews to restring power lines brought down by a storm that killed 23 as it moved from the Southern Plains to the East Coast.

Russia, China Blame
US for World's Mess

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The leaders of Russia and China laid the blame for the world's financial troubles squarely at the feet of the US today, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Fla. Developer Offers
Investors Green Cards

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Foreigners still interested in the American dream can get permanent residence in the US by investing $1 million in a Florida condo-hotel project starved for credit.

Starbucks Closing
200 More US Stores

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Starbucks Corp. plans to slash nearly 7,000 more jobs during a new round of store closures and other cuts, the company said as it reported that its profit dropped by more than two-thirds in its fiscal first quarter.

Post Folds Book Review
Section to Cut Costs

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The Washington Post will print Book World?its stand-alone Sunday section?for the last time Feb. 15 and shuffle its reviews into other newspaper sections to cut costs.

Electric Motorcycles
Closing Gap on Speed

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An English entrepreneur is developing an all-electric motorcycle he says can compete on the racetrack, Wired reports. Well, in the near future.

Wall Street Bonuses Fall 44%

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Wall Street firms still dished out end-of-year bonuses in 2008, but they were a lot smaller. Cash bonuses fell 44% from the year prior.

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