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I-Team: House Speaker and a Helicopter


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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 3:56 a.m.

FEBRUARY 21, 2011 - Georgia taxpayers could soon give $600,000 to a Tennessee hospital to help pay for a new emergency medical helicopter. The helicopter would be based outside House Speaker David Ralston's hometown of Blue Ridge ...

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North Georgia inn once connected to politicians faces condemnation


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 10:49 p.m.

A North Georgia motel that is at the center of a lawsuit involving Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Graves and state Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers is facing condemnation after its electricity was shut off last week amid financial troubles ...

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Emerson's Killer Sentenced to Death


Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 10:22 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A man found guilty in the 2007 slaying and decapitation of a Florida nurse has been sentenced to death ... The jury in Tallahassee deliberated for just over an hour on Monday before reaching its unanimous decision condemning 64-year-old Gary Michael Hilton, who they found guilty last week of killing of 46-year-old nurse Cheryl Dunlap of Crawfordville ... Hilton, who sat motionless when the verdict was read, was earlier sentenced to life in prison in exchange for a guilty

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HOPE Scholarship listening tour kicks off tonight


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 7:01 p.m.

Cobb County's Democratic Representatives -- Stacey Evans, Alisha Morgan and David Wilkerson -- will host the first in series of statewide listening tours tonight to understand better how cuts to the HOPE scholarship program will impact citizens ...

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King of Kong's Billy Mitchell Opens Arcade in Orlando Airport


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 6:01 p.m.

Billy Mitchell, best known for being painted the villain in 2007’s The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, has opened up an arcade in Orlando’s airport. Fittingly called King of Kong, the arcade features 8-bit themed decorations, and is adorned at the entrance by Mitchell himself alongside his King of Kong rival, Steve Wiebe ...

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Portlandia Review: “Blunderbuss” (Episode 1.05)


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 5:05 p.m.

Episode 5 of Portlandia, IFC’s hipster-skewering series, featured a number of guest appearances, including actress Selma Blair, director Gus Van Sant, and musicians James Mercer (The Shins, Broken Bells), Corin Tucker (Sleater-Kinney), andand Colin Meloy and Jenny Conlee of Portland’s hometown heroes The Decemberists ...

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Gary Hilton May Learn Fate Soon in Fla. Case


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 8:58 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) --  A Florida jury may soon decide whether to sentence drifter Gary Michael Hilton to death for the 2007 decapitation murder of a 46-year-old nurse ... The penalty phase is expected to wrap up Monday and go to the jury, which returned a guilty verdict last week on the 64-year-old Hilton. He had earlier received a life sentence in exchange for a guilty plea in the murder of 24-year-old hiker Meredith Emerson in Georgia ... The headless bodies of both victims were found in

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UGA Student Competes for Sullivan Award


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.
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(WSB Radio) -- With a little help from the Bulldog Nation a UGA baton twirler may be named America's top amateur athlete ... Karissa Wimberley, 24, a UGA graduate student in education is among twelve semi-finalists for the Sullivan Award.  If she were to win, not only would she be the first baton twirler to win, she's also the first ever nominated to advance this far in the competition ... The James E. Sullivan Award recognizes talent, leadership, character and sportsmanship.  ... "I think

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Proposal: Icy Windshields Could Lead to Charges


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 1:01 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia drivers could face more than just a fine for driving with snow or ice on their vehicles under a proposal pending in the state Legislature ... State Rep. Rashad Taylor's proposal would require motorists to completely clear their vehicles of snow and ice or face a misdemeanor charge ... The Atlanta Democrat's proposal says that ice or snow that obstructs the driver's view could also fall off the vehicle and block streets and highways ... --- ... © 2011 The Associated

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Ga. Lawmaker Looks to Fill Trauma Care Trust Fund


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Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 12:56 a.m.

By ERRIN HAINES  Associated Press ... ATLANTA (AP) -- Last fall, voters refused to pay an extra $10 fee for car tags to fund what most agreed was a worthy cause - the state's struggling network of trauma hospitals. This year, a Georgia senator has pitched a new idea that would direct more money for treating the most serious of injuries - and would not cost taxpayers ... Last year's referendum failed by a relatively slim margin - about 130,000 votes - sending lawmakers back to the Capitol to

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