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Atlanta moves to 9th largest US Metro area
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 20:33Atlanta's reputation as a booming metropolis is confirmed by new census figures that show the city and its suburbs breaking into the top 10 U.S.
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Gwinnett County settles most garbage litigation
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 20:27Amid angry protest, Gwinnett County commissioners approved a settlement with a 4-1 vote on Tuesday night that established a uniform garbage collection system for 150,000 households.
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Police identify dismembered body found in vacant lot Monday
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 20:20Police have identified the woman whose headless, hand-less body was found Monday afternoon in west Atlanta.
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Suspect in College Park shootout turns himself in; alleged killer remains loose
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 19:16An Atlanta man has turned himself in to police Tuesday, mere hours after he was identified as a suspect in Friday's deadly shootout at a College Park recording studio.
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Attorney: Dog-busting cops caused woman's miscarriage
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:58A pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage due to rough treatment by Clayton County authorities who were enforcing a local dog ordinance, the woman's attorney said Tuesday.
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Reed, Atlanta council debate budget ideas
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:50Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and his staff told the City Council Tuesday that residents will see significant service cuts if the city is unable to sell City Hall East and its jail.
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Court ruling gives cities hope in tax fund fight with DeKalb
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:31A Georgia Supreme Court ruling this week has made one DeKalb County city considerably richer and four others stand to benefit, too.
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Atlanta man guilty of "cheating FDIC" in short sale scam
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:30An Atlanta man pleaded guilty Tuesday to bilking the FDIC of $2.2 million in a bogus real estate short-sale scheme.
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Decatur great-grandmom wins lottery with Jeff Gordon's number
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:27Jo Ann Drennan says she's been watching NASCAR for about 15 years. The great-grandmother of six included her favorite driver's car number for a recent Fantasy 5 drawing.
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Sen. Isakson hospitalized with bacterial infection
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:16WASHINGTON -- Sen. Johnny Isakson remained hospitalized late Tuesday with a bacterial infection, but his staff said he was doing well and was expected to be released soon.
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Waka Flocka locked up for leaving Ga.
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 18:11Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame was arrested in Houston County last week because he left Georgia without permission.
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Two plead guilty in Gwinnett kidnapping for ransom
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:42Two men pleaded guilty this week to kidnapping a Duluth man in 2008 and holding him for ransom for four days in Clayton County.
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50 at Lilburn school test positive for TB exposure
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:27Fifty students and faculty members tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis during a public health screening last week at Lilburn Middle School.
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Marietta school to unveil new art facilities
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:24Hickory Hills Elementary School will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. Thursday to mark completion of renovations and construction of the school’s new arts gallery and classrooms.
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Peachtree-Dunwoody bridge reopens
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:07Three bridges closed due to flood damage in September 2009 will reopen this week. The Georgia Department of Transportation made the announcement Monday afternoon.
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Newborn golden lion tamarin dies at Zoo Atlanta
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:02One of the golden lion tamarins that was born last week at Zoo Atlanta has died, zoo officials said Tuesday afternoon.
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Subpoenas speed up officers' interviews with Citizen Review Board
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:01The subpoenas broke the resistance of Atlanta police officers to answering questions from the Citizen Review Board, which has had interviews with all 18 officers in less than a week about what happened at a Midtown gay bar last September.
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Cops: Snellville man's online relationship with teen ends with Florida arrest
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 16:37A relationship that started online resulted in a Snellville man's arrest when he went to the 15-year-old girl's Florida school.
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Health department pans courthouse cafe
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 16:37Diners at the Gwinnett County courthouse cafeteria may have curbed their appetites last week when they learned the restaurant scored a 49 on its initial inspection March 17.
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Family says grounded pilot's record being ignored
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 15:52A decorated fighter pilot whose low flyover at a Georgia Tech football game cost him his career as a naval aviator is headed to Afghanistan for his third deployment in the Middle East, his family told the AJC.
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