Monday, June 23, 2008
News Morning headlines
Posted by Russell McLendon on Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 3:31 PM
GEORGE CARLIN: Dies at 71.
SLOW AND STEADY: The Obama campaign gingerly courts the black vote in states where high black-voter turnout could make the difference, while trying to avoid giving the appearance of exploiting race.
2 FAST 2 USURIOUS: Atlanta Progressive News reports that Atlanta-based CompuCredit is being sued by the FDIC and FTA for $200 million on charges it deceived and took advantage of its customers.
UGA IN CWS: The final, best-of-three series begins tonight at 7.
GRAVY TRAIN: The recently Sonny-approved notion of commuter rail would be a boon for smallish towns along the proposed Atlanta-Griffin and Atlanta-Athens rail lines.
STATE OF THE ARTIFACT: Archaeological-artifact poaching is on the rise in Georgia, according to a DNR official.
THE BEE'S KNEES: This week is the national Pollinators Week, created to raise awareness of the ecologically critical, and quickly disappearing, insects that pollinate crops and flowers.
FUEL OF ROCK: More below-the-radar touring bands are canceling tours as gas prices make going on the road cost prohibitive.
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