Friday, February 17, 2012
News First Slice 2/17/12: Caterpillar's building a Georgia factory?
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 8:30 AM
1. An unnamed "official" tells the Associated Press that Caterpillar, the heavy equipment manufacturer, is building a factory in Georgia (most likely near Athens) that will bring 1,400 jobs.
2. Defense attorneys for Hemy Neuman, the former GE executive who admits fatally wounding a co-worker's husband outside a Dunwoody preschool, say he saw "angels and demons" resembling Olivia Newton John and Barry White.
3. ICYMI: Have no fear, gay folks! People are coming to Georgia to help you "overcome" your obsession! And as an added bonus, you get to visit Villa Rica to meet them!
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