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KENNESAW, Ga. — In the midst of an annual conference designed to pinpoint the Southeast’s niche in the digital media revolution‚ Kennesaw State University announced receipt of a $1.5 million gift from the Harnisch Foundation to establish a center to research and develop innovative ways to produce and distribute news.
Kennesaw State [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2009 – The Senate voted overwhelmingly this afternoon to confirm Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and as a member of President Barack Obama’s national security team.
The Senate confirmed Clinton’s nomination by a 94-to-2 vote.
Clinton has represented New York since her election in 2000 and has [...]

Voice of America
WASHINGTON — U.S. President George Bush has given his farewell speech to the nation, five days before President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
In remarks made from the White House, Bush on Thursday called the first eight years of this century a “time of consequence” but said he leaves office with a thankful heart.
He recalled [...]

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ATLANTA, Dec. 2, 2008 — U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., won a tough re-election, fending off a Democratic challenger in today’s runoff.
“I’m excited to be the first race that leads us into the 2010 campaign because it’ll be a tough fight,” Chambliss said, according to The Associated Press.
Chambliss was winning with 58 percent [...]

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DUNWOODY, Ga. – Georgia’s newest city, Dunwoody, officially began its operations today. The day was marked by a special midnight session of the city council in which a ceremonial ribbon cutting honored the occasion.
The citizens of Dunwoody overwhelmingly supported cityhood during a July 15 referendum. Voters returned to the polls Sept. 16 to [...]

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ATLANTA – Mary Reagan, 41, of Alpharetta, Georgia, was sentenced to serve almost five years in federal prison for her role in a multi-million dollar mortgage fraud scheme. Reagan pleaded guilty in July 2008 shortly before she was to go to trial, and agreed to assist the government in the prosecution of the [...]

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ATLANTA, Nov. 11, 2008 — A Congressman from Georgia is raising a “red” flag about Barack Obama’s plan to create a civilian force to help the military with security on the home front.
“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to [...]

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WASILLA, Alaska, Nov. 10, 2008 — In one of her first interviews since the election, Gov. Sarah Palin said the Republican ticket offered too much “status quo”
“I think the Republican ticket represented too much of the status quo, too much of what had gone on in these last eight years, that Americans were [...]

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ATLANTA — The future of journalism may be in niche products supported less by advertising and more by corporate sponsorships, by interest groups and by public broadcasting-style memberships, leading Georgia journalists said at a National Press Club Centennial Forum held recently.
While Cynthia Tucker, editorial page editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, described how her paper is [...]

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2008 – Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., appears to have netted enough Electoral Votes to win the White House, becoming the first black president in the country’s history.
Aides for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., conceded they could not garner the 270 Electoral Votes needed to win the Election, Fox News reported.
McCain’s night [...]