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Frank Niemeir / fniemeir@ajc.com

Tony Perry sits in a vacant home at what was the Villages at Towne Lake in Woodstock. The housing crash caught up with him in 2007, when his company ended up with about 200 lots it couldn't sell. • Story

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FAA orders checks of Delta, American MD-80s
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring Delta Air Lines and other carriers to inspect their MD-80 aircraft over a two-year period to detect cracking that could sever the frame or cause other damage.

Comair to cut 300 pilots, 220 flight attendants
Delta Air Lines subsidiary Comair is cutting 300 pilots and 220 flight attendants from its staff.

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SPECIAL REPORT: COBB EMC

• Double role pays utility's chief well
• Co-op's chief rewarded with Cobb Energy stock
• Cobb EMC told to release deposition
• Utility's secret wasn't kept
• Cobb EMC denies concealing fees
• Cobb EMC CEO got millions in loans
• Cobb EMC accused of mismanagement in lawsuit
• Exec seeks dismissal of lawsuit
• Members sue over CEO's financial dealings
• Co-op members get financial data
• Power to the people?
• From co-op to conglomerate
• Harmon tries to clean up mess
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• Members question for-profit holdings

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