http://www.ajc.com/news/state-news-82001.html en-us Copyright 2009 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:51:16 GMT 2009-11-26T11:51:16Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/news/topless-bar-dollars-gingrich-214273.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Dawn Rizos could have been bitter when former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich returned her $5,000 donation and rescinded an entrepreneurship award offered to her Dallas strip club. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:55:06 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/topless-bar-dollars-gingrich-214273.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-11-26T03:55:06Z http://www.ajc.com/news/smooth-travel-day-at-213630.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are thrilled. On one of the busiest travel days of the year, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is reporting waits of less than 5 minutes at security checkpoints and no general departure delays out of Hartsfield-Jackson. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:38:26 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/smooth-travel-day-at-213630.html Larry Hartstein Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-26T00:38:26Z http://www.ajc.com/news/report-georgia-failing-to-213976.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 The state of Georgia is failing to make progress in the battle against lung cancer, says the Lung Cancer Alliance in Georgia’s fourth annual report card. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:42:14 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/report-georgia-failing-to-213976.html Mashaun D. Simon 2009-11-25T22:42:14Z http://www.ajc.com/news/family-s-grief-spills-213789.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Three days before burying his 11-year-old son, Mitchell Maxwell Sr. spent the morning in a Waycross courtroom answering allegations that he attacked the 12-year-old boy who accidentally killed his namesake. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/family-s-grief-spills-213789.html Christian Boone 2009-11-25T22:10:00Z http://www.ajc.com/news/mega-millions-jackpot-climbs-213536.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 A Georgia Lottery player could have 47 million reasons to be thankful if he or she matches all six numbers in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:55:14 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/mega-millions-jackpot-climbs-213536.html Mike Morris 2009-11-25T16:55:14Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/emory-president-to-advise-213463.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Emory University President James Wagner will serve as vice chairman of a new committee to advise President Obama on bioethics. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:21:52 GMT ldiamond@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/emory-president-to-advise-213463.html Laura Diamond 2009-11-25T15:21:52Z http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/woman-killed-trying-to-213111.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Most eastbound lanes of I-285 reopened about daybreak Wednesday following a fatal pedestrian accident in Sandy Springs. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:50:42 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/woman-killed-trying-to-213111.html Mike Morris 2009-11-25T13:50:42Z http://www.ajc.com/business/fewer-dollars-greater-need-213258.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Mike and Susan Sowers are eking out a tough economic year. They have faced serious family illnesses that kept them away from their jobs, and Susan’s father died. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:42:54 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/fewer-dollars-greater-need-213258.html Christopher Quinn 2009-11-25T10:42:54Z http://www.ajc.com/news/police-prepare-for-heavy-212648.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Extra cars on the road coupled with holiday parties mean more deadly crashes this Thanksgiving, police said. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:05:02 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/police-prepare-for-heavy-212648.html Megan Matteucci 2009-11-24T21:05:02Z http://www.ajc.com/news/carter-leads-china-discussion-212257.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Former President Jimmy Carter will lead a panel of experts in a discussion on 30 years of relations between the U.S. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:22:50 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/carter-leads-china-discussion-212257.html Christopher Quinn 2009-11-24T15:22:50Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/bill-takes-aim-at-212197.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 A top state senator filed a bill that would force lottery officials to get legislative approval before handing out bonuses to staffers. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:04:50 GMT jsalzer@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/bill-takes-aim-at-212197.html James Salzer 2009-11-24T15:04:50Z http://www.ajc.com/news/ga-man-arrested-in-211877.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - A Georgia man has been arrested after police found a 19-year-old unconscious from a fight on the University of Alabama campus. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:25:22 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/ga-man-arrested-in-211877.html 2009-11-24T10:25:22Z http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/dod-georgia-soldier-killed-211859.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 FORT BENNING - The Department of Defense says a soldier from Georgia has been killed while fighting in Iraq. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:24:22 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/dod-georgia-soldier-killed-211859.html 2009-11-24T10:24:22Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gore-brings-environmental-solutions-211088.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Atlantans warmly welcomed former Vice President Al Gore and his environmental campaign to Atlanta on Monday. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:36:53 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gore-brings-environmental-solutions-211088.html Christopher Quinn 2009-11-24T02:36:53Z http://www.ajc.com/news/state-prisoners-clogging-local-211040.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Two decades ago, DeKalb County's then-Sheriff Pat Jarvis hauled two busloads of inmates to the state Capitol and parked them there. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:35:44 GMT asimmons@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/state-prisoners-clogging-local-211040.html Andria Simmons 2009-11-23T22:35:44Z http://www.ajc.com/news/in-tuesday-s-ajc-211000.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Read our profile of Justice George Carley, who is serving his final term as a justice on the Georgia Supreme Court. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:02:28 GMT rhalicks@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/in-tuesday-s-ajc-211000.html Richard Halicks 2009-11-23T22:02:28Z http://www.ajc.com/news/obama-administration-health-reform-210978.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 WASHINGTON -- The health reform bill the Senate will take up next week would extend coverage to 1.7 million Georgians -- either through expansions in Medicaid or by allowing them to enroll in public insurance exchanges -- who do not currently have health insurance, according to a report released Monday by the U.S. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:37:25 GMT bkeefe@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/obama-administration-health-reform-210978.html Bob Keefe 2009-11-23T21:37:25Z http://www.ajc.com/news/paula-deen-whacked-by-210715.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Celebrity chef Paula Deen got more than she bargained for when she went to Hosea Feed the Hungry & Homeless to make a donation on behalf of Smithfield Foods. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:41:38 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/paula-deen-whacked-by-210715.html Larry Hartstein 2009-11-23T19:41:38Z http://www.ajc.com/news/riding-mower-a-motor-210291.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Toro might be the "next level of lawn care," as its Web site claims, but a riding mower does not rise to the level of a motor vehicle, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:19:16 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/riding-mower-a-motor-210291.html Larry Hartstein 2009-11-23T17:19:16Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gainesville-toddler-dies-from-210326.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 A Gainesville man was jailed after his toddler son accidentally shot himself with a gun the child found in his father's bedroom. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:13:25 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gainesville-toddler-dies-from-210326.html Mike Morris 2009-11-23T14:13:25Z http://www.ajc.com/news/gas-prices-down-for-210105.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Metro Atlantans began the holiday travel week paying nearly 20 cents less than the national average for a gallon of gasoline, but considerably more than last Thanksgiving, according a a Web site that tracks gas prices. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:26:07 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gas-prices-down-for-210105.html Mike Morris 2009-11-23T11:26:07Z http://www.ajc.com/business/airport-suites-for-solitude-210101.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 Need a short nap or just a little peace and quiet to get some work done during a layover at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport? Now there’s a sweet option. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:37:14 GMT lstafford@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/airport-suites-for-solitude-210101.html Leon Stafford 2009-11-23T10:37:14Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/new-chief-at-ga-210118.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 The Georgia Christian Coalition has new leadership. Jerry Luquire has been named the group's new president. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:18:06 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/new-chief-at-ga-210118.html 2009-11-23T10:18:06Z http://www.ajc.com/news/landfills-cleanup-to-be-210083.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 An auto tire dumping ground 65 miles south of Atlanta poses an environmental and safety hazard, but the state says it has no money to clean it up. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:16:17 GMT dchapman@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/landfills-cleanup-to-be-210083.html Dan Chapman 2009-11-23T10:16:17Z http://www.ajc.com/news/third-grader-suspended-for-209694.html?cxtype=rss_news_82001 MACON - A Macon area third-grader was suspended from school after he pointed a toy gun at a parent while walking home from school Thursday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:04:03 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/third-grader-suspended-for-209694.html Rudy Isaza 2009-11-23T03:04:03Z