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Flood loan deadline is Monday
The government is still waiting to hear from almost 20,000 flood victims in Georgia who picked up applications for Small Business Administration loans but have not returned them yet.
Atlanta mayor's race
- Georgia mayoral race update
- Voter Guide | Dec. 1 runoff
- Precinct results: Map | Chart
AJC Atlanta Project »
- Part 1: City leaders fiddle as crime fears flare | Solutions
- Part 2: Pumped-up pensions squeeze city | Solutions
- Part 3: What stinks? High cost of water, sewer | Solutions
- Part 4: No walking away from panhandling problem | Solutions
- Part 5: Conflict between city, state | Solutions
- Part 6: Engine for growth has run out of fuel | Solutions
Water lawyer gets $855/hour
The top litigator who will head Georgia's appeal in the tri-state water case will be paid $855 an hour.
Rain likely this weekend
An approaching weather system will bring metro Atlanta a good chance of rain throughout the weekend, forecasters said.
State options to health plan
The fractious debate over health care reform has mostly been a federal affair.But if the version favored by the top Democrat in the U.
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Q&A on the news »
- Q: Did police ever find the woman who was kidnapped from a MARTA bus last year?
- Q: Why was the Washington sniper John Allen Muhammad executed so quickly, when it takes some prisoners many more years before being executed?
- Q: I believe I saw that there are 237 millionaire congressmen in office today. Is this true?
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Obituaries »
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Dr. Henry Harsch, 88, Atlanta psychologist
Henry Harsch was studying to become an engineer when he had an epiphany one day while riding a college elevator.
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Elizabeth 'Liz' Zottu Lane, 74, CDC lab inspector
Elizabeth Lane proved the importance of family when she moved to Atlanta from Nashville. The divorced, single mom wanted her two sons to be near their father.
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Neale Martin Bearden, 90, amateur artist
Neale Bearden got framed for her 74th birthday.In 1993, her daughters took 13 of the amateur artist's paintings to the Heath Gallery.
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