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Greek gov’t under pressure to settle debt talks
ATHENS, Greece — Greece is under heavy pressure from its creditors to implement further austerity and structural measures if it wants to get a second, $171 billion bailout, and avoid bankruptcy. F...
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GM says most dealers agree to upgrades
LAS VEGAS — General Motors Co. said Saturday that most of its 4,400 U.S. dealers have agreed to upgrade their showrooms over the next four years. The upgrades include new signs, more modern interi...
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This video grab provided by CareerBuilder.com, shows the executive chimpanzee advertisement that will air during Super Bowl XLVI today. If you’re expecting to be shocked by all the Super Bowl ads, don’t hold your breath: There won’t be many surprises.<br>The Associated Press
Less monkey business: Many advertisers posting ads prior to Super Bowl Sunday
NEW YORK — If you’re expecting to be shocked by all the Super Bowl ads, don’t hold your breath: There won’t be many surprises. About 20 of the roughly 36 Super Bowl advertisers put their TV commer...
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Boston opens new inner-city health center
BOSTON — Bob Thompson learned he had prostate cancer after routine screening at the Whittier Street Health Center, a community-based facility that has long served serving thousands of residents of ...
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  • State senators aim to help returning veterans
    by Russ Bynum
    and Errin Haines
    Associated Press Writers
    02.04.12 - 11:59 pm
  • Bush’s ‘evil’ trio holds sway a decade later
    by Brian Murphy
    Associated Press Writer
    02.04.12 - 11:22 pm
  • Former Ga. ethics commission leader on Gingrich’s staff
    by The Associated Press
    02.04.12 - 11:19 pm
  • Dow rises to highest point since ’08
    by Matthew Craft
    Associated Press Writer
    02.04.12 - 12:01 am
  • Joblessness falls sharply in U.S.; up in Europe
    by Paul Wiseman
    Associated Press Writer
    02.04.12 - 12:01 am
  • Hiring rises in January; jobless rate falls to 8.3%
    by Christopher S. Rugaber
    Associated Press Writer
    02.04.12 - 12:01 am
  • Big political donors and what they want
    by Stephen Braun, Jack Gillum and Richard Lardner
    Associated Press Writers
    02.04.12 - 12:00 am
  • House passes revised $18.6 billion budget
    by Ray Henry
    Associated Press Writer
    02.04.12 - 12:00 am
  • Komen reverses its decision on Planned Parenthood grants
    by David Crary
    Associated Press Writer
    02.04.12 - 12:00 am
  • Warm weather spurs flowers to begin growth
    02.03.12 - 11:59 pm
    • Activists say Ga. House ethics bill a good start
    ATLANTA — A push by Republican leaders in the Georgia House to restore lost powers to the state ethics commission are being praised as a good start by advocates who say they would still like see mo...
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    Georgia GOP donors give most cash to Romney
    ATLANTA — Campaign fundraising reports show that Georgians are opening their wallets wider for Mitt Romney than they are for Newt Gingrich, who represented the state in Congress for more than two d...
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    Man gets DUI between applying for, getting pardon
    BRANDON, Miss. — Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and parole officials said Saturday that they didn’t know a man was charged with DUI after a fatal wreck that happened between the time he appl...
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    Rabid 900-pound cow attacks Georgia farmer
    MAYSVILLE — A Georgia farmer is recovering after being attacked by a 900-pound rabid cow. Raymond Parks tells WXIA-TV that the cow head-butted him and broke some of his ribs. Parks says he was thr...
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    Army Lt. Col. Mike Jason, the commander of the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, left, and Command Sgt. Major Thomas Hitch place a case over the unit’s colors at Fort Stewart’s Marne Gardens on Wednesday. About 700 soldiers from Georgia are among the latest U.S. troops headed to Afghanistan for a war that continues even after the Iraq conflict’s end, leaving anxious spouses and parents who wonder why their loved ones are still fighting.<br>The Associated Press
    Iraq vets of Georgia now en route to Afghanistan
    FORT STEWART — About 700 soldiers from Georgia are among the latest U.S. troops headed to Afghanistan for a war that continues even after the Iraq conflict’s end, leaving anxious spouses and parent...
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    Komen drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants
    NEW YORK (AP) _ After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. “We w...
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