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Danger Mouse's Dark Night of the Soul to See the Light of Day


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Published March 8, 2010 at 4:30 a.m.

About a year ago, Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch gathered together a horde of musical talent, including The Flaming Lips and DM’s current Broken Bells partner, James Mercer, to create Dark Night of the Soul. Much to Danger Mouse’s chagrin, an ongoing legal dispute with the label EMI kept him from releasing music from the project for fear of being sued. Instead, he released a book of photographs (Lynch’s contribution) along with a blank CD-R labeled, “For Legal Reasons,

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Gonzo Lawmakers - Day 20


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Published March 7, 2010 at 12:20 p.m.

A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... * Let's do the time warp again! This episode was broadcast on Feb. 18th. Tomorrow the legislatures returns, Lawmakers returns and Gonzo returns on a regular basis. I promise. Now on with the show ... * It's the weekly recap show and that means Project Tom Crawford! ... * Valerie on the set again. No mention of Nwandi this time. That can't be good.

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SCLC Board Members Call For Resignations


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Published March 7, 2010 at 5:23 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) Several board members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference are calling for the resignation of the group's embattled chairman and treasurer, who are being investigated over allegations of financial mismanagement ... After a three-hour meeting Saturday, the group announced that a majority of ``concerned board members'' are calling for Chairman Raleigh Trammell and Treasurer Spiver Gordon to leave office. Meanwhile, the group has hired an attorney to pursue legal means to

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Ga. Inmates Use of Medical Reprieves on The Rise


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Published March 7, 2010 at 5:21 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) As Georgia looks to slash its soaring prison medical costs, officials are embracing a program that makes ailing and often elderly inmates eligible for early release ... The use of medical reprieves has been on the rise in Georgia, according to state Department of Corrections data obtained by The Associated Press through an open records request ... There were just 22 granted in fiscal year 2007. That more than tripled in fiscal year 2009 when 69 sick inmates were granted reprieves.

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Harvick Wins Truck Race at Atlanta


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Published March 7, 2010 at 5:18 a.m.

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) Kevin Harvick got tired of watching Kyle Busch win so many truck races ... He's done something about it ... Now the man to beat when he shows up for a NASCAR truck race, Harvick pulled away from Busch for a dominating victory Saturday in the E-Z-GO 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway ... Harvick's crew made only one slight adjustment on his Chevrolet truck, taking out three-10ths of a pound of air in the right rear tire on the first pit stop. It was clear right from the start he had

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Junior Hopes Pole Start of Something Good


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Published March 7, 2010 at 3:41 a.m.

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) Dale Earnhardt Jr. is doing his best to forget 2009 ... Not a bad way to start ... Junior will be on the pole for the first time in nearly two years on Sunday for NASCAR's Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, giving the popular, second-generation driver another reason to believe that he's left behind the most dismal season of his career ... ``It's definitely a step in the right direction,'' he said ... Then again, Earnhardt has more in mind than just starting races out

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Gonzo Lawmakers - Day 19


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Published March 6, 2010 at 12:24 p.m.

A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... * Still in the time warp. This is from 2-17-10 ... * Nwandi still missing in action! Valerie back on the set ... * The Senate passes legistlation to prevent fraudulent insurance discounts. We didn't already have this?! Seth Harp says a grand a day is "chicken feed". He actually used the term "one blamed thang". He's pretty fired up. He's not

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Gonzo Lawmakers - Day 18


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Published March 6, 2010 at 11:50 a.m.

A daily recap of the Georgia Public Broadcasting show "Lawmakers". The show airs weekdays at 7:00pm with a replay at 5:30am the following weekday ... * We're still in the time warp. Tonight's show is from 2-16-10. But even though we're behind we haven't missed much. The guys and gals from the hill have been cloistered in budget meeting for the last two weeks. Time to catch up ... * There's our old friend the orange juicer. And there's Susan and ... Valerie?. Nwandi has the night off and Valerie

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Junior Wins Pole for Atlanta Race


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Published March 6, 2010 at 4:23 a.m.

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) Dale Earnhardt Jr. captured the pole for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a blistering speed of 192.761 mph ... Earnhardt's lap on a cool Friday night was faster than any pole-winning speed for a Sprint Cup race in 2009. Mark Martin was the pole-sitter last year in the spring race with a speed of 187.045 ... Martin went much faster this time (191.814) but it was only good enough for fourth. Kyle Busch will start from the outside of the front row Sunday,

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Lady Dawgs Knocked of SEC Tourney


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Published March 6, 2010 at 3:54 a.m.

DULUTH, Ga. (AP) Mississippi State could have faltered when its leading scorer went to the bench with four fouls and still almost 14 minutes left to play ... Instead, that was when Mississippi State took advantage of its balanced scoring ... Mississippi State pulled ahead with a 14-4 second-half run and beat No. 22 Georgia 67-52 on Friday night to move closer to its first Southeastern Conference tournament title ... Alexis Rack had 14 points to lead five players in double figures for Mississippi

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