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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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Mitchell Leads LSU Over Georgia 50-48


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Published March 7, 2010 at 4:25 a.m.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Tasmin Mitchell has been LSU's best player all year long and did what he could to ensure he'd go out a winner in his final home game ... He only needed a little help from Bo Spencer at the end ... Spencer's off-balance jumper with 19 seconds remaining helped LSU close out its regular season with only its second Southeastern Conference victory of the season, 50-48 over Georgia on Saturday ... ``I told Tasmin that I would get him a victory on his way out of here,'' Spencer

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Delaney, Virginia Tech Beat Georgia Tech


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Published March 7, 2010 at 4:18 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) Malcolm Delaney knew Dorenzo Hudson needed an extra day next week to rest his injured right foot ... ``Our focus was on getting a bye in the ACC tournament,'' Delaney said. ``We came out and played well.'' ... Delaney tied a season high with 32 points and Jeff Allen had 17 points with 10 rebounds to help Virginia Tech win its second straight game with an 88-82 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday ... Georgia Tech (19-11, 7-9) has lost two straight and five of seven to put itself in

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Thrashers Lose in Tampa


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Published March 7, 2010 at 3:52 a.m.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Steven Stamkos extended his franchise-record points streak to 16 games, and Antero Niittymaki remained perfect against Atlanta, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Thrashers 6-2 on Saturday night ... Stamkos had two goals which gave him 40 for the season and an assist. The center has 15 goals and 14 assists during his streak ... Niittymaki improved to 17-0-0 overall against Atlanta. Martin St. Louis, Paul Szczechura, Teddy Purcell on a penalty shot and Vincent Lecavalier

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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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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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Spring Thang Bingo Dance Party


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Published March 5, 2010 at 8:34 a.m.

Fred Schnieder-- B-52's front man -- steps out solo for a show at the Gold Room: SPRING THANGBINGO DANCE PARTY AT THE GOLD ROOM -- benefits Pets are LovingSupport and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame! ...

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Live music picks, March 5-10


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Published March 4, 2010 at 2:58 p.m.
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Gordon Lightfoot. Photo: John Russell / AP ... TODAYGordon Lightfoot It’s easy to forget just how memorable some of this Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter’s work is until you put a few of his gems together in a row: “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,”  “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” each one a Top 10 hit. 8 p.m. March 5. $38-$75. Atlanta Symphony Hall, 1280 Peachtree St. N.E., Atlanta. 404-733-5000, www.atlantasymphony.org ... TODAYFresh Fest

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The Soulphonics & Ruby Velle with Lee Fields at The EARL


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Published March 4, 2010 at 2:32 p.m.
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The Soulphonics photo by: John-Robert Ward II ... Concert PreviewThe Soulphonics & Ruby Velle with Lee Fields9 p.m. Sat., Mar. 6. $10. The EARL, 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E., Atlanta, 404-522-3950, www.badearl.com ... By Bob Townsend ... The Soulphonics & Ruby Velle are giving a new voice to the sounds of ’60s and ’70s soul ... Taking after contemporary rhythm and blues revival artists, such as Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse and Back Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, the young,

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UGA Fraternity Faces Suspension


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Published March 3, 2010 at 6:08 p.m.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) The University of Georgia's chapter of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity is facing suspension over an accusation that a pledge was injured when he was paddled ... The father of a pledge wrote to the university's Greek Life office in February, saying his son received a potentially dangerous blood clot and had to seek a doctor's care ... UGA's Interfraternity Council suspended Pi Kappa Phi on Feb. 17, meaning it can't have any social, alumni or new member education activities until further

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