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SNEAK PEEK: Mexican Cartel Smuggling Drugs Into Georgia


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Published May 9, 2010 at 8:38 a.m.

See the special report Monday on Channel 2 Action News at 5 ...

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Live Show: Built To Spill (10/15/1999)


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Published May 9, 2010 at 6:25 a.m.

Built To Spill are coming back to Atlanta (thankfully without Kings of Leon) August 9th to play at the Buckhead Theatre, which I believe used to be the Roxy after it was originally the Buckhead Theatre. Or something like that. Anyways, I figured I’d dig through the vault, pick out one of my hundred plus [ ... ] ...

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Magic Blow Out Hawks Again, Lead 3-0


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Published May 9, 2010 at 3:22 a.m.

ATLANTA (AP) The Orlando Magic kept up their dominating romp through the NBA playoffs, and the Atlanta Hawks can't do anything to stop it ... The Magic made it seven straight postseason wins with a 105-75 blowout Saturday, showing off all their weapons beyond Superman while handing the Hawks the worst home playoff loss in franchise history ... Dwight Howard put up his usual stout numbers 21 points and 16 rebounds but he didn't stand out playing in his hometown. No one on the Magic really did,

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Zac Brown Band Sells Out Verizon Amphitheatre


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Published May 9, 2010 at 1:02 a.m.
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Grammy winning, Atlanta-based Zac Brown Band fired up the faithful Saturday night in Alpharetta at the sold out Verizon Ampitheatre at Encore Park. “The Breaking Southern Ground Tour” also featured perfomances by artists on Zac Brown’s record label, Southern Ground. They included Joey + Rory, Levi Lowrey, Sonia Leigh and Nic Cowan ...   ... AJC’s  Robb Cohen was there with his camera. Check out the 14-photo online gallery: Zac Brown at Verizon  ... Amphitheatre ...   ...   If you

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E. Coli Outbreak May Be From Ari. Lettuce Farm


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Published May 8, 2010 at 3:58 a.m.

WASHINGTON (AP) Romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz., may be the source of a widespread E. coli outbreak that has sickened students in three states ... Federal investigators are looking at a farm in Yuma as a possible source for the outbreak, according to the distributor who sold the lettuce ... Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio, said Thursday it recalled lettuce sold in 23 states and the District of Columbia because of a possible link to the E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 19 people

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Finest Worksongs: 11 Tracks For New Grads


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Published May 7, 2010 at 11:01 a.m.

This weekend will mark the end of thousands of college careers. Today's job news might have been mildly encouraging, but a 9.9% unemployment rate still means a tough road ahead for many entering the workforce. So we dedicate our May 7, 2010, episode of The Signs of Life Radio Show to all the new college grads out there. Here are 10 of the "Finest Worksongs."You can listen live every Friday at 4pm in the Atlanta area or streaming on AM1690. All shows are archived here ...

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Live music picks, May 7-13


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Published May 6, 2010 at 12:04 p.m.
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Perpetual Groove ... TODAYPerpetual Groove The hypnotic sound of this Savannah-born band stretches across the jam-rock spectrum, taking in jazz, reggae, rock, country, blues and just about anything else that gets in its path. Luckily, these guys have enough ideas to sustain their sprawling auditory travels, and their dynamic instrumental workouts. 8:30 p.m. May 7. $22.50-$25; $20-$22.50 advance. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid Ave., Atlanta. 404-524-7354 ... TODAYVan Morrison There are still very

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Hampton Sides: Hellhound on His Trail


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Published May 6, 2010 at 7:52 a.m.

Author Hampton Sides is giving readers a look at the murder ofMartin Luther King, Jr. and the international manhunt for assassinJames Earl Ray.  Sides stopped by Good Day Atlanta to discusshis brand new book, Hellhound on His Trail .  ...

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Would Braves Tase? No, Says Spokeswoman


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Published May 5, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.

(WSB Radio)   One day after a 17-year-old Philadelphia Phillies spectator was Tasered by a cop who chased the boy into the outfield, a 34-year-old man also ran onto the field at the stadium ... Tuesday night, Thomas Betz of Warminster, Pennsylvania, hopped over the left field fence and ran along the warning track in the top of the 9 th .  No one chased him, and Betz gave himself up.  There was no stun gun, and the crowd booed while some chanted, "Tase him!  Tase him!"  Monday night, a

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Ex-Dawg QB Cops Plea


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Published May 4, 2010 at 3:32 a.m.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) Former University of Georgia quarterback Zach Mettenberger has been sentenced to 12 months' probation and a $2,000 fine after pleading guilty to two counts of misdemeanor sexual battery ... Lowndes County District Attorney J. David Miller told the Athens Banner-Herald that the 18-year-old grabbed the buttocks and breasts of a woman and was drinking underage at Remerton bar on March 7 ... In a written statement provided by his attorney, Mettenberger apologized for his behavior.

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