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Teen: Cell phone store manager
stole my intimate photo

A Kennesaw State University student said someone at the cell phone store helped himself to her intimate self-portrait that had been snapped on her camera phone.

Another large foreclosure
sale looms in June

MARIETTA - The crowd on the courthouse steps on Tuesday was there to watch and bid on more than 700 properties in Cobb being sold at a foreclosure auction. Next month's foreclosure sale will likely be just as crowded.

Housing aid bill faces
veto by Bush

Democrats' plans to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners struggling with rising subprime mortgage rates and plummeting house values could be sidetracked by Bush's threatened veto and the backing of many congressional Republicans.

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Belmont Hills developer
requires new tax vehicle

SMYRNA - Redeveloping the dilapidated Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna will require a form of financing not used before in Cobb County.

Commissioner seeking fifth term

MARIETTA - Southeast Cobb has many faces, and to represent the entire district, Commissioner Joe Lee Thompson said he has to be concerned with and understand all those needs.

Delta Air Lines, American boost
fuel charge by $20 roundtrip

Two of the three biggest U.S. carriers said Thursday they have again raised ticket prices, this time by $20 roundtrip, to recoup rapidly rising fuel costs.

Sen. Isakson says he will
bypass Georgia gubernatorial bid

Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson has decided to seek re-election to the Senate in 2010 and will not run for governor, his spokeswoman said Thursday.

Oil close to $126 a barrel

Oil raced to a new record high above $125 a barrel on Friday, as a strong performance over the last week and a surge in heating oil futures saw investment funds trooping into the market.

Kick the oil habit and
make your own ethanol

A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food prices.

More shoppers seeking shelter
from economy in discounters

Low-price operators Costco Wholesale Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and TJX Cos. reported better-than-expected sales on Thursday, while traditional apparel chains J.C. Penney Co. and Limited Brands Inc. struggled.

Retail: Still not so great
veto by Bush

Despite a good month, even Wal-Mart is worried about the future economic climate for retailers.

Cobb gears up
for Relay for Life

MARIETTA - It was nearly six years ago when Mableton resident Carol Smart found a lump in her neck. After visiting the doctor's office and undergoing a biopsy, she was told chances were 1 in 100 that the lump was cancerous.

Universities to conduct
graduation ceremonies

COBB - This Saturday, 332 Southern Polytechnic State University students will get their diplomas. On Tuesday and Wednesday, 1,981 students are set to graduate from Kennesaw State University.

Judge orders CIA to turn over torture memo, says ACLU

A U.S. judge ordered the Central Intelligence Agency on Thursday to submit to the court a 2002 memo said to specify harsh interrogation methods used on suspected terrorists held abroad.

Obama open to
Clinton as running mate

Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday did not rule out selecting rival Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential running mate if he ultimately defeats her in a race in which he has an almost insurmountable lead.

Clinton presses on, urges supporters to ignore calls to quit

Her voice raspy, her tone determined, Hillary Rodham Clinton urged her supporters Thursday to ignore the political pundits who have declared her toast. The former first lady raced into a long West Virginia-to-the-West Coast campaign day.

GOP voters still
dissing John McCain

On the surface, it would seem that McCain, the party's presumptive nominee, still has some distance to go in winning over his party.

Man who lost homes in Katrina
claims $97M Powerball prize

A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk.

Convicted murderer shot hikers on Appalachian Trail

A convicted murderer is suspected of shooting and wounding two men on the Appalachian Trail a few miles from the spot where he killed two hikers in 1981, authorities said.

7 more cops pulled from
Philly streets over taped beating

Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop.

Woman fired for giving
16-cent treat to toddler

An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media attention.

Court orders American Indian
to trial for shooting eagle

An American Indian who shot a bald eagle for use in a tribal religious ceremony must stand trial, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Congress begins to look into NBC News' use of propaganda program

On Tuesday, Reps. Rosa DeLauro and John Dingell sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin �urging an investigation of the Pentagon�s propaganda program� to determine if the networks or analysts violated federal law.

Man charged with killing
parents missing before slayings

Camden County authorities say a man charged with killing his parents was reported missing by them the night before they were slain.

Appeals court rules
against peanut farmers

Peanut farmers in seven states whose crops were devastated by the 2002 drought are entitled to only a little more than half the $30 million in insurance payments ordered by a lower court, a federal appeals panel ruled Thursday.

More than half of US
diabetics have arthritis

More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study.

Lt. governor says he will
allow Senate vote on Sunday sales

Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle now says he's willing to let the state Senate act on a referendum that would allow voters to decide whether stores may sell alcohol on Sunday.

Forsyth County Man Missing;
Police Call Disappearance 'Suspicious'

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 31-year-old man who has been missing since he left his north Forsyth County home on the morning of May 2.

Diaz Puts Finishing Touches
On Braves' Sweep Of Padres

Matt Diaz drove in the game-winner in the ninth as the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 5-4 win at Turner Field.

Morehouse Gets First
White Valedictorian

From his first day at Morehouse College -- the country's only institution of higher learning dedicated to the education of black men -- Joshua Packwood has been a standout.

H.S. Student Gets
College Degree First

A metro Atlanta student is picking up a college degree before he receives his high school diploma. Derek Delk, a student at Clayton State University, is receiving an associate�s degree in pre-engineering, weeks before his high school graduation ceremony.

Martin Luther King Lived
For Values Shared By UN

Viewing original papers written by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Atlanta - the city he called home - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the renowned United States civil rights leader.

Nine arrested in Bibb
counterfeit goods bust

Jason Vorhees, The Telegraph This is recording equipment that was confiscated by members of the Bibb County Sheriff's Office and the Recording Industry of America last weekend at Smiley's Flea Market. via The Macon Telegraph.

As Gas Prices Increase, Eco-Friendly Courier
Decreases Rates for Next Day Delivery

One Atlanta company saw the increases in fuel coming two years ago and moved to an eco-friendly system. Green Express, Atlanta's only earth friendly courier company, moved to hybrid electric cars, satellite offices and GPS tracking for better efficiency last year.

Omaha man uses steak knife to perform self-tracheotomy

An Omaha man struggling to breathe used a steak knife to perform an at-home tracheotomy. Steve Wilder said he thought he was going to die when he awoke one night last week and couldn't breath.

114-Year-Old Man Takes
Longevity Keys to the Grave

A man who lived to age 114 died recently on a small Mediterranean island. Until age 102 he rode a bicycle every day to tend to his family's orchards. His 101-year-old brother, his two daughters aged 81 and 77, and a nephew aged 85 all still live in a small town on the Spanish island of Minorca.

Will taxpayers be on the
hook for subprime crisis?

With a nationwide housing crisis far from over, the risk of future mortgage losses is rapidly shifting from the private sector toward government � and potentially US taxpayers.

New idea in mortuary science:
Dissolving bodies with lye

Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest � dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down the drain.

Obama accuses McCain of
'losing his bearings'

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president.

Tornado blows vehicles off
highway in N. Carolina, kills 1

A line of severe storms swept across the Southeast on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses in at least four states. One person was killed and three were injured by a tornado in North Carolina, authorities said.

UN blasts Myanmar for
visa policy on aid workers

The United Nations blasted Myanmar's military junta on Friday, calling its refusal to let in foreign aid workers "unprecedented" as survivors of a devastating cyclone waited for food, shelter and medicine.

New health woes as China
moves from famine to feast

Evening exercise classes at the Nirvana fitness centre in Beijing are in high demand these days as young professionals whose mothers once counted ration cards seek to stay svelte despite lavish lunches.

Study of 'Daily Show':
It's a lot like O'Reilly

A journalism think tank studying "The Daily Show" doesn't believe many people get their news from Jon Stewart � because otherwise they wouldn't get the jokes.

U.S. economic anxiety
hits women harder: study

The U.S. economic downturn has spread personal financial worries far and wide, but women are more worried about paying bills, losing jobs, providing for children and saving for retirement, according to a study released on Thursday.

Acting Mexican police
chief killed

Mexico's acting federal police chief was shot dead Thursday outside his home � a brazen attack that comes as drug traffickers increasingly lash back at a nationwide crackdown on organized crime.

Iraqi officials say leader
of al-Qaida in Iraq arrested

Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold.

Scientists map the genetic
makeup of the platypus

With a bill like a duck, a tail like a beaver and snake-like venom hidden in heel spurs, the platypus could be the result of some strange genetic experiment.

Lost in the Holocaust: experts
plumb newly opened archive

A mother and child separated. A father's war wound. An uncle's name on a list.The unrelated and disparate items are among the discoveries made by 40 Jewish genealogists who spent the past week plumbing a trove of Nazi documents made public after 60 years.

Housing aid bill faces
veto by President Bush

Democrats' plans to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners struggling with rising subprime mortgage rates and plummeting house values could be sidetracked by President Bush's threatened veto and the backing of many congressional Republicans.

Spain claims $500 million
in sunken treasure

Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish.

Seaweed provides clues to earliest
inhabitants of Americas

Remains of meals that included seaweed are helping confirm the date of a settlement in southern Chile that may offer the earliest evidence of humans in the Americas.

Kick the oil habit and
make your own ethanol

A new company hopes drivers will kick the oil habit by brewing ethanol at home that won't spike food prices. E-Fuel Corp unveiled on Thursday the "MicroFueler" touting it as the world's first machine that allows homeowners to make their own ethanol and pump the brew directly into their cars.

Church records offer rare look
inside polygamist families

Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives.

Medical know-how raises
suicide risk for doctors

There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year � a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population, although exact figures are hard to come by.

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