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Atlanta Congressmen back new bill that would bring life to death row appeals

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

A new bill introduced November 3, 2009, in the US House of Representatives, would give those sentenced to death in capital cases an "opportunity...
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President declares flooding 'major disaster' in Georgia

Applications for assistance begin today. President Obama signed a declaration that called five metropolitan Atlanta counties "major...
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Governor seeks federal aid in wake of fatal Georgia flooding

Death toll up to at least 9 "I request direct Federal assistance for work and services to save lives and protect property."...
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Georgia delegation finds Obama health care speech 'not specific enough'

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Following President Obama's speech on health care reform to Congress Wednesday, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), released a statement, saying he...
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Obama health care example shows early H1N1 tracking success

"[W]e need to build on the examples of outstanding medicine at places like... Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, where high-quality care is...
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H1N1 intensity helps drive push for electronic health record

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The surprise swine flu outbreak last spring moved the conversation about electronic health records from theoretical to practical, according to local,...
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CDC head warns public health agencies of flu season ahead

The H1N1influenza virus is what most public health workers "will be dealing with over the next weeks and months," according to Dr. Thomas...
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US public health failing as records resources grow

In the midst of all the debate about health care, the public option and end-of-life counseling, there is the loud but hidden rumbling of a decades old...
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Civil rights icon Lewis remembers Ted Kennedy

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"At some of the most tragic and difficult moments in this nation's history, Ted Kennedy gathered his strength and led us toward a more hopeful...
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Budget's commitment to cap-and-trade bemuses Dixie govs

The inclusion of revenues from a federal auction of all available carbon cap-and-trade credits in the President's budget, was decried by southern...
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