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Auto Industry Drops 32%; GM Plummets Over 45%

Steve Parker | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Automotive News, Suzuki, Chrysler, Epa, Thanksgiving, Honda, Cars, Atlanta, Ford, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, Tennessee Valley Authority, General Motors, Ford Ecoboost Engine, Mini, Detroit Bailout, John McCain, Toyota, Gm, Opec, Detroit Three, Lexus, Chevrolet, GM Red Tag Sale, Porsche, Barack Obama, Mercury, Bush White House, Manhattan Project, Lincoln, Wpa, Sarah Palin, Bmw, Audi, Lincoln MKS, Isuzu, Business News
Steve Parker

Obama has consistently shown his support for an American car-making industry, a modern and green industry able to build the kinds of cars and trucks people will want to buy.

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Indie Music: A Soundtrack for Troubling Financial Times

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 10.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Entertainment, Atlanta, Tad Armstrong, Economy, Lee Kennedy, Linda Bolley, Independent Music, Music, Sonia Tetlow, Recession, Family Values, Claire Holley, Neworleans, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Crash, Entertainment News
Georgianne Nienaber

Like southern sweet tea on a hot afternoon, everything about the album Hush is just plain excellent and singer/songwriter Claire Holley's voice is nothing short of achingly beautiful.

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Watching from Atlanta: Palin Does Fine, But That's Not Saying Much

Natasha Chen | Posted 10.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Vp Debate, Atlanta, Palin, Ohio, Georgia, Mccain, Obama, Biden, Home News
Natasha Chen

In a trendy apartment along Peachtree Street in Atlanta, five young voters watched the vice presidential debate to critically examine the candidates' ...

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Russians in Georgia, Chavez in Moscow, Gas Panic In Atlanta Georgia. Whodunit??

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Hugo Chavez, Congress, Nopec, Venezuela, Preisident Medvedev, Opec, Oil, Russia, Atlanta, Citgo, Petroleos De Venezuela Sa, Gazprom, Putin, Gas Shortage, Business News
Raymond J. Learsy

The more vulnerable we feel, the more self-assured and bombastic Chavez and his Russian friends become.

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Americans are driving much less; But one area of the country can't get any gas or diesel at all

Steve Parker | Posted 10.01.2008 | Living

Read More: Gas Shortage, Senator Harry Reid, Jingoism, Congress, Interstate Highways, Hurricane Ike, Cars, Atlanta, Diesel, Reuters, Gulf of Mexico Oil, Southeast Gas Prices, Transporation Department, Congressional Bailout, Cnn, Kirk Kerkorian, Southeast Gas, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Coast, Living News
Steve Parker

Gas shortages through a major swath of the country? Stations running dry? Welcome Back, 1974! When does the rationing start ... again? Americans are ...

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Atlanta is Burning: Where's the Gas?!?

Ben Arnon | Posted 09.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Hurricane Ike, Gas Shortage, U.S. Economy, Gas, Atlanta, Economy, Hurricane Gustav, Georgia, Gas Prices, Green News
Ben Arnon

After listening all weekend to friends' stories about waiting in long lines to fill up their cars, it was finally my time to experience this situation first-hand yesterday.

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A Setback In The War On The War On Trees

New York Times | Robbie Brown | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Tom Coffin, Atlanta Tree Laws, Arborist, Atlanta Arbor Laws, Atlanta Arborist Fired, Atlanta, Deforestation, Tyler Perry, Green News

ATLANTA -- So proud are Atlantans of their sprawling canopy of dogwoods, magnolias and pines -- and, of course, peach trees -- that builders must pay ...

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"Honor Killing" Comes To America

Irshad Manji | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Progressive Values, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, Religion and Politics, Atlanta, Progressive Politics, Progressive Movement, Multiculturalism, Honor Killing, Politics News
Irshad Manji

Right-wing media loves to ask, "When it comes to denouncing the oppression of Muslim women, where are the feminists?" Well, here we are.

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Ga. Storms Kill 2 After Atlanta Twister

AP | ERRIN HAINES | Posted 03.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Atlanta, Atlanta Storm, Storm Atlanta, Georgia Storm, Georgia Dome, Home News

ATLANTA — Tens of thousands of basketball fans at two arenas were perfectly safe, officials insisted Saturday, even though the crowds apparently...

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Greening the South

Carl Pope | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Southern Company, Carbon Offsets, Atlanta, Leed, Politics News
Carl Pope

Georgia may be the state where the climactic battle over clean energy is fought -- we can't overcome Southern Company's power yet, but the tides are shifting.

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Remembering James Orange: He Spent His Life Standing Up for Others

Stewart Acuff | Posted 02.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Central Labor Council, Labor, Atlanta, Civil Rights, Workers’ Rights, Union Blogs, Stewart Acuff, James Orange, Unions, Union, Martin Luther King Jr., Home News
Stewart Acuff

Last Saturday evening, Feb. 16, America lost one of our greatest warriors for social justice, and I lost one of my best friends. The Rev. James Orange...

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American Idol Week Four: Atlanta

Michael Giltz | Posted 02.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Simon Cowell, Reality TV, Pop Music, Ryan Seacrest, Atlanta, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, American Idol, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

A satisfying edition of Idol, with the usual mix -- just the thing for people trying not to overdose on ten hours of election coverage.

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Obama and the Grumpy Old Men

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Hispanics, Hawaii, Barbara Lee, Latinos, African-Americans, Atlanta, Chicago, Civil Rights, John Lewis, George W. Bush, Iraq, Echo Boom, Nevada, Latino Voters, Katrina, Bet, Democratic Primary, Illinois, Latino Issues, Bill Clinton, John Conyers, Baby Boomers, Older Voters, Charles Rangel, Andrew Young, Congressional Black Caucus, Gen Y, Attorney General, Jesse Jackson, Black Issues, Robert Johnson, Wellesley, Democrats, Barack Obama, New York, Young Voters, Maxine Waters, Cnn, Pollster, Martin Luther King, Iowa, South Carolina, Georgia, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Barry Goldwater, 1970s, Jim Clyburn, Senate, White Voters, Sidney Poitier, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Younger black activists and elected officials are unlikely to feel any loyalty to the Clintons, are engaged by a post-baby-boom candidate and feel more in sync with Obama on the issues.

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Water: Crisis is No Longer a World Away

J. Carl Ganter | Posted 11.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Drought, Politics, Atlanta, Great Lakes, Climate Change, Water, Media, Shortages, Midwest, Southeast, Politics News
J. Carl Ganter

We're facing the story of the century in the U.S. and abroad. What made Congress unite for its first successful override of a veto by President George Bush? Water projects.

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Defining drought: A duty to see

J. Carl Ganter | Posted 10.19.2007 | Media

Read More: Drought, Dorothea Lange, Brent Stirton, Atlanta, Photojournalism, Water, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Media News
J. Carl Ganter

At the opening reception last week for Water Stories at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, we talked about iconic images that defi...

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Water: We Still Don't Get It

J. Carl Ganter | Posted 10.18.2007 | Politics

Read More: Drought, Atlanta, Climate Change, Water, Aspen Institute, Social Movement, Water Policy, Journalism, Politics News
J. Carl Ganter

The water crisis is proving to be equally complex, even more so. While it's skipped the political hot potato stage, it's knocking at our front door and few are listening.

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Bill Richardson Shops for a Labor Secretary

Shelby Highsmith | Posted 10.15.2007 | Home

Read More: Labor, Atlanta, Young Democrats, Bill Richardson, Offthebus, Georgia, Home News
Shelby Highsmith

On Friday, October 5 in Atlanta, Bill Richardson, in a bit of switch, helped local Democrats raise a little money for their own efforts.

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Bill Richardson Brings Mi Familia to Georgia (video)

Shelby Highsmith | Posted 10.12.2007 | Home

Read More: Young Democrats, Democrats, Bill Richardson, Georgia, Offthebus, Atlanta, Video, Home News
Shelby Highsmith

In a bit of a reversal, Bill Richardson raised some cash for local Georgia Dems during a recent visit to Georgia.

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Bill Richardson's Lonely Yellow Dog (video)

Shelby Highsmith | Posted 10.11.2007 | Home

Read More: Atlanta, Bill Richardson, Georgia, Campaigning, 2008 Election, Offthebus Interview With Richardson, Home News
Shelby Highsmith

After visiting with the Georgia Tech Young Dems, Bill Richardson stopped for lunch at the Varsity in Atlanta. However, the greasy food wasn't the only thing causing his campaign heartburn.

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