More than 7,000 gather for Tea Party tax protest 07/04/2009
MARIETTA - In a kickoff to the Independence Day weekend, a vocal crowd of conservative taxpayers gathered at Jim R. Miller Park on Friday night in an effort to send a message to leaders in Washington that they're "Taxed Enough Already."
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Palin resigning as gov. 07/04/2009
WASILLA, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
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British Embassy staff facing trial 07/04/2009
A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations that have been trying to keep options open with Tehran despite its crackdown on protesters.
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Illegal votes by board widespread 07/03/2009
MARIETTA - Cobb Board of Education Chairman Dr. John Abraham may have opened a floodgate for controversy when he admitted this week that voting on issues in executive session was standard operating procedure his first two years on the board, and several former longtime board members, when subsequently contacted by the Marietta Daily Journal, said secretive votes were commonplace for many years prior to that.
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Obama: Move past Cold War 07/03/2009
WASHINGTON - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
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Deadly gunbattle a test of president's strategy 07/03/2009
NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.
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East Cobb's Melanie Oudin set to gear up for U.S. Open 07/02/2009
MARIETTA - Ever since beating former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic at Wimbledon on Saturday, east Cobb tennis pro Melanie Oudin's media exposure has rocketed faster than a powerful serve off her racket.
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States lacking budgets as time runs out 07/02/2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing others to furlough workers and cut services.
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Health care plan full of emotion, short on details 07/02/2009
ANNANDALE, Va. - President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday.
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Private health care coverage at 50-year low 07/02/2009
ATLANTA - The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports.
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