Reports of an early-morning explosion at a law firm in Dalton, Ga., are hitting the news wires now. The Daily Citizen newspaper of Dalton, a community of 33,000 some 90 miles northwest of Atlanta, reported this at approximately 10:12 a.m. EDT: There was an explosion at the McCamy Law Firm near downtown Dalton at approximately [...]
Fire Bomb Injures Several at Georgia Law Firm (Updated)
October 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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AARPers Might Like This Brian Williams Story, Too
September 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The November/December issue of AARP The Magazine features an interview of NBC’s Brian Williams, according to an AARP news release today. While I’m certain the article is full of a lot of newsman wit and wisdom, I suspect readers of the silver-haired group’s publication might get a bigger kick out of my experience with “the [...]
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U.S. Rescinds ’123′ Nuke Cooperation with Russia
September 8th, 2008 · No Comments
President George W. Bush intends to notify Congress that he has today rescinded his prior determination regarding nuclear cooperation with Russia. That rescission news, according to a just-released statement released by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, might come to be regarded as the first diplomatic salvo of Cold War II. Below is the text of [...]
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Appointment of New Diplomat Hailed as ‘Brilliant’
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments
When I read in a Department of State news release this morning that Fran Drescher will be appointed the nation’s newest public diplomacy envoy Monday morning, I immediately surmised that Condoleezza Rice and her gang at the State Department had lost it. A few moments later, however, I realized the brilliance of such an appointment. [...]
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American Aid Arrives in Tbilisi, Georgia
August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
U.S. service members from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia, early this week. The 21st is part of European Command’s Joint Humanitarian Assistance Assessment Team which works closely with other elements of the federal government, international governments, aid agencies and Georgia to alleviate the suffering of the Georgian people affected by the [...]
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Photos Capture War, Floods, Famine and Fire
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Captions for the images below describe scenes from around the world — from France to Florida and Georgia (the country, not the state) to Hong Kong — related to this week’s evidence of war, floods, famine and fire.
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Movement Pushing to Relocate Games of 2014
August 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Saying Russia’s attack on Georgia in 2008 must have consequences, one group is asking people worldwide to sign an online petition and demand that the 2014 Winter Olympics be moved from Sochi, Russia, to a new site. Though the folks behind the group are not identified on the petition site, others involved in the effort [...]
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