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| Dalton bombing victim hangs on
Friend says Jim Phillips, the Dalton lawyer badly burned in Friday's explosion, still has a sense of humor. While still in a hospital emergency room, he asked his pastor to deliver a message to his church's music director: "Better tell Peter I won't be there to sing in the choir on Sunday."
Will metro Atlanta wake up to frost?
Freezing temperatures should make their fall debut overnight as far south as Helen, right on schedule. The average date for the first autumn freeze falls between Oct. 20 and Nov. 1 in the Georgia mountains, though the chilly weather isn't here to stay. At least not yet.
 Dispute roils Ebenezer Baptist Church
A handful of church members protested Sunday morning in front of Ebenezer Baptist Church, decrying the ouster of the historic church's choir director and demanding the Rev. Raphael Warnock step down as senior pastor.
Bargain-hunters try auctions
Foreclosures have soared as the economy softened, people lost their jobs, and adjustable-rate mortgages reset at interest levels borrowers couldn't afford. As a result, real estate auction officials say they have sold more than $2.3 billion in real estate assets around the country so far this year, or more than double their 2007 sales.
•Several Ga. banks in jeopardy | Money saving tips
MLK siblings discuss lawsuit
The Rev. Bernice King and Martin Luther King III haven't spoken to their brother in months, and their painful family feud has kept Dexter King from meeting his only niece, his two remaining siblings said Saturday.
Atlanta council members' spending questioned
Several Atlanta City Council members have spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars over the past two years hiring their relatives for city work and handing out flowers, gifts and food to constituents.
Private Quarters / Splurge
Photos: Openness prevails at Bob and Marie Sir's home, tucked away off a private drive in Canton.
Colin Powell endorses Obama
The Republican retired general who was President Bush's first secretary of state, breaks with the party and endorses Democrat Barack Obama for president, calling him a "transformational figure" while criticizing the tone of John McCain's campaign.
•McCain criticized for 'robo calls' | Build ballot | Election Guide
Abducted boy safe in Las Vegas
Cole Puffinburger, 6, abducted from his home at gunpoint last week, was safe in his father's custody Sunday as police tried to untangle any ties the youngster's family had to the Mexican drug dealers suspected of taking him.
Re-burying the dead after hurricane a grim task
Hurricane Ike's 13-foot storm surge washed an estimated 200 caskets out of their graves, ripping through most of Cameron Parish's 47 cemeteries and others in southwest Louisiana and coastal Texas. Some coffins floated miles into the marsh.
Fashion critic Mr. Blackwell dies
The acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, has died of complications from an intestinal infection. He was 86.
'Max Payne,' 'Chihuahua,' 'Bees' out-poll 'W'
The Mark Wahlberg action flick "Max Payne" debuted with $18 million to outdo Oliver Stone's film biography of George W. Bush. Stone's "W." actually ran fourth, behind the family comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" and the chick flick "The Secret Life of Bees."
•Photos: Finally, Janet Jackson at Philips Arena
What ever happened to ... Tim Worley
Ex-Bulldog Tim Worley. The last image most people have of the former UGA running back comes courtesy of a YouTube video from Fox 5 of Worley getting zapped with a Taser on April 13 by Smyrna police after being pulled over for weaving and suspicion of drunken driving.
Bulldogs No. 7 in BCS rankings
OK, the first BCS standings are out and Georgia is No. 7. The goal is to finish the season ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final standings that will be released on Dec. 7. Given the schedule ahead, is that a real possibility for the Bulldogs (6-1)? Of course it is.
•2 Georgia football players arrested | Football girl gets to play
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