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| Senate runoff? Watch out, Georgia
There is always the possibility of a runoff in a three-way political contest. And the already high-profile battle for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Saxby Chambliss could move up a few notches if none of the three candidates gets a majority of votes Nov. 4.
•Fulton computers lose state link
•School closings | Send photos | Build ballot | Guide | Survey
•Errors, mischief could lead to long election night
Man attacks killer in court
A murder victim's cousin rushed by an astonished courtroom audience and punched condemned killer Clayton Jerrod Ellington. No one was seriously injured, but two deputies were taken to a hospital for evaluation.
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2nd arrest in shooting death of pregnant mom
As DeKalb County Sheriffs deputies took the second man into custody on a murder warrant in the death of a pregnant mother of three, the first alleged shooter, Eric Lamar Ferrell, silently faced his charges before a judge.
 Stay celibate and win a $10,000 wedding
"In our society, it is going to be hard to find [a couple who has not had premarital sex]. ... But the standard is the standard," says Marriage for a Lifetime contest organizer Phillippia Faust, who is also director of an abstinence education program for Rockdale, DeKalb and Newton counties.
Atlantans forced off road by gas prices?
A new study shows Atlanta was tops among 100 U.S. metro areas with the closest statistical link between rising gas prices and dropping congestion. That may be a result of driving less as pump prices soared, said the study's officials, though the data can't prove that one caused the other.
•Money-saving tips
Expert: Nichols was scarred as a child
Brian Nichols had a troubled childhood. His father and mother worked hard and were often absent. His father drank and smoked marijuana. A cousin and his older brother sexually abused him up until the time he was about 9 years old. And he was bullied, according to an expert witness who testified for the defense.
•Condemned killer Davis seeks appeal
$42 million lotto winner sold in Paulding County
A single ticket has won the grand prize from the latest Mega Millions lotto drawing. In addition to the grand prize winner, one ticket matched all five numbers but not the Mega Ball number to win $250,000.
House with a history
The Shellmont Inn on Piedmont Avenue, built in 1891, has had only two owners. But that could change soon. Anyone in the market to buy a B&B?
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Miss Teen Louisiana loses crown after arrest
Just 11 days before her one-year reign was to end, 18-year-old Lindsey Evans was arrested for leaving a restaurant without paying and for carrying marijuana.
Ky. campus lockdown ends; no evidence of gunfire
Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky., was locked down for several hours Wednesday after reports of gunmen on campus, but officials said they could find no evidence that shots had been fired or that anyone had a weapon.
Stock market in wild swing
Wall Street tumbled again Wednesday as investors worried that the global economy is poised to weaken. The major indexes fell more than 4 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which finished with a loss of 514 points.
Survivor recalls eating bugs on Wash. mountain
Derek Mamoyac, a climber who survived five nights alone on a southern Washington mountain and ate insects while crawling toward safety, remembers well how his mountain meals tasted. The centipedes? Like Doritos. And the ants? Spicy, like hot tamales.
New Movies
"Pride and Glory," "High School Musical 3," "Rachel Getting Married," "Saw V," "Breakfast with Scot," "Noah's Arc."
•R&B singer Lyfe Jennings arrested in Smyrna
Dogs linebacker out for rest of season
Coach Mark Richt says backup linebacker Akeem Hebron will be sidelined for the rest of the season with a fracture dislocation of his left ankle. And backup tight end Aron White is out for at least this week with a sprained right shoulder.
•Evander Holyfield agrees to $35K annual child support
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