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Press Releases - PR-197-2009 11/6/2009

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:05:00 +0000

Ameris Bank, Moultrie, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia United Security Bank, Sparta, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect ...

Calculated Risk found this 13 hours ago on fdic.gov

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GOP Rep. Deal, Candidate For Georgia Governor, Asking For Obama's Birth Certificate

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:21:24 +0000

Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA), a candidate in the GOP primary for Governor of Georgia, has announced that he is signing a letter to the White House with several of his colleagues -- asking for a copy of President Obama's birth certificate. Deal made the announcement this morning in an online chat ...

Talking Points Memo found this 43 hours ago on tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Monthly Bankruptcy Filings Increase 7%

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:54:47 +0000

ERIC MORATH Business bankruptcy filings jumped in October, reversing two consecutive months of declining commercial filings and indicating that bankruptcies could continue to rise as the economy struggles to stabilize. Last month, 7,771 businesses filed for bankruptcy protection, compared to ...

Instapundit found this 2 days ago on online.wsj.com

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Who Are All These Politicians from Alaska, Minnesota, and Texas to Lecture New York Republicans on the Best Candidate for New York?, Wonders Newt Gingrich of Georgia

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:07:45 +0000

Yeah. Damn outside meddlers. Gingrich also attacked Hoffman for not having proper knowledge of local issues and living outside the 23rd district. "So I say to my many conservative friends who suddenly decided whether they're from Minnesota, or Alaska, or...

Southern Appeal found this 10 days ago on minx.cc

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Georgia Rep. introduces resolution to praise Tea Party marchers

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:26:46 +0000

Q1X00128_9 Republican Rep. Tom Price, of Georgia, has introduced a House resolution that would, if passed, express the legislative body's "gratitude and appreciation" to Tea Party members who marched on Washington on Sept. 12 to "show their love of liberty and their grievance with recent ...

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News found this 10 days ago on blogs.usatoday.com

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AP: Feds overstated stimulus jobs by thousands | No Silence Here

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:40:16 +0000

WASHINGTON -- The federal government overstated by thousands the number of jobs created or saved with contracts awarded to businesses under President Barack Obama's economic recovery program, according to an Associated Press review of employment data in the plan's first progress report. ------ ...

Instapundit found this 8 days ago on blogs.knoxnews.com

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RNC Mailer Appears Designed To Look Like Census Survey

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:31 +0000

Michele Bachmann may be raising outlandish fears about the Census -- but Michael Steele's operation seems to be more than happy to associate its political efforts with the national survey. The Republican National Committee is sending a mailer to GOP voters that aims to gather information and ...

Talking Points Memo found this 11 days ago on tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com

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Russia’s Strategy of Manipulation

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:24:00 +0000

Putin may have thrown down a new card in Georgia, indirectly asking us to sacrifice that nation in return for his help on Iran.

Doug Ross @ Journal found this 11 days ago on pajamasmedia.com

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4th Circuit Nominee Gets Committee Backing

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:57:14 +0000

The Senate Judiciary Committee today gave its blessing to Barbara Keenan, nominated for a vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Keenan, a justice on the Virginia Supreme Court, is President Barack Obama’s second nominee for...

How Appealing found this 8 days ago on legaltimes.typepad.com

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Southern states an epicenter for U.S. job losses

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:28:04 +0000

Michael Connor MIAMI (Reuters) - America's worsening job woes come with a southern drawl. States in America's South, such as Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, have flipped during the recession from putting up robust employment numbers envied by other regions to posting many of America's most ...

The Republic of T. found this 11 days ago on reuters.com

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Georgia Republican Buys 4-Year-Old a Gun

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:13:45 +0000

There are responsible gun owners, and then there’s Sean Jerguson, a Republican state senator in Georgia who bought his four-year-old daughter her own .22 caliber gun for her birthday. But it’s pink, so apparently it’s appropriate for a little girl.

jeanne2626 posted 11 days ago from blogs.babble.com

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What's The Matter With Georgia?

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:13:00 +0000

I was pondering this question last night, as they've had a lot of bank failures even though Georgia wasn't exactly housing bubble central. Some of these banks were offering high yields to attract out of state brokered deposits, allowing them to grow fast without actually doing the heavy lifting ...

Angry Bear found this 13 days ago on eschatonblog.com

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Never Blame on Hyperoptimism what can be attributed to malfeisance

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:13:00 +0000

Dr. Black starts digging into the question why so many Georgia-based banks fail . By my current count, 25 of the 129 bank failures of 2008—seven more than Illinois and ten more than California. (Only Florida is also in double-digits, with 11 failures, three of which came yesterday.)

rdan posted 13 days ago from angrybear.blogspot.com

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Lawmaker urges ‘no candy here' signs for sex offenders

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:44:39 +0000

By Associated Press For the AJC A lawmaker plans to introduce a measure that would require Georgia sex offenders to post "No Candy Here" signs on Halloween. State Rep. Rob Teilhet, a Democrat running for attorney general, said Friday his proposal would punish offenders who violate the law ...

Peach Pundit found this 7 days ago on ajc.com

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