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Obama's Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs

When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities.

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Partnership looks to grow heritage tourism

The temptation is to think that what follows here is the whole story. It's not, of course. So much happened before the people who later settled in Savannah's Pin Point community ever reached the shores of Georgia's barrier islands in the 18th century, so much unfolded even before they were ripped...

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Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

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SW Ga. police find new leads in 1976 child slaying

Police in southwest Georgia are working on fresh leads in the unsolved slaying of a 7-year-old girl in southwest Georgia nearly four decades ago.

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Ga. man imprisoned for teen sex now a college grad

A young Georgia man whose imprisonment eight years ago sparked a debate over teen sex laws is now graduating from college.

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GOP US Senate candidates denounce immigration bill

The four Georgia Republicans running for U.S. Senate say they are united in opposition to a comprehensive immigration reform bill pending in Washington, saying the legislation doesn't do enough for border security.

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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent

With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.

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Middle Ga. deputy shoots motorist in police chase

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a police chase in middle Georgia ended when a pickup truck driver rammed two patrol cars and was shot by a Houston County sheriff's deputy.

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Augusta deputy dies day after crashing motorcycle

A Richmond County sheriff's deputy has died from injuries he suffered in an off-duty motorcycle crash on Interstate 20.

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Savannah mayor, councilman plan trip to Turkey

Savannah's mayor and one member of its City Council are heading overseas to Turkey, where they hope to build relationships that translate to boosting trade and investment back home in Georgia.