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Severe weather that moved through the Metro Atlanta area during the overnight hours brought damaging winds that downed trees and knocked out power to 20,000 customers of Georgia Power. via MyATLtv.com

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“I didn't have a life. I had a work and then time on the weekend.”

It's no secret Atlanta has some of the worst traffic in the country. For those who commute into the city everyday you're facing the added burden of rising gas prices. via WXIA-TV Atlanta

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is leaving Wednesday afternoon for Atlanta, Georgia, which will be part of his ongoing tour of major U.S. cities. via People's Daily

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United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon will meet with former President Carter and other world leaders for a conference that focuses on global health. via WALB-TV Albany

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Grady Memorial Hospital's nonprofit board has been granted tax-exempt status by the IRS. via MyFOX Atlanta

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“Throughout our lives, mothers are there with an encouraging word, a sympathetic ear and a tender heart. They set our direction in life. And, from time to time, they have been known to correct our course.”

In this Friday, July 22, 2005 file photo, President Bush, right, leans over to listen to his mother Barbara Bush as he holds a discussion on "Senior Security" at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center in ... via Belleville News

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“I have been superintendent of Sumter County Schools for three years. To have a top 10 finalist in the Georgia Teacher of the Year program for two of these years is a gift that most superintendents never enjoy.”

Tracy Wilson, the 2007 Teacher of the Year from Sumter County Schools, along with Superintendent Dennis McMahon and Barbi Cowan, director of the Special Education Program in Sumter County Schools, were to leave ... via Dalton Daily Citizen

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“Lenox Park is a distinctive location”

The Norcross, Ga.-based real estate investment company did not disclose financial terms. via Commercial Real Estate

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Call it a case of the shortsighted thieves. Smash-and-grab bandits struck an Atlanta retail store Friday, nabbing what store employees estimate is $150,000 worth of designer eyeglasses and sunglasses. via 13WMAZ-TV

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“Now that the delivery combinations of the vaccine have been worked out, the Phase II trial will expand the participants to 150 vaccinated volunteers and 75 volunteers as a control group who do not receive the vaccine.”

The Atlanta-based biotechnology firm GeoVax Labs plans to launch Phase II clinical trials of its experimental HIV vaccine this summer, company officials recently announced, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... via News-Medical.Net

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