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“They obtained fingerprints from the remains and compared them to the victim's fingerprints and made a match”

Franklin Benson, 47, goes before a Newton County Magistrate judge Monday morning to face charges that he murdered his girlfriend and then dismembered her body. via MyATLtv.com

“This bi-partisan, fiscally responsible bill is tremendously important for Georgia”

The U.S. Senate has voted 79-14 to override a presidential veto of a water resources bill that would authorize for Georgia $127 million in water infrastructure projects. via Atlanta Business Chronicle

“The statute does not say that. The statue is very specific. "They chose to draft it this way.”

Lawyers for an Augusta man accused of causing his passenger to die in a car wreck asked the state's highest court to rule the results from a blood alcohol test inadmissible in the upcoming trial. via Athens Banner-Herald

“Oh, it just happens. You know, anything can break down at any time without notice -- so, I think it was just a fluke”

Tuesday was Election Day in cities and counties across the state of Georgia. There were no big statewide races to grab everyone's attention, like last year -- and the presidential contest isn't until next year. via WXIA-TV Atlanta

“I ain't saying nothing about it.”

On a recent fall day, Sylvester Nathaniel Coles appeared in Chatham County State Court, twitching in his seat as he waited to face a litany of criminal charges. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“It's been 19 or 20 years and the area has changed. I hadn't been there but one or two times.”

Published 11/8/07 in The Times-Herald By ELIZABETH RICHARDSON erichardson@newnan.com The convicted felon from Georgia who agreed to cooperate with authorities to help locate the remains of a man he killed in ... via Times-Herald

“You see that happen time after time after time again in the federal system.”

Lawyers say 'Daubert' rookies should brush up on rules of road Alyson M. Palmer Fulton County Daily Report November 8, 2007 While the Georgia Supreme Court considers a constitutional challenge to a new rule on ... via Legal Times

“At the same time, with what he specifically has out there on the table, we have a lot of questions, a lot of concerns with it”

In the same week House Speaker Glenn Richardson was releasing more details about his plan to do away with the property tax in favor of a broader sales tax, opponents were asking more questions. via Jacksonville.com

Republicans nationally have struggled this year to keep pace with fundraising efforts by Democrats. via WXIA-TV Atlanta

“It shows that those who we know and who were a part of our lives and who aren't with us any more still have an impact on us.”

Marlyn D. Bowman, a landscape gardener with the National Park Service, cuts back the grass from the top of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. via Boston Globe

In August, the Georgia Supreme Court agreed to hear what Davis' defense claims is new evidence exonerating him. via WTOC-TV Savannah

“I was born and raised on a farm ... just a few miles up the road to be exact. I have worked with it all my life and even driven the tractor”

Recently Harrold and Peggy Israel were honored at the Georgia National Fair with the Centennial Family Farm Award. via Union-Recorder

“Fifteen years ago, you couldn't even call Colombia because it was so expensive. Customers are never satisfied”

They can be seen hanging behind the counter at the mini-mart, those brightly colored phone cards for calling Latin America, Africa and Asia. via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The governors of Georgia and South Carolina say they have reached an agreement to proceed with building a joint port on the Savannah River. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“The proposal for Go Fish Georgia is a long-term kind of proposal”

The state's historic drought hasn't put a crimp in Gov. Sonny Perdue's $19 million plan to boost fishing tourism in Georgia, according to Perdue's office and the Department of Natural Resources. via Rome News - Tribune

“I think that what we had today was a great discussion, a great understanding”

The state of Florida on Friday backed away from a temporary truce brokered by the Bush administration to settle a long-standing water war, now heightened by an ongoing drought, involving Florida, Georgia and ... via Athens Banner-Herald

A jury took only two and a half hours Nov. 2 to find a Georgia man guilty of all seven counts, including attempted murder, assault and conspiracy, in a 2006 Douglas County drive-by shooting on C-470 that left a ... via News-Press

“I saw colleagues trapped inside.”

The Irish Republican Army's reputed commander, alleged terror mastermind Thomas "Slab" Murphy, emerged from the shadows Thursday, appearing in court in Dublin for the first time to be charged with massive tax ... via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“And to encourage the continuous improvement for downtown areas, as well as the professionals who serve those downtown areas.”

Joe Burnett, Executive Director of Main Street Gainesville, was one of 15 community development professionals to receive his/her designation after passing the Georgia Downtown Association's certificate level ... via WDUN-AM Gainesville

“What we have now is blatantly unfair”

Lawmakers caught in a tri-state struggle over water criticized the Army Corps of Engineers Thursday as rigid and unresponsive to local needs amid a record Southern drought. via Alabama Live