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" President Barack Obama has signed the Girl Scouts of the USA Commemorative Coin Act authorizing the minting of 350,000 silver dollar coins in honor of Girl Scouts and the achievements of the 50 million women across the nation whose lives have been influenced by Girl Scouting.

MONDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * New offensive launched by the Pakistani military Saturday in the insurgent haven of South Waziristan.

TERESA STEPZINSKI/The Times-UnionFirst mate Dale Bennett gets tips from Capt. Andrew Ross, who demonstrated how to splice and repair steel cables used to haul shrimping nets on their shrimp boat, Bernice II, at Mary Ross Waterfront Park in downtown Brunswick.

No amount of obfuscation can shield four Republicans in Georgia's congressional delegation from the crystalline correctness of state Democratic Party chair Jane Kidd's assertion that they are hypocrites.

More than 100 area residents crammed on to the steps of the Lowndes County Courthouse Saturday for a rally supporting President Obama's ongoing initiatives.

Representative Jack Kingston stopped in Homerville Monday morning for his 18th town hall meeting on health care reform.

Earlier this year, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - commonly referred to as the stimulus - without a single Republican vote in the House of Representatives.

This Monday, Congressman Jack Kingston of Georgia will be holding a town hall meeting in Clinch County.

As the health-care reform debate rages on nationwide, it's becoming more and more likely that some type of reform bill will pass this year, but will it be enough? Or too much? With the final version of the health-care reform bill yet to be written, our senators and congressmen are having a difficult time explaining what will and won't be included.

Rep. Phil Gingrey blasted the federal stimulus program before voting against it in February, predicting its chances of success were "slim and none" and that it would worsen the national debt.

If, as they say, money talks, U.S. Rep. John Barrow has been getting an earful from the health care industry.

THE COUNCIL for Citizens Against Government Waste has released its annual ratings of lawmakers' voting records on pocketbook issues, and there is room for improvement among our representatives in Washington.

The Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Georgia Chamber listening session at Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation, 273 Norman Drive, Wednesday.

The Navy is considering Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base and Mayport Naval Station as possible home ports for a riverine squadron with as many as 700 sailors and 36 boats.

Oct. 13--The Georgia Travel Industry is hoping to get U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., on board with a proposed national policy it feels would help draw tourists to the United States, including places like the Golden Isles.

The Valdosta Daily Times is reporting that Rep. Jack Kingston will host a town hall meeting to discuss health care in Homerville .

Something strange has happened to rank-and-file Republicans since President Obama took office.

Boxes of supplies onboard the PreventionWorks mobile unit. In addition to clean needles, volunteers hand out wound care kits and clean drug cooking equipment.

" When the University of Georgia lost to Louisiana State University last weekend in Athens, the game wasn't over for Congressman Jack Kingston .

'The use of violence against any innocent person is wrong, regardless of that individual's race, religion, nationality or sexual orientation.

A Georgia congressman says President Obama needs to decide quickly what course to take in Afghanistan.

Even the distinctive Talmadge Bridge, a landmark against Savannah's skyline, is joining the fight against breast cancer.

President Obama, facing a critical series of domestic and foreign challenges in upcoming months that will determine whether he delivers on the promises of his presidency, now must grapple with another potential peril: next year's midterm congressional elections.

Brooks County School System Superintendent Debra Folsom and Brooks County High School Principal Howard Akers look over the supplies at the Teacher's Harvest store.

More than 250 people turned out for a health care forum hosted by Congressman Jack Kingston at Mathis Auditorium in Valdosta.

U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston is in the thick of a fight to require that all bills voted on by the House first be posted online for at least 72 hours.

Description: Rep. Jack Kingston on Congress looking to control funding of the president's czars.

The number and roles of U.S. President Barack Obama's policy czars has prompted congressional debate to place limits on the policy advisers, lawmakers said.