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Consumers forgoing
retailers' discounts
The American consumer is scared stiff.
Bulldog haven: Cemetery
for GA's die-hard Dawgs
ATHENS, Ga. -- You've heard of die-hard football fans, but a cemetery plot devoted to former University of Georgia players and their families takes the cliche beyond the grave.
Indian comandoes end
siege of Mumbai hotel
 MUMBAI, India -- Commandos ended a siege of the luxury Oberoi hotel on Friday while other forces rappelled from helicopters to storm a besieged Jewish center, two days after a chain of militant attacks across India's financial center left at least 143 people dead and the city in panic.
Smyrna woman bonds
out after dog attack
A Smyrna women arrested after turning her pit pull on police has bonded out of jail, authorities said.
Thursday morning Lydia Parvanta, 26, was released on $16,000 bond, according to a news release from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office.
GA gets $110M to fight
metro Atlanta traffic
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters has announced that Georgia will receive a $110 million federal grant to help reduce Atlanta's notorious traffic and improve transit.
Food banks report spike
in needy on Thanksgiving
 The line for a Thanksgiving meal was long when the Chicago Christian Industrial League shelter opened Thursday morning, and volunteers served more than 200 people in the first 40 minutes -- record demand for the shelter.
Bush: Time for klieg lights
to go 'somewhere else'
Bush is relishing the chance to see "the klieg lights shift somewhere else," although he admits he'll miss perks like White House cooking and flying on Air Force One.
Patients treat serious
illness as laughing matter
The off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory, others read from notebooks they brought along.
Expert: Small Arkansas
earthquakes could be warning
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A series of small earthquakes that rattled central Arkansas in recent weeks could be a sign of something much bigger to come.
Americans' food stamp
use nears all-time high
Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina.
Guilty verdict in MySpace suicide
case could chill Internet speech
A high-profile Internet legal case that just concluded here will have a chilling effect on users of social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook if the verdict holds up on appeal, legal experts say.
Lieberman contributed to
GOP Senate, House candidates
"We were surprised to hear this news, but it's time to put the election behind us. Jeff Merkley is looking forward to working with all his new colleagues on an agenda that will put our nation back on track," said Julie Edwards, spokeswoman for Merkley.
Bill Shipp: Why would voters
elect Chambliss in dire times?
Bill Shipp, a top GA pundit, notes that "when you look at Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, you have to wonder how Georgia could have ended up with these two guys in Washington to represent them in these dire times. They'll be lucky to get appointments to the window-washing and elevator-maintenance committees."
Strand gearing up
for grand reopening
MARIETTA - Staff at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre on the Marietta Square are inviting people to "Be Our Guest" as the 73-year-old theater reopens Dec. 5 with Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," presented by the Atlanta Lyric Theatre
Economy keeps more Americans
home for Thanksgiving
Scott Fuchs will spend Thanksgiving with his family in Florida like he's done for 20 years or so. But like thousands of other Americans, his brother is staying home — travel isn't possible after he was laid off from his job in Maryland.
Despite the mess the GOP created, people will vote for Chambliss
Who are these people, so willing to support a Republican who is a strong part of the Bush-GOP policies that got this country in such a mess? It really is a head-shaker, if not downright frightening that there are so many people willing to reward Chambliss.
Feds recover bookmark
that reportedly was Hitler's
Authorities have recovered a stolen 18-carat gold bookmark that reportedly was given to Adolf Hitler by his longtime mistress, Eva Braun. Christian Popescu, a Romanian national, was arrested Tuesday outside a Bellevue Starbucks after trying to sell the bookmark to an undercover agent for $100,000
We're in one of the 'greatest
financial panics of all time'
 "We're now living history, suffering one of the greatest financial panics of all time. It compares with the big ones -- 1907, 1929 -- and we cannot yet know its full consequences for the financial system, the economy or society as a whole."
FDIC: 41% of GA banks
unprofitable in Q3
About 41 percent of Georgia's commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) are unprofitable, according to the FDIC's quarterly banking profile report published Tuesday.
Massive new Fed programs
aimed at loosening credit
Rolling out powerful new weapons against the financial meltdown, the Bush administration and the Federal Reserve pledged $800 billion Tuesday to blast through blockades on credit cards, auto loans, mortgages and other borrowing. Total federal bailout commitments neared a staggering $7 trillion.
Roach Bombs Blamed For
DeKalb Apartment Explosion
DeKalb County fire officials say a woman's attempt to get rid of bugs in her apartment caused an explosion Tuesday morning.
Georgia near bottom
on national job report
Georgia lost 61,300 jobs during the past year and is near the bottom of all states for job loss, according to a new federal report.
Georgia To Get $110 Million
To Help Cut Atlanta Traffic
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters has announced that Georgia will receive a $110 million federal grant to help reduce Atlanta's notorious traffic and improve transit.
Canton Man Wins $150K
In Georgia Lottery Game
A Canton man has sailed into a lottery win. Trinity Broome, 30, anticipates buying a new boat for himself after winning a $150,000 top prize playing the Georgia Lottery instant game Giant Jumbo Bucks.
Nichols Shot Court Reporter
Over Baked Goods
Court reporter Julie Brandau baked homemade treats for the jurors in Judge Rowland Barnes' courtroom -- an act that cost Brandau her life at the hands of Brian Nichols.
Luxury Living For
Almost Half-Price
The foreclosure crisis has forced many families to lose their dream homes.
Aa result, those homes are now on the market and priced to sell.
Accused Arsonist
Stranger to Victim
Think about thisl: You own a business that someone torches. You have to believe it was someone you did business with who was mad at you, or maybe someone who had a bone to pick with you. But it's not in the case of Sam Ebeagba.
Taking Hand-Outs
To Give Back
Tuesday night, 11Alive News took a look at one of the many annual Thanksgiving dinner giveaways going on across Metro Atlanta.
Woman Pastor Expects Split
With Southern Baptists
For most of its 150 year history, Decatur First Baptist Church has been affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. But that is about to end, thanks to the sex of its senior pastor.
Atlanta Gets HOT Over
Federal Grant
As you sit in bumper to bumper traffic over the holidays you can take comfort in the knowledge that help is on the way.
Homeowner's Water Bill
Exceedingly High
When Edna Waters got her latest water bill from the city of Atlanta and Atlanta Watershed Management, she was stunned. It topped $706. But it's nothing new.
Stone Mtn. Man Arreseted
In DeKalb Arson Case
11Alive News has learned DeKalb County Police have made an arrest in connection with a series of arsons in the county.
DeKalb Police arrested 21-year-old Jeffrey Tremaine Sprowl of Stone Mountain Tuesday morning on a charge of first degree arson.
Georgia Teens In Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade
Nearly 30 teens from North Georgia are among 300 kids from across the nation selected by Camp Broadway to take part in the 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
Power Outage Snarls Airport
Traffic; Causes Flight Delays
A power outage Tuesday night snarled traffic heading to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Without power, the gates at the airport parking lots were stuck in the down position, causing a major traffic jam on the roads around the airport.
Teen Defends Dad
Accused Of Murder
A father who shot and killed a 17-year-old boy who threatened his son is on the run, Gwinnett County police said.
Tivoli files second lawsuit
against builder Turner
An Atlanta-based condominium developer is now battling legal issues on two of its Atlanta projects.
Mezzo Development LLC, a division of Tivoli Properties Inc., filed a lawsuit Nov. 12 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta against Turner Construction Co., the builder of Tivoli's Mezzo.
Feds approve grant
for I-85 HOT lanes
Georgia's next experiment with toll lanes will come along a heavily traveled 14-mile stretch of Interstate 85 northeast of I-285, state and federal officials said Tuesday.
Starbucks calls 2009
'extremely challenging'
The deteriorating world economy will slam Starbucks Corp. next year, company officials warned in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
UGA-Ga. Tech
game goes green
The University of Georgia and Georgia Tech will rekindle their bitter rivalry Nov. 29 in Athens and the game will be green.
FDA finds traces of melamine
in US infant formula
Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe.
Thanksgiving sky: Jupiter,
Venus, moon together
It's not just families that are getting together this Thanksgiving week. The three brightest objects in the night sky — Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon — will crowd around each other for an unusual group shot.
Thai protest group rejects
plea to leave airport
The protest group that took over Thailand's main international airport says it will remain there despite a plea from the country's army commander.
Accused drunk driver ends
up running over himself
A 21-year-old man was accused of driving drunk and leading police on a chase that finally ended with him running over himself.
Official says sunken 'pirate'
ship was Thai boat
The pirate "mother ship" sunk last week by the Indian navy was actually a Thai fishing trawler seized hours earlier by pirates, a maritime agency said Wednesday.
Paulson pulling more tricks
to bolster US economy
With the economy showing further signs that it is headed into a steep swoon, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is pulling more tricks out of his bag to try bolster the country's battered financial sector.
Bank "went wrong" in real
estate: Citigroup CEO
Citigroup Inc Chief Executive Vikram Pandit on Tuesday blamed prior management for diving too deeply into real estate, causing losses that led to this week's massive government bailout of the second-largest U.S. bank by assets.
Obama picks graybeards
as wartime Cabinet
Barack Obama's campaign credo: Change is good. President-elect Barack Obama's credo: When it comes to war and peace, maybe wisdom is better.
Venezuela's Chavez welcomes
Russian warships
Russian warships sailed into port in Venezuela on Tuesday in a show of strength as Moscow seeks to counter U.S. influence in Latin America.
Obama to name board
of economic experts
President-elect Barack Obama is naming a board of economic experts outside government to advise him on ways to create jobs and bring stability to the ailing financial system.
White House chefs look
for sensitivity, not a star
Speculating about a new chef at the White House has become — as one culinary insider puts it — fantasy football for foodies.
Most expensive new book
arrives in NY from Italy
It's billed as the world's most expensive, most beautiful new book.
Valued at well over $100,000, a 62-pound handmade tome depicting the life and work of Michelangelo has arrived at the New York Public Library, fresh from publication in Italy.
Karzai says US, NATO
created 'parallel' government
President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and other foreign countries for creating a "parallel government" in the countryside during a blunt overview of Afghanistan's problems before a U.N. Security Council delegation.
'Friday Night Lights' shines
again Jan. 16 on NBC
NBC says "Friday Night Lights" will make its season debut on the network in January, along with the new reality shows "Superstars of Dance" and Howie Mandel's "Howie Do It."
GPS guides Norwegian tourists
into trouble in Rio
Three Norwegian tourists came under fire and one was shot after the satellite navigation system in their car guided them straight into one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous slums.
Burke crowned
'Dancing with the Stars' queen
Brooke Burke waltzed away with the mirror ball trophy on the "Dancing with the Stars" finale.
Astronauts busy collecting
recycled urine samples
With just two more days together, the astronauts of the linked space shuttle and space station busily collected as many recycled urine samples as possible from a machine that they coaxed into operation.
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