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IRS report details targeting of conservative groups
As the U.S. Attorney General ordered a criminal probe into how the IRS targeted more conservative groups, a newly released report detailed how one unit at the tax agency created a "Be On the Lookout" list for tea party type groups applying for tax exempt status. The Inspector General that ...
FBI posts photo of three from Benghazi
As the political battle over the deaths of four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya was heating up again in Washington, D.C., the FBI on Wednesday released pictures of three men who were at the U.S. compound that was attacked on September 11, 2012, looking for clues on those responsible ...
APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.
Zoller and Bryant: 3 Big Things You Need to Know Today! Tea Party Talk, Atl Stadium Vote, Gold Dome Countdown
The Tea Party continues to be a topic of conversation. Wiht Rand Paul winning the CPAC straw poll it will continue. Atlanta Stadium comes up for a vote today. Todd Rehm on the Georgia Legislature. What will be the unexpected issue be? And for fun, Sugar Hill (and other cities around the country with "sugar" in them) is offered $4.7 million to change the name of its town to SugarDaddies.com.
Zoller and Bryant: 3 Big Things You Need To Know: GAGOP Roving?, Governor Strikes Back, Fed Budget
The Ga GOP race for Chairman is heating up and the speaker list is being revealed. What does the grassroots think? Then, the Governor strikes back at the NAACP that, frankly, insulted him. No other way to put it. The Ryan Budget is interesting on many levels. And, should UPS and FedEx be responsible for the contents of what they ship? If so, should the Post Office be included?
3 Big Things You Need To Know Today: And Georgia's Morning News New Day
Rep. Paul Broun and Rep. Tom Price headed to some GOP County Conventions this week. Broun was asking for help, Price was keeping the buzz going. Then the Congress passed a Continuing Resolution that they say is a step in the right direction. DeKalb County will have a new board and the Atlanta Stadium deal gets scrutiny. And a look at the Fulton County Courthouse shootings, 10 years later.
Zoller and Bryant: 3 Big Things You Need To Know Today: GOP County Conventions, CR Switch, DeKalb/Stadium
Rep. Paul Broun and Rep. Tom Price headed to some GOP County Conventions this week. Broun was asking for help, Price was keeping the buzz going. Then the Congress passed a Continuing Resolution that they say is a step in the right direction. DeKalb County will have a new board and the Atlanta Stadium deal gets scrutiny. And a look at the Fulton County Courthouse shootings, 10 years later.
Zoller and Bryant: The 3 Big Things You Need to Know Today: Sequestration deadline, SCOTUS and Section 5 and Pope Emeritas
Today is the final day before the sequester. Rep. Tom Price and Sen. Marco Rubio collaborate on a solution, they say there are 45 billion in "unspent" allocations that would off set all the cuts. AG Sam Olens on Section 5 and the SCOTUS. Catholics around the world will say farewell to the Pope--last day for the Pope Emeritas. And for fun -- Titanic II?
Zoller and Bryant: The 3 Big Things You Need To Know Today! State Sequester, Daytona 500, DeKalb Schools
How will the Sequester effect Georgia? Daytona 500 made history in a couple of ways. Danica Patrick at the pole position and a horrific crash. Will the PC'ers try to change NASCAR? DeKalb Schools will hear from the Governor today. Already heard from Judge Story on Friday. And I watched a little of the Oscars. Disappointed the 5 Bonds didn't show, but wasn't Shirley Bassi great!
Zoller and Bryant: The 3 Big Things You Need to Know Today: Mike Adams, Alan Powell on a 2 Front Water War, Sequestration
I've had, shall we say, a challenge over the last two days on the blog. Technology is great, but when there's a glitch and I can't fix typos, that's a problem. It's all good now and thank you to our listeners and colleagues for helping me out. Now to the 3 BIG THINGS you need to know today: Mike Adams is honored and looks back at his tenure at UGA and looks ahead. Rep. Alan Powell talks about how to avoid a two front water war. And things heat up in the sequestration debate. For fun, we'll look at the possibility of a future Olympics in Atlanta.
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