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Economy News

21st Georgia Bank Fails This Year

21st Georgia Bank Fails This Year

Regulators seized United Security Bank of Sparta, Ga., Friday, making it the 21st failure of the year as Georgia's banking crisis shows no sign of abating.

Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83

Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83

The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher.

Unemployment Nears 10 Pct As Rebound Remains Slow

Unemployment Nears 10 Pct As Rebound Remains Slow

The monthly employment report due out Friday isn't expected to remind anyone of an economic rebound, even though data suggests one's under way.

October Sales May Hold Promise Of Relief

October Sales May Hold Promise Of Relief

Analysts say sales numbers being released today may lift retailers' hopes for a slightly merrier holiday shopping season than last year.

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Homeowner Billed $11,000 For Unused Water

Homeowner Billed $11,000 For Unused Water

Richard Heimburger uses a 1,700 gallon rain-water storage system to do his irrigation. But to Atlanta Watershed Management that was a detail.

From the Atlanta Business Chronicle

ABC: AJC May Move Out of Downtown

ABC: AJC May Move Out of Downtown

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is laying the groundwork to move the newspaper from its current downtown home to a location that likely will be outside the city limits.

National News

Army Chaplain Recalls Harshness of War

Army Chaplain Recalls Harshness of War

The veterans we met Thursday harbor their own vivid memories of war. But one, Army Chaplain and Captain Tino Villalovas is now experiencing the after-effects.

Politics News

Democrats clear impasse for Saturday health care vote

Late Friday, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a vote and officials expressed optimism they had finally lined up the support needed to pass Obama's signature issue.  Click here watch online via C-Span.

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