Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that racial politics played a role in South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s speech to Congress last week and in some of the opposition the president has faced since taking office
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Carter press secretary Powell dead
Jody Powell, who served as press secretary for President Jimmy Carter, has died, a spokesman for the Carter Center said. He was 65
Oudin’s ‘Cinderella’ run ends at U.S. Open
U.S. teenager Melanie Oudin’s fairy-tale run at the U.S
Rapper Ludacris, dealership give away 20 cars to drivers in need
Jobless for nearly a year, Michael Rivers was about to walk out of his house a few weeks ago to catch the bus for another daylong employment hunt when a radio announcement stopped him. “This is Ludacris, and I’m giving away 20 free cars.
Seven victims of Georgia slaying laid to rest
Seven of eight people killed last week in a southeast Georgia mobile home were laid to rest Saturday. The funerals at Youngs Island Church in Eulonia, Georgia, were held for Chrissy Toler, 22; Russell D.
911 caller arrested in Georgia mobile home slayings
Guy Heinze Jr., the son of one of the victims of last week’s killings of eight people in a southeast Georgia mobile home, has been arrested on eight counts of first degree murder, police said Friday. “This arrest is the result of a compilation of physical as well as testimonial evidence,” a police statement said
Pastor fatally shot by police in drug sting
A north Georgia pastor was shot to death by police when he struck an officer with his car after he was seen in a vehicle with a drug suspect, authorities told CNN.
Justices grant Georgia inmate’s request to delay execution
The Supreme Court has granted a condemned Georgia inmate’s request that his execution be delayed as he attempts to prove his innocence. The inmate, Troy Davis, has gained international support for his long-standing claim that he did not murder a Savannah police officer nearly two decades ago. Justice John Paul Stevens on Monday ordered a federal judge to “receive testimony and make findings of fact as to whether evidence that could not have been obtained at trial clearly establishes petitioner’s innocence.” Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer supported the decision
Russia-Georgia tensions still high one year on from conflict
One year after Russian tanks rolled into the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the conflict that erupted over a breakaway territory continues to stoke tensions in the region, with repercussions around the world. Earlier this month, Georgia and the Russian-backed enclave of South Ossetia accuse each other of violating a cease-fire that ended the brief conflict.
New phone apps seek to ‘augment’ reality
Blair MacIntyre imagines a world where tiny clouds of information — Facebook statuses, business cards, Twitter posts — float above all of our heads. In some ways, it’s not that far from reality