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Georgia congressman has hepatitis C

Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., has revealed that he has hepatitis C, a serious liver disease that can lead to fatal complications such as cancer or liver failure.

Jekyll Island makeover gets underway in Georgia

A big makeover is underway at Jekyll Island, where officials hope to make the state park more attractive to tourists.

Georgia to send 900 troops to Afghanistan

President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Complete bowl schedule

Wyoming vs. Fresno State in New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, 4:30 p.m., ESPNRutgers vs. Central Florida in St. Petersburg Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN Middle Tennessee State vs. Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl, 8:15 p.m., ESPN BYU vs. Oregon State in Las Vegas Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN Utah vs. California in Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, 8 p.m., ESPN Nevada vs. SMU in Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, 8 p.m., ESPN Marshall vs. Ohio in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit, 1 p.m., ESPN North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh in Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPN USC vs. Boston College in Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, 8 p.m., ESPN Kentucky vs. Clemson in Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., 8:15 p.m., ESPN Georgia vs. Texas A&M; in Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., 5 p.m., ESPN Temple vs. Army or UCLA in EagleBank Bowl at Washington D.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPNMiami vs. Wisconsin in Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., 8 p.m., ESPN Idaho vs. Bowling Green in Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, 4:30 p.

Virginia Tech beats Georgia 74-62

Malcolm Delaney scored 19 of his 31 points in the second half to lift Virginia Tech past Georgia 74-62 on Sunday.

No. 13 Georgia beats No. 23 Georgia Tech 56-50

Porsha Phillips scored 14 points, including two free throws with 5.6 seconds left, to lead No. 13 Georgia to a 56-50 victory over No. 23 Georgia Tech on Sunday.

Georgia defensive end Montez Robinson jailed

Georgia defensive end Montez Robinson was suspended indefinitely from the team Friday following his arrest Thursday on charges involving two altercations with a female student.

Ga. speaker resigns after lobbyist affair claim

Georgia's powerful House speaker resigned Thursday after a suicide attempt and allegations by his ex-wife of an affair with a lobbyist.

Ex-Home Depot manager pleads guilty in Georgia

A Georgia man who was a manager at The Home Depot has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from the Atlanta-based home improvement giant.

Georgia defeats Saint Louis 64-56

Dustin Ware scored a season-high 17 points as Georgia held off Saint Louis 64-56 on Wednesday night.

Richt fires Martinez, 2 other assistant coaches

Georgia coach Mark Richt fired defensive coordinator Willie Martinez and two other defensive assistants on Wednesday, but asked the three to remain for the Bulldogs' bowl game.

Georgia runs past No. 7 Georgia Tech 30-24

Georgia came out running and never slowed down.

James leads No. 14 Georgia to 84-55 victory

Jasmine James scored 24 points to lead No. 14 Georgia to an 84-55 win over Southern Miss on Saturday in the finals of the Lady Eagle Classic.

No. 14 Georgia tops Texas A&M-Corpus; Christi 77-58

Porsha Phillips had a double-double by halftime as No. 14 Georgia defeated Texas A&M-Corpus; Christi 77-58 on Friday night in a matchup of undefeated teams.

Georgia rallies to beat Jacksonville State 67-64

Trey Thompkins scored 19 points and Georgia rallied in the second half to defeat Jacksonville State 67-64 Friday.

Georgia struggles with takeaways and giveaways

Rennie Curran has no answer for the statistic which has helped to sink Georgia's season:

Jones helps No. 14 Georgia rout Alabama State

Freshman Jasmine James scored 17 points to lead No. 14 Georgia to a 75-48 victory against overmatched Alabama State on Wednesday night.

Georgian FM urges Western security guarantees

Georgia is very worried about the possible sale of French warships to Russia and intends to press the issue of security guarantees in France, the country's foreign minister said Thursday.

Georgia defeats UNC-Asheville 79-58

Ricky McPhee, a walk-on until this year, scored a career-high 20 points to lead Georgia to a 79-58 win over North Carolina-Asheville on Tuesday night.

No. 16 Georgia rallies to beat Rutgers

Ashley Houts scored 17 points to lead No. 16 Georgia to a come-from-behind 49-48 win over Rutgers on Sunday.

Kentucky rallies to beat Georgia 34-27

Kentucky scored 14 points off four Georgia second-half turnovers and the Wildcats rallied to beat the Bulldogs 34-27 on Saturday night for their first win in Athens in 32 years.

Crawford helps UAB knock off Georgia 72-56

Howard Crawford scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half to help Alabama-Birmingham defeat Georgia 72-56 on Saturday night.

James, Houts lead No. 16 Georgia past Chattanooga

Freshman guard Jasmine James scored 25 points and Ashley Houts added 21 for No. 16 Georgia in a 74-57 win over Chattanooga on Thursday night.

University of Ga. bulldog mascot Uga VII dies

Uga VII, the white English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia's football team for almost two seasons, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog's owner said.

Ga. economic slump continues, could ease in 2011

Georgia's recession continues.

GOP hits Reid on slavery comments
Source: The Hill

Republicans attacked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday after Reid compared opponents of healthcare reform to those who opposed the abolition of slavery.

Tiger, Lion and Bear Form Unusual Friendship
Source: Telegraph

"Baloo the bear, Leo the Lion and Shere Khan the tiger have the most unusual and unlikely friendship between them."

Four ex-governors-older, grayer and yearning for jobs of yore
Source: The New York Times

The four are former governors who have grown old enough since leaving office to qualify for senior citizen discounts at the movies. Now they want their old jobs back.

US Church Robber Left Note of Apology
Source: gmanews.tv

ELLENWOOD, Georgia — Someone made off with loot from a church but also left behind an apology.

Teacher-Student Sex Legal in Georgia?
Source: ABC News

Lawmakers in Georgia are working to close what they say is a loophole in the state law that has already freed at least two teachers who were jailed for having sex with their students.

Cats stun Georgia 34-27
Source: Kentucky.com: Homepage

How big is the stunning win for Kentucky football? Well, UK hasn't won at Georgia since 1977 and Georgia is just about their biggest rival along with Tennessee. This is also the third win in the SEC on the road this year which also hasn't been done since 1977.

Putin derides Georgian leader Saakashvili
Source: Google

YALTA, Ukraine — Vladimir Putin on Friday delivered one of his most searing attacks yet against the Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him.

News.Az - "NATO doesn't want to compete with Russia in South Caucasus"
Source: news.az

News.Az interviews Vladimir Socor, senior fellow on the Eurasia Programme at US thinktank the Jamestown Foundation. Baku thinks that ensuring the security of NATO partner states, including Azerbaijan, is a problem. What can be done about this?

The Georgian Times on the Web: Comprehensive news site, daily international, national and local news coverage , breaking news updates, sports, reviews.
Source: geotimes.ge

MAP for Georgia to be discussed in December In December in Brussels the NATO Foreign Ministers will discuss the question of MAP for Ukraine and Georgia. James Appaturay, Official representative of NATO declared today.

Russians Claim Georgia Plans to Buy Sophisticated Weapons from the U.S.
Source: jamestownfoundation.blogspot.com

On November 9, as the Germans were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the unification of their homeland and the Western world was engaged in jubilant festivities with the old and new leaders of Russia to commemorate the end of the Cold War, Moscow's influential news agency ITA …

Israel's Role In Destabilizing Pakistan
Source: Pakalert

When waging war "by way of deception," the motto of the Israeli Mossad, well-timed crises play a critical agenda-setting role by displacing facts with what a target population can be deceived to believe.

Obama LET Russia Invade Georgia and Did Nothing
Source: Rasmussen

The article reads: "This year, as each of those issues emerged, President Obama took a different approach. He had to reverse himself on the unconditional settlement freeze. He let the Russians invade Georgia and was slow to condemn them for it.

September flooding in Georgia "Epic"
Source: The Times-Herald

The flooding that occurred in Georgia in September has been determined to be rarer than a once in 500 year event, and washed away long standing records for rain and flooding.

GOP Rep. Deal, Candidate For Georgia Governor, Asking For Obama's Birth Certificate | TPMDC
Source: Talking Points Memo

The wingnuts have taken over what used to be the Grand Old Party.

Georgia: Luxury Hotel Goes Up On Stalin - Era Secret Prison Site
Source: georgiandaily

Secret prison cells from the Stalin era have been discovered on a Tbilisi construction site for a $90-million luxury hotel for the international Kempinski Hotel chain

Seven Banks Fail Friday
Source: finance.yahoo.com

State and federal regulators closed seven community banks in five states Friday, bringing the total number of failed U.S. banks and thrifts this year to 106.

More fraud: Georgia GOP sends out fake census survey

It would seem that Republicans in Georgia are challenging the Republicans in Connecticut to a contest to see who can pull off the larger fraud on American voters without landing in jail as a result.

Alan Grayson Explains The US Constitution to the House Republicans
Source: Salon.com

Earlier today, GOP Congressman Paul Broun of Georgia introduced yet another amendment to deny all funding to ACORN.  Rep. Alan Grayson took the five minutes allotted to him to question Rep.

Six-foot alligator spotted on side of Georgia interstate
Source: The Times-Herald

A six-foot long alligator was found sunning itself on the side of I-85 in Coweta County, Georgia.

Business Owner Publicly Uses N Word to Criticize Obama
Source: CNN

A small mind using simple hate.

Ironed Curtain | The New Republic
Source: tnr.com

After the Russo-Georgian War in August 2008, the European Union found itself in a difficult position. Moscow had not only invaded a neighbor for the first time since the Soviet assault on Afghanistan in 1979.

Some Moscow Officials Want to Hand South Ossetia Back to Georgia, Former Tskhinvali Official Says
Source: georgiandaily

Some Moscow officials believe that Russia lost more than it gained from its recognition of the independence of South Ossetia and, especially given the urging of Western officials now, would like to see it returned to Georgian control, according to a former South Ossetian official …

Russia's Sergei Lavrov and his Drive to Annex Abkhazia
Source: jamestown.org

Despite international criticism, the Kremlin continues its policy of creeping annexation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali.