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Court upholds death penalty for man claiming mental retardation

November 23, 2011 Express Telegraph

ATLANTA — A federal appeals court this week upheld the death penalty for a man who now claims he is mentally retarded. Warren Lee Hill Jr. did not claim mental retardation during his 1991 trial. However, in 1996, Lee added to a “habeas petition to allege mental retardation for the first time, and he later claimed that Georgia’s reasonable doubt standard of proof (state law) violated the Eighth Amendment,” according to an opinion from the 11th

Ga. authorities prepared for Thanksgiving travel

November 23, 2011 The Travel Trolley

In Georgia, the number of travelers driving this holiday is expected to increase by 3.3 percent, while air travel is expected to rise by 1.2 percent. Others means of transportation — such as by bus or by rail — is projected to see a 14 percent increase.

Ready to fly? The TSA awaits

November 22, 2011 The Travel Trolley

As Americans prepare to travel this Thanksgiving, there are a number of challenges awaiting: traffic, stepped up patrols by law enforcement and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), at least according to some travelers.

Longtime Bulldogs announcer Munson dies

November 21, 2011 Express Telegraph

Larry Munson, the legendary voice of the Georgia Bulldogs for more than four decades, died Sunday from complications from pneumonia, the university announced. He was 89.

Hartsfield-Jackson: Passenger traffic up in September

November 21, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Passenger traffic at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in September increased 3.24 percent compared to a year earlier, officials said. Nearly 7.5 million people passed through the airport during the month.

AAA: Thanksgiving travel expected to increase

November 20, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The number of Georgians traveling at least 50 miles this Thanksgiving is expected to increase by 3.3 percent compared to last year, AAA said.

AAA: Thanksgiving travel expected to increase

November 17, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The number of Georgians traveling at least 50 miles this Thanksgiving is expected to increase by 3.3 percent compared to last year, AAA said.

Price: Kagan must not decide health care law

November 17, 2011 Express Telegraph

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan must recuse herself from deciding the Constitutionality of the health care law Congress passed last year, a Georgia Congressman said. “The President’s health care law – now headed to the Supreme Court – is a threat to America’s health care system and the principles of affordability, accessibility, quality, responsiveness, innovation, and choices,” U.S Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., said in a statement. “It is important that the Court has agreed to

Deal: Obamacare case critical to state’s future

November 14, 2011 Express Telegraph

Gov. Nathan Deal welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear Georgia’s case challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare. More than half of the nation’s states have signed on to the case. “The state of Georgia has been a leader in the fight against the crippling mandates of Obamacare,” Deal said in a statement. “As a member of Congress, I was the first to question the constitutionality of the individual mandate on the floor of the

Dunwoody votes against parks measure

November 9, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Dunwoody residents on Tuesday overwhelmingly shot down a city proposal to buy and improve parks in the city.