They got votes, too 11/20/2008
MARIETTA - If some Cobb voters got their way, Mickey Mouse would be president, Homer Simpson would be the county chairman and Darth Vader would be the sheriff.
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Astronaut who lost tool bag admits making mistake 11/20/2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The astronaut who lost her tool bag on a spacewalk admitted Wednesday that she made a mistake by not checking to see if the sack was tied down, and said she's still smarting over the whole thing. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper said in an interview with The Associated Press that it was "very disheartening" to lose her bag full of tools. She was trying to clean up grease that had oozed out of a grease gun in the backpack-size bag, when the tote and everything in it floated away Tuesday. The bag was one of the largest items ever lost by a spacewalking astronaut. NASA put the price tag of the tool bag at $100,000.
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Back in style: Frugality 11/20/2008
Frugality is making a comeback.
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Hillary weighs options 11/20/2008
CHICAGO - Former President Bill Clinton has agreed to publicly disclose the names of most donors to his presidential foundation and library, a significant concession aimed at helping smooth the path for his wife to become the next secretary of state.
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Confusion reigns 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON - Financial markets hate uncertainty, but that's what they're getting from Washington.
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New company eyes takeover of SPLOST work from Facility Group 11/19/2008
MARIETTA - Facility Group executive Danny Jardine has requested that the Cobb School District transfer the remainder of the SPLOST II management contract to his own prospective company, Superintendent Fred Sanderson revealed Monday.
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Outside funds roll in to sway Senate runoff 11/19/2008
ATLANTA - Ask Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss or Democratic challenger Jim Martin about all the national attention their U.S. Senate runoff is attracting and they say that Georgians will ultimately decide the contest.
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Obama eyes first step toward filling Cabinet 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON - Eric Holder, formerly second in charge at the Justice Department, is President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to become attorney general, an Obama official and people close to the matter said Tuesday.
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Alaska Sen. Stevens' defeat marks end of an era 11/19/2008
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sen. Ted Stevens' election defeat marks the end of an era in which he held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees in Congress. It also moves Senate Democrats within two seats of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority and gives President-elect Barack Obama a stronger hand when he assumes office on Jan. 20. On the day the longest-serving Republican in Senate history turned 85, he was ousted by Alaska voters troubled by his conviction on federal felony charges and eager for a new direction in Washington, where Stevens served since Lyndon B. Johnson was president.
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Outcry shelves airport renaming 11/18/2008
KENNESAW - Plans to rename the county's airport have been grounded.
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