Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Business Earthlink forecasts profit in ’04.  AJC Air Force’s top brass praises Raptor.  AJC Campaigns National Crafting Kerry’s future with nod to past.  Post Bush campaign spent $50 million in March.  Post Bush campaign has raised $184 million.  Post Bush team confident in steady poll results.  Boston The battle for the military vote.  WSJ Vote drive plans swing into tossup states.  AJC Times on the trail.  NYT Georgia Political Insider. AJC Lane explains party switch.  Statesboro Two prominent lawmakers (Gillis, McBee) calling it quits.  AccessNorthgGa Augusta Bowen won’t run again.  Tifton Moultrie Cordele’s Bowen to retire from state senate.  Macon McBee not running.  Athens House veteran to relinquish seat.  RedandBlack (HD 115) One hat already in the ring as others ponder running. Athens Keown listens to ‘voice’ (HD candidate).  Thomasville (HD 5) Brock won’t return to House.  Dalton (HD 157, 160)  Small Business owner runs for state house.  Savannah North Carolina In NC, technology equals prosperity.  Infoworld Economy Development Washington State BIO 21 backers retooling proposal (15 year $750 million plan for biotech).  WSJ Indicators Greenspan says economy is gaining momentum.  NYT Greenspan remarks trigger stock sell off.  Post Economy hot.  Will rate hikes follow?  CSMonitor Jobs White House backs off overtime rules.  Chicago Tourism Firm picked to wow visitors with true stories.  Columbus Education Higher Ed Board of Regents postpones tuition hike vote.  AccessNorthGa Columbus Macon Decision delayed on tuition hikes.  AJC University celebrates children.  Statesboro SPSU, Life land deal on shaky ground.  Marietta K12 Fulton’s charter high school to close.  AJC County school district pilots online courses.  Canton G-8 Expert will discuss “Why Georgia needs G-8”.  Savannah Governor New Democratic web site tweaks Perdue on taxes ( www.gatax.com ).  AccessNorthGa Conyers Rome Perdue’s bus tour swings through several middle Georgia cities.  Macon Details of Perdue’s NE Georgia stops.  AccessNorthGa Perdue visits Ogeechee Tech.  Statesboro Where the Governor goes, a spy follows. AJC Political foe calls Perdue ‘tax deadbeat’.  AJC Dems ask Governor  for returns.  Athens Gwinnett Savannah Governor to speak at 10 am Thursday.  Rockmart Government Ethics             Cherokee Judge may appeal removal.  Canton Sec State Edwards investor fraud case settled. AJC AG Edwards to pay.  Augusta Group to pay state $700,000 in interest, penalties.  Athens Issues Education A Texas bid to shift school finances to ‘sin’ taxes.  NYT Iraq Pentagon deleted Rumsfield statement.  Post Constituents Iraq worries growing, lawmakers say.  Post Bush’s shift to UN tilts Iraq debate.  LATimes Wolfowitz denies secret Iraq war funding.  USA PATRIOT President, in Buffalo, continues to push extended Patriot act.  NYT Bush stumps for PATRIOT act extension.  C|net Technology Communications Researchers set new Internet2 speed record.  Infoworld Powell to broadcasters: Evolve or Die.  C|net Nextel radio interference plan a tough call.  C|Net IPO Salesforce.com sets price target.  Yahoo! Privacy Data Surveillance.  Post Security Experts race to fix serious Internet flaw.  Yahoo! Post NYT TCP flaw threatens Net data transmissions.  C|Net Software makers ready desktop lockdown.  C|net Trends Glaser envisions digital tech for the taking.  C|net Newspapers hold 8 spots of news top 20 list.  Yahoo! Voting Indians vote in high tech fashion.  BBC India gets out the e-vote.  Wired Editorial Meredith made regents an offer they couldn’t refuse.  Canton Conyers Marietta Gwinnett Kerry right, sort of, on multilateralism.  Canton Clarke County loses an advocate with McBee’s retirement.  Athens No time to waste on sewer bill. AJC Give seniors alternatives to autos.  AJC Show heart in support of marriage.  AJC Last week’s political soap opera’s.  Savannah Presidential see-saw to continue.  Jacksonville Government’s ugly secret.  LATimes The problem with outsourcing.  Boston Politics and the Patriot Act.  NYT 6:17:59 PM