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Atlanta Craftsmen: RuPaul, Sid Mashburn, And Mark Hopper

On this edition of “Two Way Street,” we profile three craftsmen who have living in Atlanta in common:

May 20, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, May 19, 2017, prior to his departure on his first overseas trip.

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  • Politics

Trump Heads Overseas

Today on “Political Rewind,” President Trump hits the road for his first official trip overseas with planned stops in Saudi Arabia and Israel, before...

May 19, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Lisa Clark
FBI Director James Comey is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, prior to testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation."

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  • Politics

Comey Says Trump Requested FBI End Flynn Investigation

Today on “Political Rewind,” the hits just keep on comin'! Now that former FBI director James Comey has said he has notes of at least one of his...

May 17, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Lisa Clark
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan attended a Karen Handel campaign event Monday, May 15, 2017.

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  • Politics

Paul Ryan Campaigns For Karen Handel

Today on “Political Rewind,” fasten your seatbelts for another jam-packed day of political news! There was much comment over the weekend following...

May 15, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Lisa Clark

Nathaniel Philbrick Explores The Dark Side Of The American Revolution

If we wanted to make a list of the most notorious traitors in history, who would top the list? Probably Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces...

May 13, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
The National Archives has told the White House to keep each of President Donald Trump's tweets, even those he deletes or corrects.

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  • Politics

Trump Unleashes Tweetstorm, Threatens To Cancel Press Briefings

Today on “Political Rewind,” another day, another tweetstorm from POTUS. Among some of his early morning posts, Trump tweeted that former FBI director...

May 12, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Lisa Clark
The container ship COSCO Development sails up river past the historic district of Savannah, Ga., to the Port of Savannah, on Thursday, May 11, 2017. At 1,201 feet long and 158 feet wide, the ship is the largest vessel ever to call on the U.S. East Coast.

'It Takes Up The Whole River!' US Ports Welcome Giant Ship

The largest cargo ship ever to visit ports on the U.S. East Coast is so long the Statue of Liberty and Washington Monument could fit end-to-end along...

May 12, 2017
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By:
  • Russ Bynum and
  • Associated Press
J.W. Ledford Jr., poses for a photo. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said in a news release Wednesday, April 26, 2017, that 45-year-old Ledford, a death row inmate convicted of killing a 73-year-old doctor, is scheduled to die May 16.

Lawyers Cite Troubled Past In Plea To Spare Inmate's Life

Lawyers for a Georgia inmate scheduled for execution next week are asking the state parole board to spare his life, citing a rough childhood, substance...

May 12, 2017
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By:
  • Kate Brumback

Georgia Power Approaches Deadline On Fate Of Vogtle Nuclear Plant

Georgia Power spent $50 million dollars in April to keep construction moving at Plant Vogtle. That was the word from company officials Thursday at a...

May 11, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead
In this May 3, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

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  • Politics

Trump Fires Comey, Reactions Roll In

Today on “Political Rewind,” President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey late yesterday and the reaction has been loud and partisan. Some have gone...

May 10, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Lisa Clark
  In this Monday, April 17, 2017 photo, Various cannabis oil products are displayed in the office of Georgia State Rep. Allen Peake, R - Macon, in Macon, Ga.

Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Expansion On Final Day

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal approved an expansion of the state's medical marijuana program on Tuesday, allowing people being treated for six additional...

May 10, 2017
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By:
  • Kathleen Foody and
  • Associated Press
In this Saturday, May 6, 2017 photo provided by the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge smoke rises from a wildfire east of Fargo, Ga. Firefighters were battling Sunday to prevent the fire from spreading, authorities said.

Crews Working To Box In Wildfire Near Georgia-Florida Line

Ground crews with plows and bulldozers are working to box in a wildfire threatening small communities at the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp in southeast...

May 10, 2017
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  • Associated Press
Little Five Points in Atlanta is home to a number of retail stores.

Where Are The Retail Stores Going?

Retail stores are disappearing, but the economy is not the bad guy. Rising pressure from online shopping is causing brick and mortar stores to file for...

May 10, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Whitney Chirdon

Valdosta Police Chief: Campus Carry Ignores Data

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has signed the campus carry law. Starting July 1, anyone with a weapons license can carry a concealed gun on a state school...

May 10, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton
The Voices of Hope Choir from Arrendale State Prison performed at the Reentry Summit in Macon where Governor Nathan Deal signed three new criminal justice bills into law.

Governor Deal Signs Three Criminal Justice Bills

Governor Nathan Deal has signed three new criminal justice reform bills into law. Deal picked an audience of corrections, parole and non-profit workers...

May 10, 2017
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  • Grant Blankenship
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