Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.
Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia.
Wednesday, February 6 2013 7:41 PM EST2013-02-07 00:41:54 GMT
Georgia lawmakers continue their efforts to reduce gun restrictions in the state, but Republican leaders under the Gold Dome are reluctant to move forward with big changes this year.
Georgia lawmakers continue their efforts to reduce gun restrictions in the state, but Republican leaders under the Gold Dome are reluctant to move forward with big changes this year.
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Democrats are taking some heat after it took three tries on Wednesday to amend their convention platform to add a mention of God and declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
White House aides said the president himself ordered the party to put the language back in, but Republican rival, Mitt Romney, says the omission is proof that Democrats are " increasingly out of touch with the mainstream."
The Rev. Timothy McDonald of First Iconium Baptist Church in Atlanta questioned why the language had been pulled from the platform.
"I was shocked and surprised. I had assumed that it was already in the platform. It was in the platform in '08," said McDonald.
McDonald, who served as a delegate in two previous Democratic Conventions, said that voters shouldn't get hung up on the issue.
"We've heard from the chairman of AIPAC, the Jewish lobby, that it has been fixed now, so let's move on because there are more issues out there that definitely need to be addressed," said McDonald.
McDonald says how a party incorporates God into its policies and practices is far more important than whether either political party has "God" written into their platform positions. He doubts this will have any kind of impact on the race for the White House.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:21 AM EDT2013-05-22 10:21:32 GMT
Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old girl who was abducted just after midnight on Wednesday.
Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old girl who was abducted just after midnight on Wednesday.They say 1-year-old Annya Buchannon was in the back of a car that was stolen from the Playskool Daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:48 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:48:00 GMT
Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
Local families are taking a serious look at storm shelters in the aftermath of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma. Those shelters could mean the difference between life and death when faced with one of these powerful storms.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
A federal court has struck down Fayette County's at-large method of electing members to certain county offices, saying the method was a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
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