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Florida gets double-whammy as John Theus, Derrick Henry pick Georgia
![<span style="font-size: small;">The Florida Gators picked up their 14th commitment of the 2012 recruiting class with the pledge of Boiling Springs (N.C.) Crest safety Rhaheim Ledbetter on Friday morning. A happy day in Gainesville, no doubt. </span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63280872-15201657.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">The Florida Gators picked up their 14th commitment of the 2012 recruiting class with the pledge of Boiling Springs (N.C.) Crest safety Rhaheim Ledbetter on Friday morning. A happy day in Gainesville, no doubt. </span>")
The Florida Gators picked up their 14th commitment of the 2012 recruiting class with the pledge of Boiling Springs (N.C.) Crest safety Rhaheim Ledbetter on Friday morning. A happy day in Gainesville, no doubt.
That all changed Friday night.
A pair of...Tags: Nike, Inc., Gainesville, Human Interest, Alabama, Athens (Greece)
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Navy announces 2011 football recruiting class
Football coach Ken Niumatalolo released the names Navy's 2011 recruits on Thursday night as 52 prospects representing 16 states went through induction ceremonies and began plebe summer. "We are very excited about the group we have coming in this year,"...Tags: California, Tampa, Deltona, Las Vegas, High School Sports
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Clair E. George dies at 81; spy was pardoned for Iran-Contra lies
Clair E. George, a former CIA covert operations chief who received a presidential pardon in 1992 after being convicted of two counts of lying to Congress in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration, has died. He was 81....Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Central Intelligence Agency, Espionage and Intelligence, Crime, Law and Justice, Iran
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R.E.M. breaks up, leaves behind career that balanced hits, integrity
R.E.M. broke up Wednesday, with an exit nearly as modest as its entrance.
You couldn’t get much more humble than touring America in a beat-up van out of the decidedly un-hip environs of Athens, Ga., in 1980. And when the band went out this week, it...Tags: Video Supplies and Services, Pearl Jam (music group), Photography and Video, Michael Stipe, Arts
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R.E.M. calls it quits
After more than three decades as a band, R.E.M. is breaking up.
In a terse announcement Wednesday at the band’s official Web site, remhq.com, the trio of Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills said they “have decided to call it a day as a...Tags: Athens (Greece), Arts, Fine Arts, Arts and Culture, File Sharing
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Remembering R.E.M. (1980-2011)
R.E.M. announced Wednesday that it is calling it quits. The Athens, Ga., band that pioneered a distinctive, arty college-rock sound was a group that meant a lot to many people.
Myself included.
The group was the first rock band I felt was truly my own....Tags: Billy Squier, Jimmy Buffett, Hampton Coliseum, Chicago Hotels
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Anniversary - the McCormicks
Joe and Nita McCormick of Falling Waters, W.Va., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by vacationing in the Great Smokey Mountains with their family. While in Tennessee, the family surprised them with gifts, a steak dinner and an anniversary cake....Tags: Weddings
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10spot: Artscape and nine other favorites this week
1. Sum up Artscape? That’s one of the best things about it — you can’t. Especially since this is the free arts festival blowout’s 30th year (celebrating everything 1980s, which we assume you love).
And, of course, there’s...Tags: Mount Royal, Keri Hilson, Human Interest, Lil Wayne, Superman (fictional character)
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Crider, Daigh plan August wedding
Melissa Joy Crider of Cumming, Ga., daughter of the late Sandi and Mike Crider, announces her engagement to John Codell Daigh, son of Johanne and Mike Daigh, also of Cumming. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Dorothy Mae and William Hope...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, University of Georgia, Georgia Southern University , Equifax Incorporated
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Senate approves bill to end partial FAA shutdown; Obama signs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate approved legislation Friday ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, clearing the way for thousands of employees to return to work and hundreds of airport construction projects to resume....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Elections, Internal Revenue Service
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Alexander Ruler of the World Apartments: The colorful back story of a Hollywood legend
L.A. at HomeCuriosity for Rent: Alexander Ruler of the World Apartments, Hollywood Classically Greek and exuberantly tweaked, the 60-unit Alexander Ruler of the World Apartments were purportedly built by Paramount Studios to house actors in 1927. Actor George Pan-...
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