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Father and Son Graduate From Morehouse

ATLANTA (WAOK)-History will be made on Sunday at the 129th Morehouse College Commencement. According to a Morehouse press release, when President Barack Obama speaks, this will be the very first time a “sitting President has […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/18

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FBI: Miss. Man Arrested, Accused In Ricin Letters

A man in Mississippi has been arrested and accused of sending letters with suspected ricin poison to President Barack Obama and other leaders.

2013/04/17

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Ga. Hopes To Avoid New Delays For Harbor Expansion

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia officials say they’re taking a closer look at having state taxpayers pay a larger upfront share to begin deepening the waterway to the bustling Port of Savannah. The nation’s fourth […]

2013/04/15

Screen capture of Gov. Phil Bryant, with his wife Deborah. (Credit: governorbryant.com)

Bryant: Obama Budget Undercuts Medicaid Expansion

Top Mississippi Republicans say their opposition to Medicaid expansion is getting a boost from an unlikely source — Democratic President Barack Obama.

2013/04/10

File photo of President Obama. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Gov. Nikki Haley: We Will Not Expand Medicaid On President Obama’s Watch

As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest states.

2013/03/30

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2 Ga. Men Among Those Receiving Pardons From Obama

Larry Thornton got caught in 1974 with an unregistered shotgun that had been illegally altered, while Edwin Hardy Futch Jr. was convicted of stealing in 1976.

2013/03/03

File photo of a teacher in front of a classroom. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Newsmakers)

Teacher Tasks Kids With Proving Obama’s Intent To Shift America To Socialism

Students and parents alike were taken aback by a local high school teacher’s homework assignment.

2013/02/27

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Mo Ivory: Who Needs Flowers And Candy…I Spent Valentine’s Day With President Obama!

I arrived when he told me to, they had my name at the door and I was allowed in immediately. I was told to stand and wait, so I did. First, we prayed, then we […]

WAOK-AM–2013/02/14

File photo of President Obama. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

President Obama Expected To Visit Learning Center In Decatur

ATLANTA (AP) — A spokeswoman for a suburban Atlanta school system says excitement is building as President Obama plans to visit an early childhood learning center there. Decatur City Schools spokeswoman Courtney Burnett says Obama […]

WAOK-AM–2013/02/11

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President Obama Returns To Atlanta

WASHINGTON (AP/WAOK) — President Barack Obama will travel to Atlanta after his State of the Union address on Tuesday. It’s a tradition for presidents to launch a post-speech tour to pitch their proposals to the […]

WAOK-AM–2013/02/09

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