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Reports: CNN testing new talent, new show in the works

CNN has been auditioning talent for a possible new show, according to reports from media industry Web sites.

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Hartsfield-Jackson still ranked as busiest airport

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remained the nation’s busiest airport, followed by Chicago O’Hare, Dallas/Ft.

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List: Home Depot’s ‘brand’ ranks fourth

Atlanta-based Home Depot fell one ranking to fourth place in Interbrand Design Forum’s second annual list of the nation’s top retail brands.

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Northwest union seeks to halt Delta crew integration

In the tug-of-war between Delta Air Lines and unions from merger partner Northwest Airlines, the flight attendants union has lobbed a new charge against Delta.

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Georgia Power bills headed higher

Georgia Power bills are going up again. By a 4-1 vote, the state Public Service Commission approved a fuel charge hike for the company Thursday afternoon.

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Flight attendants union files grievance against Delta

In the tug-of-war between Delta Air Lines and unions from merger partner Northwest Airlines, the flight attendants union has lobbed a new charge against Delta.

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Atlanta selects new airport bond underwriters

The city of Atlanta has decided to use all 23 of the firms that submitted bids under a new selection process for the issuance of $1.6 billion of bonds.

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Suniva wins export award

Norcross-based Suniva on Thursday was named the Renewable Energy Exporter of the Year by the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

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CNN/U.S. President says Facebook draws bigger audience than rival Fox News

CNN/U.S. President Jon Klein said he’s not worried about bitter cable rival Fox News. It’s Facebook and other social media outlets that give him more concern, Klein told Bloomberg BusinessWeek editor Josh Tyrangiel.

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William Osborne Solms, 89: Led African-American soldiers in the Netherlands

There’s only one American cemetery in the Netherlands and Bill Solms of Atlanta commanded the troops who built it.

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March Madness quandary: should businesses crack down?

A new study says employers could lose $1.8 billion in productivity during the NCAA Tournament’s first week.

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March Madness: Should businesses crack down?

A new study says employers could lose $1.8 billion in productivity during the NCAA Tournament’s first week.

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Gates edged out as world’s richest man

For the first time in 16 years, a non-American tops Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s richest people.

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Georgia women? honored for work

One peddled chenille bedspreads to New York and mid-Atlantic department stores, turning a local craft tradition into a thriving industry that helped pull northwest Georgia out of the Depression.

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Atlanta airport seeks businesses for new terminal

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport soon will seek concessionaires to help the city put on its best face for globetrotting travelers.

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Jobless rate rises, as more people look for work

Metro Atlanta’s jobless rate jumped to a new high in January, rising from 10.1 percent the month before to 10.8 percent as the region’s pool of unemployed swelled to nearly 300,000.

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Top postal service official addresses shortfall, rivals

Every time you hit “submit” to pay a bill online, you’re making a decision that makes Patrick Donahoe cringe.

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AT&T starts ‘No text is worth dying over’ ad campaign

A Liliburn man may have had his thumbs on his cell phone instead of his eyes on the road when he ran a stoplight in Alabama in January.

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Georgia banks shedding ‘hot money’

During last decade’s housing boom, Georgia banks eager to get in on the action became addicted to “hot money” – deposits from investors who pay brokers to shop nationwide for the best returns.

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Bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises sued over Coca-Cola’s planned takeover in North America

Another putative class-action lawsuit has been launched to challenge Coca-Cola ’s plan to take over the North American operations of its main bottler.

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