Thursday, July 26, 2012

At 40, Chipper excels as hitter and (unofficial) coach | David O'Brien - AJC

http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/07/26/at-40-chipper-excelling-as-hitter-and-unofficial-coach/

How horrid? July on pace to be hottest month on record – USATODAY.com

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/story/2012-07-26/July-month-hot-temperature-record/56511458/1

Mayor Boris Johnson now attacking Mitt Romney as Olympic torch arrives in London | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2179309/Mayor-Boris-Johnson-attacking-Mitt-Romney-Olympic-torch-arrives-London.html

Alabama's Honda, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai plants get busier | al.com - Alabama's three auto plants are ramping up staffing, filling more than 2,500 new jobs tied to the latest surge in global industry demand and new models planned for state assembly lines.


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Fast-food company deals with firestorm  | ajc.com - A week after Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy’s comments on marriage created a firestorm, the Atlanta company finds itself grappling with a public relations snarl that some experts say could affect its bottom line.


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http://www.ajc.com/business/fast-food-company-deals-1485000.html

Baseball star Cal Ripken Jr's 74-year-old mother abducted at gunpoint then forced into car, tied-up and blindfolded | Mail Online --For a terrifying 24 hours Ms Ripken's distressed family had no clue as to her whereabouts while police desperately looked for clues. - She was eventually found at around 6am on Wednesday, bound and blindfolded in her car not far from her home.

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Local Houston County Circuit Judge Has Signed A Search Warrant For Attorney General - Center Stage Is Being Searched :: RickeyStokesNews.com



http://www.rickeystokesnews.com/article.php/update-at-500-pm-local-houston-county-circuit-judge-has-signed-a-search-warrant-for-attorney-general--center-stage-is-being-searched-34394


Donald Watkins says he'll oppose Chris McNair's second clemency request | al.com - Mary Orndorff Troyan / Washington Bureau -- Donald Watkins, the longtime Birmingham lawyer and businessman who represented former mayor Richard Arrington Jr., said he will again oppose Chris McNair's second request for executive clemency. -- Watkins, who has his own connections to the Civil Rights movement, said McNair has betrayed "his deceased daughter's revered legacy, his family's good name, his community's hopes and dreams for a better life in Birmingham, and the sacred trust of the people in the County Commission district he once served."

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http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/07/donald-watkins-says-hell-oppose-chris.html


'Aggressive push' by Phillies swayed Cole Hamels - USATODAY - Bob Nightengale - The deal: Six years, $144 million, with a $24 million vesting option in 2019 that could make the total value worth a staggering $162 million.


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Paul Finebaum - The Voice of The SEC - Speaking at Dothan Opera House Aug 14th


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/07/press-release-paul-finebaum-speaking-at.html


Mercedes-Benz of Dothan - YouTube -- Dawn Dunning Theune - " My Mercedes Saved My Life."


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2012/03/mercedes-benz-of-dothan-crash-dawn-60.html