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For just a moment, let's forget about Tiger, Phil, and even Padraig Harrington. Those guys will likely be in the mix come Sunday afternoon at Augusta, but here are five other names to look out for as the weekend progresses.
April 08, 2009
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VINCE JOHNSON
vjohnson@statesboroherald.com
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Sports
(Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.)
April 08, 2009
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From Staff Reports
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Crime Report
AUGUSTA - Celebrating it's 75th anniversary in 2009, the Masters, according to the game's best players, has become the world's most prestigious golf tournament.
April 07, 2009
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VINCE JOHNSON
vjohnson@statesboroherald.com
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Sports
ATLANTA - The epic southern drought has bid most of the region adieu after sucking reservoirs dry and shriveling crops for three years.
April 07, 2009
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By GREG BLUESTEIN
Associated Press Writer
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World
(Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.)
April 07, 2009
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From Staff Reports
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Crime Report
Studio Statesboro Vodcast - Tuesday, April 7, 2008
April 07, 2009
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MATTHEW BANKHEAD/Producer
mbankhead@statesboroherald.com
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Local
BAGHDAD - Iraq's highest court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentence for an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush from three years to one, a court spokesman said.
Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar, the spokesman, said the decision was taken because the journalist had no prior criminal history.
April 07, 2009
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By SAMEER N. YACOUB
Associated Press Writer
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World
CHICAGO - A striking new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese.
Researchers were surprised to see differences by race at so early an age.
April 07, 2009
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By LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
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World
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont on Tuesday became the fourth state to legalize gay marriage - and the first to do so with a legislature's vote.
The House recorded a dramatic 100-49 vote, the minimum needed, to override Gov. Jim Douglas' veto. Its vote followed a much easier override vote in the Senate, which rebuffed the Republican governor with a vote of 23-5.
April 07, 2009
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By DAVE GRAM
Associated Press Writer
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World
BAGHDAD - Cheered wildly by U.S. troops, President Barack Obama flew unannounced into Iraq on Tuesday and promptly declared it was time for Iraqis to "take responsibility for their country" after America's commitment of six years and thousands of lives.
"You have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country," the president said as he made a brief inspection of a war he opposed as candidate and now vows to end as commander in chief. "That is an extraordinary achievement."
April 07, 2009
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JENNIFER LOVEN
AP White House Correspondent
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World
Judy Knight is the lunchroom manager at Brooklet Elementary School. In fact, she has spent almost her entire life in the sleepy little town of Brooklet.
April 06, 2009
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By ROGER ALLEN
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Local
AUGUSTA – The rock star of golf has arrived. At approximately 3 p.m., local children chased his golf cart through the parking lot, and the obscure sound of velcro opening to unleash hoards of personal cameras engulfed an otherwise peaceful early Monday afternoon of Masters week at the Augusta National Golf Club.
April 06, 2009
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By VINCE JOHNSON
vjohnson@statesboroherald.com
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Sports
The Ogeechee River Soil and Water Conservation District, which is made up of Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, Screven and Tattnall Counties, hosted the 58th Annual Awards Banquet to recognize an individual that has made an outstanding contribution to soil and water conservation.
April 06, 2009
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Special to the Herald
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Business
When the United States census is taken next year on April 1, 2010, the demographic snapshot of our diverse country will continue to develop into a picture of an aging nation.
April 06, 2009
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By JENNY LYNN ANDERSON
Special to the Herald
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Business
Studio Statesboro Vodcast - Friday, April 3, 2008
April 06, 2009
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MATTHEW BANKHEAD/Producer
mbankhead@statesboroherald.com
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Local
