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Debbie Dooley, co-founder of the Atlanta Tea Party, sets out signs and waits for returns where T-SPLOST opposition groups gather for a election night watch at Hudson Grille in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed are making an 11th-hour push to Georgia voters to approve the transportation tax referendum on Tuesday's primary ballot. Critics blast the plan _ the first statewide referendum in Georgia history _ as not only the heftiest tax proposal in state history, but as a false strategy that they say addresses neither sprawl nor smart growth. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

Atlanta region shoots down transportation tax

Errin Haines, Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) - Now that a proposed penny sales tax to fund billions in transportation projects in metro Atlanta has failed, solutions to easing gridlock in the South's economic engine are further away than ever...
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Air pollution: A real threat to black women

Ashley Michelle Williams
theGRIO REPORT - Medical researchers have known that air pollution could cause people to have cardiovascular problem. Yet they were not aware that increases exposure to air pollution from traffic could cause people, especially African-American women...
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7 tips to lower long-distance travel risks

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
theGRIO REPORT - As families pile into cars heading south for Turkey Day, or board airplanes toward the opposite coast, traveling safely is the priority...
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5-year-old shoved into traffic by mom's boyfriend

Lana Schupbach
VIDEO - Sounds of screeching cars can be heard on a 911 tape, revealing the exact moment when the child was pushed in front of the speeding vehicles...
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Dancehall-Reggae artist Sizzla arrested on gun charges

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Dancehall and reggae music is in trouble as yet another one of its stars is doing battle with the law...
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A typo on "Marin" Luther King street

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VIDEO - In the city where Martin Luther King Jr. was born, and on the street dedicated to him, you'd think the city would manage to spell his name right.
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Dancing cop is a show-stopper

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VIDEO - A New York City traffic officer is trying to help commuters dance through rush hour. Mentoria Hutchinson entertains motorists with her funky dance moves as she directs traffic...
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