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  1. Ex-prosecutor faces Atlanta drug charges bit.ly/JPGLDD
  2. Athens shoplift suspect pepper-sprays pursuers bit.ly/Lh4vj3
  3. Augusta circuit district attorney, chief judge have opposition this year bit.ly/JNqzCR
  4. Body found in Augusta Canal ruled as drowning bit.ly/Klrt78
  5. SC lawmaker faces DUI charge bit.ly/KiX6xY
  6. Augusta judges won't hear commissioner's domestic violence case bit.ly/KtOSnF
  7. Savannah lawyer sentenced in scheme bit.ly/LtHPLS
  8. Ga. man lures teens with Facebook, police say bit.ly/LciBlE
  9. Gun pulled after horn honk bit.ly/JLipea
  10. Gamecocks fall to Commodores bit.ly/LaYnZE
  11. Georgian wins 'American Idol' bit.ly/LaiVRX
  12. City officials tour ADP data processing business bit.ly/JIUpZe
  13. Authorities identify man slain by McDuffie County deputies bit.ly/JIFfmU
  14. Woman accused of instigating school fight arrested bit.ly/LpBMYz
  15. Train stop for Augusta man leads to jail bit.ly/KgIVK0
  16. Locked door doesn't keep deputies from arrest bit.ly/JHZyRq
  17. @sally_ann Officers are investigating a body that was found in the Augusta Canal this morning. More here: bit.ly/KaNNkY
  18. Homes sought for animals in roach-infested Macon shelter bit.ly/KfLkVj
  19. Waffle House standoff ends near Atlanta bit.ly/KodApi
  20. Ga. teacher suspected of sending students 'inappropriate' photos bit.ly/KfrOZ0