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GA Coed's Body Found In Haiti?; Perdue Eyes Lottery For Budget Help; DeKalb Cops Getting More Powerful Guns; Salami Recall
- Today, a pair of south Georgia parents may get confirmation whether remains pulled from a flattened hotel in Port-au-Prince are those of their daughter. Courtney Hayes, a student at Lynn University in Florida, has not been seen since Haiti's January 12 earthquake. She, three of her classmates and two of her professors are feared dead; they were there on a school-sponsored mission trip. The college paid for a private search and rescue effort, but isn't publicly confirming the discovery.
- Organizers say the "Hope for Haiti Now'' event Friday has "set a new standard of giving for a relief telethon.'' The two-hour event raised $57 million--and counting. Co-host Wyclef Jean has hired a new accounting firm for his foundation Yele, after acknowledging last week that there had been problems with the way the foundation had handled its money in the past.
- For the second time in a week, a driver in Newnan County has died in a retention pond after driving off the Newnan Crossing Bypass. The latest accident was Sunday, six days after last Monday's fatal crash. City officials now are considering putting up a guard rail on that stretch of road to make it safer.
- Governor Perdue is eyeing state lottery money as a way to ease the budget crisis, but he could have a hard fight ahead. The constitutional amendment that created the lottery almost 20 years ago bars the use of lottery money to pay for existing programs. Perdue wants to divert $34 million to pay for grants and college scholarships--which would put even greater strain on the lottery-funded HOPE scholarship.
- Two days ahead of the State of the Union address, President Barack Obama today is offering a preview with some initiatives designed to help middle class families--including a doubling of the child care tax credit for families earning under $85,000; capping student loan payments; and helping families taking care of elderly relatives. Aides say the president will use his first State of the Union to refocus, but not redefine, his presidency.
- A new CNN Opinion Research poll finds just 42% of Americans now support the $787 billion stimulus package, while 56% oppose it--that's almost an exact reversal of the numbers right after it was passed last March.
- Sam's is outsourcing its in-store food sampler jobs to an outside company. That means layoffs for some 11,000 part-time employees as the company tries to boost revenues. Many of the workers will be offered other Sam's or Wal-Mart jobs.
- DeKalb County Police will be packing more heat, trading in their 9-millimeters for 40-caliber handguns. County commissioners okayed the cash for 1,200 Smith & Wessons; the department's Berettas are more than years old and aren't even made anymore. Officers on the street say they're encountering better-armed criminals who are packing AK-47s and street sweepers.
- Mo' honors for Mo'Nique. She won another best supporting actress award for her role as an abusive mother in "Precious" at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, after pulling in the same prize at the Golden Globes last week.
- Robert "Squirrel" Lester, an original member of the Chi-Lites, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 67. The Chi-Lites had 11 top-20 hits during the 70s. He got the nickname "Squirrel" because he liked to climb trees as a kid. Lester was born in Mississippi before moving with his family to Chicago's South Side.
- The New Orleans Saints are marching to the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year history. They beat the Vikings in overtime, 31-28. They'll meet the Indianapolis Colts two weeks from now in Miami. The Colts are the early four-point favorites in Vegas after coming from behind to beat the Jets, 30-17.
- More than one million pounds of pepper-coated salami is under recall because of a multi-state salmonella outbreak. Daniele International of Rhode Island sold the salamis under various brand names including Daniele, Boars Head, and Dietz & Watson.
- Actor Gary Coleman was arrested in Utah on a warrant for failing to appear in court. No word yet what the 41-year-old was wanted for, but reports say he was arrested after police got reports of a disturbance at his home there.
- Osama bin Laden is taking credit for the failed Christmas Day bombing attack on a Northwest Plane. A White House advisor says the new tape has the same old message about the mass slaughter of innocents. A State Department analyst thinks bin Laden is trying to stay relevant by taking credit for an affiliate's terror attempt.
- The KISS 104.1 weather forecast: a wind advisory is in effect until 6:00 p.m. Expect a partly sunny, windy high of 52 Monday, with lows overnight 30-33. Tuesday, mostly sunny and a high around 50.
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