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This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service at: http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38332 ATLANTA, Georgia, Sep 24 (IPS) – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary stay of execution for Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis, less than two hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday night. Justices will meet on Sep. 29 to decide whether to hear […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Two anti-death penalty activists, Rev. Marvin Morgan, First Congregational Church, and Steve Woodhall, were arrested today at the Governor’s Office, after refusing to leave the office until speaking with the governor about tomorrow’s impending execution of Troy Davis. Woodhall has been fasting since Thursday for Davis, only drinking water, as part of a one-man vigil outside of […]

(APN) ATLANTA — A third former AHA employee or contractor approached Atlanta Progressive News in May 2008 with concerns about what relocation opportunities existed for residents being evicted by Atlanta Housing Authority as part of its public housing demolition initiative. [The first whistleblower, Anthony Bostic, told APN last year how AHA was underpaying families on their utility allowances and that […]

With additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency Friday afternoon, September 12, 2008, for death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis, even though his attorneys and supporters argue there is far too much doubt to carry out an execution. The five-member Board heard arguments from the defense in the morning and […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request on September 2, 2008, to reconsider its June decision in the case of five Cuban intelligence agents accused of spying in the United States. A three-judge panel of the court on June 4, 2008, upheld the convictions and sentences for two of the so-called Cuban Five, but vacated […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta peace activists are celebrating this week because they have succeeded in convincing US Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) to remove his name as a co-sponsor of H. Con Res 362, a bill which expresses the sense of the Congress regarding new sanctions on Iran. “He responded to his constituents and it renewed a tiny bit of my […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Michael A. Young began work as the new CEO of Grady Memorial Hospital last week. Young said he was working on improving services, boosting employee morale, and turning around the cash-strapped hospital. “The vast majority of Grady Health System employees are very excited about the opportunity,” Young said during a press conference Friday, September 05, 2008. “The […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Housing and Economic Development Committee of the Georgia State House of Representatives met Friday, March 07, 2008, to listen to testimony concerning Atlanta’s campaign to demolish all remaining public housing in Atlanta. “We all knew we had to do something,” State Rep. Mable Thomas, Chair of the Committee, said. “We all sort of came together to […]

(APN) ATLANTA — On May 23rd 2008 the Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia in Superior Court of Fulton County for requiring a photo ID in order to vote. In a parallel case, the party is suing in State court as well, based on the Georgia Constitution. While the Court declined to issue an emergency injunction […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Superior Court of Chatham County issued a death warrant Wednesday, September 03, 2008, for Troy Anthony Davis, a man convicted of the 1989 murder of Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail. The warrant calls for a September 23, 2008, execution but it could occur as late as September 30. Attorneys for Davis had hoped the Chatham […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles will hear from the attorneys of Troy Davis, a Georgia man on death row, on September 12, 2008, at 9am. Representatives for Davis had filed a petition with the Board requesting clemency this week. Georgians for the Abolition of the Death Penalty and Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will hold a […]