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NorthWest Bank and Trust is seized and sold
Regulators close two more banks in Georgia; 41 of them have collapsed over the past two years . . .
Political Notes: GOP will pick up state Senate seat
Chuck Pardue withdraws from the race for a Georgia Senate seat in the Augusta area, ensuring that Republicans will pick up another Senate seat in the general election . . .
Political Notes: Deal picks up legislative endorsements
Three lawmakers announce their support for Nathan Deal over Karen Handel in the GOP runoff; Handel answers with a negative TV spot that denounces Deal as "corrupt" . . .
Divorce records detail Smith affair
Newspaper publishes details of Sen. Preston Smith's divorce, as Smith is running for attorney general in the Republican primary runoff . . .
Pete Hackney, legislative budget officer, dies
Pete Hackney, who headed the legislative budget office for 22 years, died in Florida at the age of 82 . . .
Tax revision panel begins working
Tax revision council begins its task of reviewing and recommending changes to the Georgia tax code . . .
Coleman will ask for recount in labor race
Terry Coleman said he will file for a recount in the Democratic primary for labor commissioner, where an investigation of absentee ballots is ongoing in Brooks County . . .
Political Notes: Jack’s for Nathan
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston endorses Nathan Deal in the GOP runoff for governor; Deal and Karen Handel both have some unflattering media publicity to contend with . . .
Perdue will greet Obama, Barnes won’t
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