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AtlantaLeader.com Monday 8th February 2010 Edition 39/2010
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"It is unfair you enjoy a safe life while our brothers in Gaza suffer greatly. Our attacks will continue as long as you support Israel. "
Osama bin Laden
The al-Qaeda leader was addressing U.S. President Barack Obama in a recently-released videotape.

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Motel assault leads to multiple charges
1 Dead In Fiery Lawrenceville Plane Crash
Police Arrest Suspected Gang Members; Gather Intel From Gang's Web Site
Homeowner Waits Weeks for Water Leak Fix
Edwards Sex Tape Reportedly in Atlanta
Effort to Move St. Gerard's Church to Atlanta Hits the Web

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Stepped Up Traffic Enforcement In Effingham County
Possible Worldwide Recall of Toyota’s Prius
Police: Robbery and Assault Suspect Gave False Name
1 dead in small plane crash

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Raiders name Pendergast assistant coach
Chris Johnson's late score lifts AFC over NFC
Special success for Saints
Season Review: Defensive Tackles

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Grim Foreclosure Numbers Spur Mortgage Reform Bills
ATLANTA - Metro Atlanta's foreclosure notices jumped a whopping 27% this month over January. More than 10,000 of those notices came in the 13-county metro area, according to...

UPS: Pilots must agree to more cost savings
Shipping giant UPS is again telling its pilots they need to agree to more cost savings or the company will have to furlough at least 300 of them.UPS gave the same ultimatum to its roughly 2,800...
Gov. pushing bill that rewards student performance
Sen. Don Balfour , chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, is introducing the bill.Perdue said the state's current system rewards teachers for their level of education instead of classroom...
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World News
Mogadishu residents flee impending fightMogadishu residents flee impending fight
There have been more terror attacks linked to rebel and government forces in Mogadishu,...

Terror attack averted in Pakistan
Pakistani police claim to have prevented an attack on a five-star hotel in Lahore, the country's second largest...
Sri Lankan army arrests former commander Sri Lankan army arrests former commander
Sri Lankan military officials have ordered the arrest of the former Army commander who lost the presidential...
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Finnish phone company to defend US lawsuitFinnish phone company to defend US lawsuit
Mobile-phone giant Nokia has indicated it will defend allegations made in the US that it committed securities fraud by concealing information about production delays and price...

Social sites causing concern to businessSocial sites causing concern to business
A report which has been released through IT security company Sophos, has shown that businesses are suffering more attacks from social media...
US now minor player in Latin American arms salesUS now minor player in Latin American arms sales
Russia has displaced the US as main supplier of arms to Latin American...
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bullet Hindu gods on US 'stamps' corner

Hindu gods have made their way into US mail, with an Atlanta based company headed by an Indian American launching a series of legally valid custom-made postage stamps.

The first of these 44 cent stamps featuring Sri Krishna, Shiva-Parvathi, Lakshmi, Lord Venkateshwara, Murugan, Vinayaka and Sai Baba were issued by usa-postage.com last month.

The company made use of a six-year-old US Postal Service (USPS) rule that permits issue of customised postages to launch the series.

'Customised postage sheets are ideal for giving as gift items. Indian community living in the US can order online as a gift item,' company vice president Ennar Chilakapati said.

'These postages have not been issued by the US Postal Service, but these are as good as stamps and are legally valid. We do not call them stamps. We call them postages. But these can be used as any other normal stamp,' a USPS spokesman said.

The Hindu gods follow the tradition of 'Sunny Funnies', a series of stamps featuring popular cartoon characters such as Calvin and Hobbes and Archie conceptualised by the USPS.


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    GOP ready to lay an egg
    Krauthammer: degrading the peasants
    Tobacco ban in Seattle parks affirms citizen right to breathe smoke-free air
    Rep. Jay Inslee on health reform: 'Finish the kitchen'
    Palin at the Tea Party Convention
    E.U. Slow to React to Toyota Safety Problems

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    Iranian opposition leader sentenced six-year jail
    Yemen Al Qaeda leader blasts Arab states in new tape
    China closes 'biggest hacker site', arrests three
    Zardari's "shut up" video mysteriously disappears from internet

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    Stock markets around the world are falling again. How do you think they will fare by the end of the year?


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    Crowne Plaza Hotel, Coogee, Sydney
    Crowne Plaza Hotel, Coogee, Sydney

    This 4.5 star hotel is one of our favourites. Overlooking Coogee Beach and just a 15 minute drive from the center of the City...


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    NASA's space shuttle Endeavour launched
    Endeavour heads for space station with new picture window
    Endeavour blasts off for mission to space station
    Stephen Hawking's initials seen in space