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In brief: Herschel Walker raised less than half what his opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock raised over the summer — Kemp reports nearly $29 million in contributions — new CCSD Superintendent to be sworn in tonight — Fulton election probe enters new phase — Hawks face Bucks, Braves fall to Marlins, UGA Soccer heads to Music City

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President Bush named top White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board on Monday to succeed the near-legendary Alan Greenspan.

Two big surprises awaited Paul Bremer when he arrived in Iraq: that the country's chaos made it ripe for insurgency; and that the U.S. government would withhold additional troops. Bremer became the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq in May of 2003.

The No. 2 acting official at the DOJ, Emil Bove, has been shaking up the agency and its past work on the 2021 Capitol riot. But he also has his own history with Jan. 6 cases.

It's still summer, but signs indicate that the season of Taylor Swift's album chart dominance may be coming to an end. This week's harbinger: a certain face-tattooed rapper-turned-country star.

Georgia's number of coronavirus cases has topped the 300-thousand mark. The state health department is also reporting 6,474 deaths. More than 27,000 have…

Also in our weekly roundup, rural teens are experiencing homelessness, and four universities are suing the federal government over international student immigration rules.

Several candidates who have repeatedly made baseless claims about the 2020 election are now seeking to become their state's top election official in the 2022 midterm elections.

In brief: Governor calls for $1B in state income tax rebates and $1B for homeowners; ACC to get $25M from feds for North Ave facelift; Trump hires ATL defense attorney; judge throws out verdict in infant death