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Saturday

Palm trees bend and banners rip on Canal Street as Hurricane Katrina blows through New Orleans on Aug. 29, 2005 — 10 years ago Saturday. Ted Jackson/The Times-Picayune/Landov hide caption

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3 Views On A Tragedy: Reporters Recall First Days After Katrina

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Sunday

Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis filibustered for 11 hours against sweeping restrictions on abortion back in June, becoming a hero for abortion rights activists. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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Abortion Rights Groups Say It's Time To Stop Playing Defense

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Thursday

Even If FCC Relaxes Rules, Delta Won't Allow In-Flight Calls

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Thursday

Demonstrators attend a rally on Wednesday in Atlanta for Kendrick Johnson, the Georgia teenager found dead inside a rolled-up wrestling mat in his school. David Goldman/AP hide caption

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Wednesday

After Decades, Braves To Move To Suburban Atlanta

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Thursday

Construction of the Atlanta streetcar line has hurt many businesses along the route, but there is hope that economic gains will increase once the line opens next spring. Kathy Lohr/NPR hide caption

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Tuesday

Judge Rules Against Part Of Texas Abortion Law

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Friday

In July, abortion rights advocates marched in Austin, Texas, to protest legislation that could shut down all but five abortion clinics and restrict abortion rights throughout the state. Tamir Kalifa/AP hide caption

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Clinics Close As Texas Abortion Fight Continues

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Judy Bonner, the University of Alabama's new president, when the school's championship football team visited the White House on April 19, 2012. Mike Theiler/UPI /Landov hide caption

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Fibers are rolled into spools at the Engineered Floors carpet plant in Dalton, Ga. Kathy Lohr/NPR hide caption

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New Carpet Factories Help Cushion Blows From Recession Losses

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Thursday

Bank of America won't say exactly how many drive-through lanes are closing. A spokeswoman did say the decision is not a cost-cutting move but a response to the way people are banking. At branches where drive-through lanes are closing, the bank says ATMs will be available. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Bank Of America To Close Some Drive-Up Tellers

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A new law in Georgia makes information about where the state got its supply of lethal injection drugs a secret. Ric Feld/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Dr. Howard Novick says new abortion restrictions in Texas could force him to close the Houston clinic he opened in 1980. He says he doesn't have the more than $1 million required to convert his office into a surgical center with wide corridors and sophisticated airflow systems. Pat Sullivan/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

New Band Director Says Florida A&M Must March Forward

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Monday

Author Joel Goldman has found there's plenty of true crime to write about in the Kansas City metro area. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Chef Paula Deen Under Fire After Admitting To Racial Slurs

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Boy Scouts 'Moving Forward,' Vote To Allow Gay Members

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