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Still, Georgia's Sixth Congressional District, which cuts across some of Atlanta's most affluent suburbs, is not exactly Democratic territory. It is one of the wealthiest congressional districts in the country (its $47,000 median household income ranks 23rd of 435 districts) and strongly Republican (56% of voters in the Sixth backed George Bush in 1992). But centrist Democrats like Georgia Governor Zell Miller and Senator Sam Nunn have also run strongly in the Sixth, and Democrats insist that Gingrich's abrasive personality is turning off voters across the board. Says Steve Anthony, executive director of the Democratic Party...
Coles, in fact, has a profile that could have been lifted directly from the entrepreneurial lore of GOPAC, the Gingrich-inspired fund-raising operation. Coles and a partner began business in 1977 with $8,000 in start-up cash, a location at the Atlanta area's Perimeter Mall and so little cookie-baking smarts that his first batch burned and the fire department showed up. Two decades later, his company operates in 38 states and has annual sales of about $100 million. He has pushed hard since he was eight, when a fire at his father's rag-recycling business...
Actress HALLE BERRY'S divorce from Atlanta Braves outfielder DAVID JUSTICE is now entering extra innings. When Justice filed for divorce in April (two weeks after Berry filed, citing "irreconcilable differences"), his attorney predicted a settlement in 30 to 60 days. Wrong. Justice, who pulls down $6 million a year with the Braves, is suing Berry for alimony. "I figured since she wants to take all of my money, I should turn around and do the same...
...girls, but Jose Manuel's came true. Little Gloria grew up to become Gloria Estefan, the popular singing star, with 45 million albums sold worldwide. Her latest recording, Destiny, is climbing the Billboard charts, and its featured single, Reach, has been designated as the official theme song of the Atlanta Olympics (she will perform it during the closing ceremonies). But singing star or no, Estefan, a 38-year-old mother of two, still has the unused portion of her round-trip ticket from Havana to Miami. Even as she chats, relaxed, in the two-story mansion she shares with...
...maintenance to "geographically diverse low bidders" and that there were "multiple shortcomings" in the supervision of the firms. According to experts, the relationship between an airline and its maintenance teams must be symbiotic. "You need well-trained people, people whose morale is high," explains Louis Smith, an Atlanta-based airline consultant. "When a third party comes between you and these employees, you don't know if this is the case...