Big story 1: GOP risks loss of respect if it goes after Sotomayor

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., not shown, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor meets with Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., not shown, Tuesday, June 9, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Colleges stumble as endowments fall

ed travel for some professors. Some of the money is reinvested. Officials said they were able to survive this past academic year, but they said cuts have been made as they prepare for the 2009-10 year.

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'Block Party' in Kennesaw

CBS chooses a Kennesaw neighborhood as the setting for a reality TV show that will have nine neighbors competing

TEST: Dad's gets on board son’s biodiesel express

Send your kid away to college and you never know what crazy ideas he’ll come back with.Spencer Gordon returned with one that’s turned into an unlikely family business.

Woman: Prayer halts Austell attack

An Austell man is accused of attacking his neighbor after forcing his way into her home.

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Peachtree Road Race '80s

Peachtree Road Race '80s

There were no collars to flip up on these shirts, but the designs were, like, totally to the max ... OK?

A boil by any other name

A boil by any other name

RECIPE: Whether you call it lowcountry boil or frogmore stew, this one-pot recipe is sure to please.

Best place for fireworks

Best place for fireworks

Here's the place you said is tops to watch the celebration for our country's independence.

Was that Sandra Bullock?

Was that Sandra Bullock?

You might have caught a glimpse of the star as she filmed "The Blind Side" at the Westminster School.

Vacation horror stories!

Vacation horror stories!

Our contest winner: The eye, the rat and the parasite. It could have been written by Stephen King.

My Style: Emily Giffin

My Style: Emily Giffin

Author Emily Giffin describes her look as "classic with a bit of an edge and chic but always comfortable."

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Hartsfield-Jackson readies for summer

Atlanta, GA - Passengers at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport can look forward in the summer to less time on lines and more amenities in the concourses.

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