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WALK IN THE FARC: The Colombian military infiltrates FARC rebel leadership, tricking the guerillas into handing over hostages who had been held in the jungle for more than five years.

MCCAIN: Accused by fellow Republican of getting hot under the collar during a 1987 negotiation with Nicaraguan guerillas, then grabbing one by his collar, “like he was throwing him up out of the chair to tell him what he thought about him or whatever.”

OXENDINE: Bars a California insurance company from doing business in Georgia after concluding that it violated rules against selling misleading or unsuitable life insurance policies to military personnel.

BATTLE OF KETTLE CREEK: Archaeologists uncover evidence that changes the story of the 1779 Revolutionary War battle in Wilkes County between 350 Patriots and 700 Loyalists.

CUMBERLAND BLUES: The Cumberland Island wildfire is still going despite rains, but visitors continue to visit the island.

TERRAPIN STATIONARY: Dylan the sea turtle, who was recently released into the wild, hasn’t traveled far, now exploring the waters off Cumberland Island, according to an online tracking map.

DENIM CRISIS: Women’s Wear Daily reports on the toll the Blue Jean Bandits are taking on metro Atlanta’s premium denim dealers.

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I will be on the Rick Outzen show on News Radio 1620 in Pensacola, Florida today to discuss a recent Don’t Panic column I wrote about Colombia.

I’m going on at 1:35 p.m., Pensacola time (2:35 p.m., Atlanta time).

If you don’t live in Pensacola, but would like to hear how little I actually know about Colombia, the show is simulcast online.

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Knock-off designer accessories aren’t the only things cheaper in New York than in Atlanta.

According to an article by Ken Dermota in the July/August issue of the Atlantic, cocaine costs four times as much in Atlanta as it does in New York.

Quoting U.S. government stats, Dermota says cocaine cost $80-$100 per gram in Atlanta in 2005. In New York the same year, it cost $20-$25.

Note: The Atlantic is not trying to be Clark Howard for cokeheads. The story is actually about how Plan Colombia, the U.S. government’s $4.7 billion effort to attack cocaine production in South America, has coincided with an overall drop in the price of cocaine. In other words, Plan Colombia is a failure.

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