NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines Inc. says it expects an $800 million profit this year, and it will be solidly profitable in 2012. The company says in a filing that it will earn $1.1 billion in 2011 if special ...

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WASHINGTON— Home prices rose in August in half of major cities measured by a private survey, a sign that prices are stabilizing in some hard-hit portions of the country. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index showed Tuesday that prices increased in ...

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ATLANTA — With bright, bold colors, varying formats and iconic images, a new exhibition at Atlanta’s main art museum allows visitors to experience dozens of modern art masterpieces and to explore the relationships among the artists who created them. “Picasso ...

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ATLANTA — The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Tuesday turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal ...

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WASHINGTON — Tourists and Washingtonians were about to get their first up-close look Monday at the memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The site was set to open without fanfare around 11 a.m. to kick off a week ...

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NEW YORK — America’s cities are beginning to grapple with a fact of life: People are getting old, fast, and they’re doing it in communities designed for the sprightly. To envision how this silver tsunami will challenge a youth-oriented society, ...

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Wednesday that health care reforms should be upheld in the courts because the costs of the uninsured are a burden on interstate commerce. In arguments filed in a federal appeals court in Atlanta, the ...

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MARIETTA, Ga. — Union workers at Lockheed Martin Corp.’s massive plant in suburban Atlanta have averted a strike by ratifying a three-year contract that was proposed by the aircraft manufacturing company. The company said no new changes were made to ...

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The Coca-Cola Co. of Atlanta has exercised its option to acquire the remaining portion of Bethesda-based Honest Tea Inc., an organic bottled tea company. Coca-Cola bought a 40 percent stake in Honest Tea in 2008 for $43 million. The companies ...

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ATLANTA — Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Inc. is considering selling its struggling Arby’s business and concentrating more on its expansive Wendy’s hamburger chain. Its shares rose more than 9 percent in pre-market trading. The Atlanta restaurant operator has experienced softness at both ...

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