First Slice 5-24-13: Sen. Chambliss says Obama speech on drones, Gitmo will be seen as a ‘victory’ by terrorists

Plus, Bon Jovi almost owned a slice of the Falcons?

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Mayor Kasim Reed told Savannah leaders not to worry about the port’s future and whether federal funding would eventually happen. “Don’t be concerned about it a bit,” he said.

An Alpharetta church organist at Saint Brigid Catholic Church was allegedly forced to quit his position because he was gay. “One of the parishoners there was trolling on my Facebook and brought in a couple of pictures of me and my fiance and maybe some of the things I was saying in support of marriage equality,” Nick Johns said.

Fun fact: Bon Jovi almost owned a slice of the Falcons. But he backed out. Forbes explores why it was a bad decision for the New Jersey rocker.

In response to President Barack Obama’s shift in drone policies and continuing calls to close Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss said that “the president’s speech today will be viewed by terrorists as a victory.”


President Obama also gets heckled during his Guantanamo Bay remarks.

The Boy Scouts of America finally end its ban on gay members.






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