• Spectators make fashion statements at first round of Masters

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    Dotie Merger, 81, from Milledgeville, Ga., wears badges on her hat from the Masters tournaments that she has attended over the past 60 years.

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    A group of spectators in matching golf attire watch first round play in the 2012 Masters Golf Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. on April 5.

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    A spectator looks through a pair of binoculars during the first round of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 5.

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  • Sheriff: Georgia deputy's killer had drinking problem

    By Rich Shulman

    The faces really tell the story.

    AP reports:

    Spc. Christopher Michael Hodges, 26, was randomly firing an assault rifle into traffic from behind his car on the side of an Augusta highway at about 1 a.m. Sunday when Deputy James Paugh pulled over and was shot — apparently not realizing at first that Hodges posed a threat, authorities said.

    Michael Holahan / The Augusta Chronicle via AP

    Augusta-Richmond County Sheriff's Deputies look at Deputy James D. Paugh's motorcycle at Hillcrest Memorial Park during funeral services for Deputy Paugh Thursday, Oct. 27, in Augusta, Ga.. The deputy was fatally shot early Sunday morning during a traffic stop.


    Zach Boyden-Holmes / The Augusta Chronicle viaAP

    Heather Hultman wipes a tear from the cheek of her husband, Deputy William Hultman's after Deputy J.D. Paugh's Funeral at Hillcrest Memorial Park Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in Augusta, Ga.. The deputy was fatally shot early Sunday morning during a traffic stop.