(ATLANTA, GA)--Former President Bill Clinton was awarded the Lifetime
Achievement Award by the 2011 National Charter Schools Conference. According to
the conference, the award recognizes Clinton's support for Public Charter
Schools for more than 20 years. Clinton said the journey began in 1992, when he
began fundraising for charter schools without the help of the federal
government. The NAPCS is a Nonprofit Organization committed to advancing Public
Charter Schools. The 20th Anniversary will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota in
2012.

(ATLANTA, GA)--The AMC Television series is filming its second season of "The
Walking Dead". According to Director Frank Darabont, the series that is creating
nearly two point one billion dollars will film thirteen episodes in the greater
Atlanta Area. Because of the twenty percent tax break in Georgia, the show will
help the economy. Georgia is one of the five top states for movie and television
productions, yet three-hundred productions were shot in the state last year.
"The Walking Dead" will premiere in October 2011.

(BUCKHEAD, GA)--Ben Barnanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, spoke to the
International Monetary Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. "U.S. Economic
Growth so far this year looks to have been somewhat slower than expected",
Bernanke told the conference . He also said inflation is becoming ingrained in
our economy, increases in products, such as gasoline account for so much of the
overall increase in inflation. The International Monetary Conference is a
private organization that permits its members and guests informal discussions,
concerning the the International Banking and Monetary System. Edited by Veronica
Hillsman