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The Georgia Log Cabin Republicans, the state chapter of the national gay GOP group, issued a statement this afternoon demanding the resignation of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. The group called on Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Republican, and the Georgia National Guard to take control of the city's 'crime mayhem' and reminded LGBT residents of their right to bear arms and use deadly force to protect themselves. The statement comes hours after a man was stabbed to death in Piedmont Park in an attempted robbery, and another man was stabbed minutes later at 6th Street and Juniper. As the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, police have released few details about the crimes, which occurred around 2 a.m. Thursday morning, and have not ruled out the possibility that they are the work of the same person. Located in the heart of Midtown, home to a large concentration of gay residents, Piedmont Park is the usual venue for the city's gay Pride festival and is a popular destination for gay residents an

WICHITA, Kan. -- Prominent late-term abortion provider George Tiller was shot and killed Sunday in a Wichita church where he was serving as an usher, his attorney said. The gunman fled but a city official said a suspect is in custody.