Like a menagerie of tiny army men, three thousand gold-covered ticks stand upright in active positions on dime-sized platforms in a house at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
The watchdog appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to ferret out fraud, waste and corruption in government is considering whether to seek subpoena powers to do his job.
When the ball goes up for tipoff of the All-Star game at approximately 8:30 p.m. EST Sunday night, Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan will be watching from the bench for the very first time.