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Chambliss Defends 2002 Attack Ad That John McCain Called ‘Disgraceful’ And ‘Reprehensible’
thinkprogress.org - 11/23/2008
Chambliss Defends 2002 Attack Ad That John McCain Called ‘Disgraceful’ And ‘Reprehensible’
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Sen. Saxby Chambliss’s (R-GA) re-election camp has confirmed that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will campaign for Chambliss in Georgia this week. The incumbent Republican is “ locked in a tight runoff with Democrat Jim Martin that will be decided on Dec. 2.” Chambliss won his ...
politico.com - 11/25/2008
Politico poll: Chambliss up by three
— politico.com — Chambliss holds a narrow lead over Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff, according to a new poll.... (more) Politico poll: Chambliss up by three

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Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/25/2008
Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is slated to campaign next week for Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss. WASHINGTON (CNN)... – Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will make multiple campaign appearances on behalf of Sen. Saxby Chambliss next week in ... (more) Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia

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dscc.org - 11/24/2008
New Poll Shows Martin With Two Points of Chambliss, Incumbent Below 50%
— dscc.org — Chambliss leads Martin only 48% to 46% in DSCC poll Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jim Martin is... within two points of Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and holds Chambliss to just 48% of the vote, according to a new poll taken for the ... (more) New Poll Shows Martin With Two Points of Chambliss, ...

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The Hollywood Liberal:  Chambliss Skips Vote On Unemployment Benefits While Giving A Campaign Speech On Unemployment

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Chambliss Skips Vote On Unemployment Benefits While Giving A Campaign Speech On Unemployment
The Hollywood Liberal — ... while seeking a new job.” Yesterday, WXIA in Atlanta said that Chambliss claimed he would have voted for the bill anyway. Watch WXIA’s report: Chambliss has been pulling in a parade of high-profile conservatives to campaign for him at the last minute, including Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), former Massachusetts governor ...

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blogs.abcnews.com 11/14/2008 — ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: John McCain campaigned Thursday for Senate colleague Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) who is in a runoff election for his job. It was McCain's first campaign appearance since losing the White House last week, and it's only...
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The Amazing Story Of Saxby Chambliss' Bum Knee
huffingtonpost.com 11/18/2008 — Six years ago, Saxby Chambliss was able to win a seat in the United States Senate by deploying a series of highly personalized swipes at incumbent Democrat Max Cleland. The attacks on Cleland's patriotism -- including running an ad that pictured ...
Sugar executive defends Chambliss
ajc.com 11/21/2008 — This is in today’s Savannah Morning News: Imperial Sugar Co. CEO John Sheptor defended the conduct of Saxby Chambliss on Wednesday, saying the U.S. senator from Georgia has “behaved appropriately with character and integrity at all ...
AJC report on McCain appearance at Chambliss rally ignored his criticism of Chambliss' "disgraceful" 2002 ad
mediamatters.org 11/24/2008 — In a November 14 article , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Sen. John McCain appeared at a rally the previous day in support of the re-election of Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). But unlike articles about the event by The Associated Press ...
Get Engaged for Saxby Chambliss
redstate.com 11/7/2008 — Today there are three U.S. Senate races currently unresolved: Norm Coleman faces a recount in his victory over Al Franken, Ted Stevens has a narrow lead in his re-election bid, and Saxby Chambliss faces a runoff on December 2 against his ...
Newsweek noted that McCain recently "stumped" for Chambliss, but not that McCain criticized Chambliss' "reprehensible" 2002 attack ad
mediamatters.org 11/24/2008 — In a November 22 online article for Newsweek , Suzanne Smalley listed Sen. John McCain among the Republican "Party luminaries" who "have stumped" for Republican incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss during the runoff election for Chambliss' Georgia Senate ...
Chambliss challenges explosion subpoena
ajc.com 11/18/2008 — Savannah - Sen. Saxby Chambliss is fighting an attorney’s subpoena seeking to question him in a lawsuit by victims of the deadly explosion at a Georgia sugar refinery, prompting fresh attacks by Democrats hoping to oust the Republican senator in a ...
What Chambliss' Win Has Wrought
weeklystandard.com 12/4/2008 — Saxby Chambliss' flattening of Jim Martin, 57-43, Tuesday night in Georgia ensured the Democrats cannot get to a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate, but what else did it do? It changed the cost-benefit analysis for Democratic senators on ...
GA-Sen: Same Old Saxby
dailykos.com 10/31/2008 — Well, give credit where credit is due: Saxby Chambliss knows his base, knows his supporters, and knows how to fire them up. The New York Times ran a story this morning on black turnout in Georgia potentially endangering the senior Senator, as ...
Congress: The verdict on Joe — First Read 11/19/2008
By a 42-13 vote Sen. Joe Lieberman was allowed to keep his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship. "Independent Bernie Sanders and Democrat Pat Leahy, Vermont's two senators, spoke against allowing Lieberman to keep the Homeland Security and ...
Down the ballot: Begich wins — First Read 11/19/2008
ALASKA: Begich was declared the winner in Alaska’s Senate race after he “widened his lead to 3,724 votes in Tuesday's count of absentee and questioned ballots. The lead is insurmountable, as the only votes left to count are approximately 2,500 ...
Romney back on the campaign trail — CNN Political Ticker 11/21/2008
(CNN) — Add Mitt Romney to the list of big name surrogates who are making campaign cameos in the last remaining senate election this year. The former Massachusetts Governor and former Republican presidential candidate teams up today with Saxby ...
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AP - In late summer 1979 a Marine named James L. Jones arrived on Capitol Hill for a new assignment as advocate for Marine programs in the Senate. His boss was a Navy officer and fellow Vietnam vet who showed Jones the political ropes and became a ...