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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 10/23/2008
Early Vote In Georgia
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So African Americans make up 36% of the early vote turnout in Georgia. A Republican who is tracking the data predicts that black voters will make up 35-36% of the electorate --  C + 5. That is -- their proportion in the census (29%) plus five points. An Obama campaign aide tells me ...
Early voting a boost for Dems
usatoday.com - 10/22/2008
Early voting a boost for Dems
— usatoday.com — The trend is evident in Ohio, North Carolina and Iowa, Nevada and New Mexico, state and county... figures show. In Georgia, blacks are voting in greater numbers than they did in 2004. The early voting trend is about even in Colorado. Republicans claim ... (more) Early voting a boost for Dems

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insideradvantagegeorgia.com - 10/24/2008
Bill Shipp's Georgia from InsiderAdvantage
— insideradvantagegeorgia.com — Senate Race, Presidential Race Both Toss-Ups In Georgia (10/24/08) A new InsiderAdvantage / Poll Position survey shows... Georgia is a toss-up state in both the U.S. Senate and presidential campaigns. In the presidential race, Barack Obama has a slight ... (more) Bill Shipp's Georgia from InsiderAdvantage

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blog.nielsen.com - 10/20/2008
Nielsen Wire » Politics
— blog.nielsen.com — For McCain, A Start-Of-The-Week, Swing State Ad Surge Yesterday Sen. John McCain boosted his TV advertising units... in seven key swing states — Colorado , Florida , Georgia , Missouri , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and Virginia , closing the gap between his ... (more) Nielsen Wire » Politics

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Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:  Matt Lewis: Why 'Community Organizer' Isn't Funny

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Matt Lewis: Why 'Community Organizer' Isn't Funny
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... . Dixon's sin, of course, was in voting to confirm Clarence Thomas. This was a payback for apostacy -- but it also demonstrated Obama's effectiveness as a grassroots organizer. (I don't have to tell you how difficult it is to oust a sitting U.S. Senator in a Democratic Primary)... So as we watch voter registration numbers -- and turn-out -- change in numerous states ( even Georgia ), it is clear that Obama's training as a community organizer made him a firm believer in the importance of voter registration and the ground-game. This, of course, is not to say that voter fraud ...

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qando.net 10/27/2008 — A nd this time, I don’t mean the Republic of Georgia. The Obama campaign certainly seems to think so (and polls show the race here tightening considerably). David Knowles reports: Early voting is proving a huge asset to Obama. It remains to be ...
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reddingnewsreview.com 10/13/2008 — Oct. 13, 2008, 4:40 a.m. - Voting rights groups last week filed a suit against the Georgia Secretary of State charging that the voting rights of a Cherokee County citizen had been violated. This suit came one day after concerns were lodged by the U.S. ...
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Bank Failure #23: First Georgia Community Bank, Jackson, Georgia
calculatedrisk.blogspot.com 12/5/2008 — From the FDIC: United Bank Acquires All the Deposits of First Georgia Community Bank, Jackson, Georgia First Georgia Community Bank, Jackson, Georgia, was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was named receiver. To ...
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openleft.com 10/16/2008 — So last week I asked whether we should endorse Jim Martin, candidate for Senate in Georgia.  Most people said yes, but I wanted to do an interview with him to make sure he's a Better Democrat.  After five days of hard campaigning, he was ...
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politicalwire.com 10/23/2008 — According to a new Democracy Corps poll in Georgia, Sen. John McCain leads Sen. Barack Obama by just two points, 46% to 44%. In the U.S. Senate race, Sen. Saxby Chambliss holds a four point edge over challenger Jim Martin (D), 48% to 44%. "The ...
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dailykos.com 10/29/2008 — As kos noted yesterday , Florida Governor Charlie Crist extended voting hours in that state, citing huge early voting lines and waits of up to five or six hours in some areas.   But in neighboring Georgia, Secretary of State Karen Handel is ...
Woman May Lose Her Home Because of Decade-Old Blowjob
reason.com 11/25/2008 — Wendy Whitaker, 29, has been on Georgia's sex offender list for more than 12 years.  Her crime?  She performed oral sex on a high school classmate just after turning 17.  The boy was just shy of his 16th birthday.  Both were ...
Donors pledge $4.5 billion to Georgia (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/22/2008
AFP - State and private donors meeting in Brussels pledged 4.55 billion dollars (3.5 billion euros) in aid to conflict-stricken Georgia, the EU commission announced Wednesday.
Donors pledge 4.5 billion dollars to Georgia (AFP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/22/2008
AFP - A global donors meeting on Wednesday pledged 4.55 billion dollars (3.5 billion euros) in aid to conflict-stricken Georgia, much higher than anticipated, the EU commission announced.
Russia criticizes EU monitors in Georgia (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/23/2008
AP - Russia's foreign minister on Thursday accused the European Union monitors in Georgia of turning a blind eye to Georgian troops movements — a claim rejected by the EU mission.
Former Sen. Cleland wades into Georgia race (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/23/2008
AP - Harsh ads by Republicans helped unseat a Democratic senator and Vietnam veteran in Georgia six years ago. Now, Senate Democrats are hoping rekindled memories of that campaign will aid fundraising in their bid to topple the man who won that race, ...
Down the ballot: Competitive in GA — First Read 10/24/2008
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