accessnorthga.com - 11/12/2008
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ATLANTA -- Republican lawmakers are considering proposals for next year's legislative session that would shorten Georgia's early voting season and make it more difficult for close elections to reach a runoff. State Rep. Austin Scott said he expects legislators to discuss tightening runoff ...
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/10/2008
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New revelations about Georgia's August war with Russia
should send a warning to president-elect Barack Obama about...
how a commander-in-chief can be manipulated into war. It now appears that the same neo-conservatives who manipulated the US into the ...
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Was Georgia a Neo-Con Conspiracy? A Lesson for Obama
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Taking Stock
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Georgia Republicans: Too many people ended up voting.
Georgia GOP can't wait to disenfranchise voters in the next election
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... Even while the ink is still in the pen of the current election in Georgia -- a runoff on Dec. 2 for the Senate seat currently held by Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) -- the GOP wants to change the election rules. One change would have applied specifically to the Chambliss race against Jim Martin. ...
If you can't win an election outright, change the system
Brilliant at Breakfast —
... But now, with a runoff looming, Saxby Chambliss, an incumbent who couldn't get to 50% in one of the few states that went for John McCain, wants to change the rules to benefit his own incumbency: ...
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 11/4/2008 — Sean Quinn : If there is one shocker on election night in the presidential race, cast your eyes to Georgia. 1,994,990 people voted early in Georgia. 3,301,875 total voted in Georgia's presidential race in 2004.
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dailykos.com 10/31/2008 — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/28-30. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 10/14-15 results) Chambliss (R) 47 (47) Martin (D) 46 (45) Buckley (L) 5 (5) Call it a gain for Martin if you want, but it's more like float in the MoE. If no candidate gets ...
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 ...
Run-off in Georgia off and running —
First Read 11/12/2008
From NBC's Mark MurrayAs a reminder that the political season isn't over just yet, the National Republican Senatorial Committee is airing a tough TV ad in Georgia against Senate challenger Jim Martin (D).
The ad's kicker tries to advance the argument ...
Those pending races, & Senate History 101 —
First Read 11/13/2008
From NBC's Ken StricklandIf the contested elections of the Minnesota, Alaska, and Georgia Senate races aren't resolved before the new Congress convenes in January, the Senate has the power to seat someone to the position until the matter is resolved. ...
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