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Georgia's "Non-Citizen" Voting Controversy: A Recap
So let's briefly look back at what appears to have happened in the controversy over voting in Georgia this election cycle. First, GOP Secretary of State Karen Handel, based on an interpretation of federal election law, purged around 50,000 newly registered voters from the rolls, based on ...
Battle for 2012 Starts in Georgia
Battle for 2012 Starts in Georgia
blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News’ Rick Klein Reports: Forget Iowa. The first round in the battle for 2012 is looking like it will be fought out in Georgia -- and much, much sooner rather than later. With the Senate race in Georgia headed... (more) Battle for 2012 Starts in Georgia
Georgia Runoff Will Be Tough on Pollsters
fivethirtyeight.com — SurveyUSA has a new poll out about the impending runoff in Georgia between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin. For some reason, they didn't poll the trial heat question (e.g. "who are you going to vote for?"), but there are a number of other items of ... (more) Georgia Runoff Will Be Tough on Pollsters
Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors
timesonline.co.uk — Two former British military officers are expected to give crucial evidence against Georgia when an international inquiry is convened to establish who started the country s bloody five-day war with Russia in August. Ryan Grist, a former British Army ... (more) Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors
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Saxby Chambliss: I’m Stuck In A Runoff Because Too Many Blacks Voted
Firedoglake — ... Meanwhile, it looks like Katherine Harris Karen Handel, Georgia Secretary of State may have improperly purged 50,000 voters (more ...

'Daily Voting News' For November 12, 2008
The BRAD BLOG — ... GA: GOP wants to protect right to vote — for right people http://www.ajc.com/opini...8/11/12/tucked_1112.html GA: Trust but verify http://www.covnews.com/news/article/4472/ GA: Georgia Military Vet, American Born, Was Flagged As Non-Citizen http://tpmmuckraker.talk...ilitary_vet_american.php GA: Georgia's "Non-Citizen" Voting Controversy: A Recap http://tpmmuckraker.talk...on-citizen_voting_co.php KS: Crawford County - Election ...

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