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Lewis Says Georgia’s Voter ID Checks are Harassment
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. Department of Justice that Georgia’s ...
Georgia Statewide Survey
democracycorps.com — Overview From October 16-19, Democracy Corps conducted a survey of 600 likely voters in Georgia Bookmark on your favorite sites These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. bodytext del.icio.us ... (more) Georgia Statewide Survey
The Associated Press: High court turns down Ga. death row inmate
ap.google.com — 57 minutes ago ATLANTA (AP) The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Georgia man to be put to death for killing a police officer two weeks after it halted his execution to consider his appeal. Troy Davis asked the high court to intervene in his ... (more) The Associated Press: High court turns down Ga. death ...
Whittle: Steady, Now
article.nationalreview.com — Look, the other side wants you to believe its over. (more) Whittle: Steady, Now
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'Daily Voting News' For October 13, 2008
The BRAD BLOG — ... voting results http://www.tcpalm.com/ne...ing-brevard-voting-resu/ FL: Brevard County - Voting machines get broken modems fixed http://www.floridatoday....01/810130334/1006/news01 FL: Marion County - Elections office expects more voters to cast ballots before Election Day http://www.ocala.com/art...lots_before_Election_Day GA: Lewis Says Georgia’s Voter ID Checks are Harassment http://www.reddingnewsre..._georgia_08_91000205.htm IL: ...

Pia Sawhney: In Georgia, Expect Record Numbers of Black Voters and Serious Tally Troubles
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... , a request more ambitious than any other state (note Georgia has just 9 million people). Rep. John Lewis of the state's 5th Congressional district, in which over half the constituents are black, made a plea to his state's voters on Monday. ...

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EU nations divided over resuming talks with Russia (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/13/2008
AP - EU nations were divided Monday over whether to resume talks on a political and economic pact with Russia that were frozen in protest over its war with Georgia.
US Supreme Court rejects appeal of death row inmate (AFP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/14/2008
AFP - The US Supreme Court Tuesday rejected the latest attempt by Troy Davis, a black man convicted in the southern state of Georgia of killing a white police officer, to stop his execution.
Court rejects Georgia death row inmate's appeal (Reuters)Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/14/2008
Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by a Georgia death row inmate who says he is innocent of murder and who sought a new trial or a hearing to examine recently discovered evidence.
US congressman: Russia and US must cooperate (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News 10/14/2008
AP - Russia and the United States must cooperate in tackling global threats despite their differences over Georgia and other issues, a key U.S. congressman said Tuesday.
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