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ajc.com - 11/20/2008
Martin puts Georgians' needs first
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Jim Martin and Sen. Saxby Chambliss may be former fraternity brothers at the University of Georgia, but they look, act, think and speak in very different ways. The two candidates in the Dec. 2 Senate runoff offer Georgia voters a stark choice. Martin, the Democrat, has been a fighter for the ...
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Real Jim Martin (video)
— youtube.com — Jim Martin was the only member of the Georgia House to vote against making it a felony... to distribute illegal drugs within 1,000 feet of school property. Mart... (more) Real Jim Martin (video)

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GOP Senator In Georgia Race Launches New Attack Ad -- Against Obama
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/18/2008
GOP Senator In Georgia Race Launches New Attack Ad -- Against Obama
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — GOP Senator Saxby Chambliss, who's fighting a high-stakes runoff in Georgia against Democratic candidate Jim Martin, has... unveiled a tough new ad strategy -- he's attacking Barack Obama in his latest spot: "Barack Obama's new taxes would be ... (more) GOP Senator In Georgia Race Launches New Attack Ad -- ...

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ajc.com - 11/19/2008
NRA backs Chambliss in U.S. Senate runoff
— ajc.com — The National Rifle Association on Wednesday threw its support behind incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in... Georgia’s Dec. 2 runoff, saying he fears Democratic challenger Jim Martin would help erode Second Amendment protections for gun ... (more) NRA backs Chambliss in U.S. Senate runoff

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Daily Kos:  GA-Sen: Atlanta Journal-Constitution endorses Jim Martin (again)

DownWithTyranny!:  The Race To 60: Alaska, Minnesota, Georgia

The Moderate Voice:  Saxby’s Smarmy Campaign: Just Like the Last Time

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GA-Sen: Atlanta Journal-Constitution endorses Jim Martin (again)
Daily Kos — ... It being runoff season in Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (the largest paper in the state, and the largest in the South outside of Texas) has deemed it importance to restate an endorsement they already made once in Georgia's Senate race. ...

The Race To 60: Alaska, Minnesota, Georgia
DownWithTyranny! — ... And that leaves Georgia's run-off. The good news for Jim Martin yesterday was an enthusiastic and very compelling endorsement from the state's biggest newspaper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ...

Saxby’s Smarmy Campaign: Just Like the Last Time
The Moderate Voice — ... ad. The ad used images of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein and asserting that Cleland “says he has the courage to lead. But the record proves Max Cleland is just misleading.” Media Matters reports that the AJC and this week’s Newsweek ignored it too. (The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and USA Today are among those that didn’t.) The AJC has endorsed Martin. Jim Galloway lays out the case against a Georgia visit from Barack Obama. In it he quotes ...

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