firedoglake.com - 11/20/2008
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Last week I wrote :
Obama hasn't even been sworn in and already we're seeing the return of black helicopter-type delusions from the crowd that spent the 1990s obsessing about how ClintonGore's thuggish gubmint storm troopers were going to take away their guns.
Yesterday in Georgia :
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Saxby Chambliss wins Georgia runoff
politico.com 12/3/2008 — Chambliss won a resounding victory over Martin, capturing a second term and ending Dem hopes of a 60-seat majority. See also: Franken's claim
NRA backs Chambliss in U.S. Senate runoff
ajc.com 11/19/2008 — 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 ...
Election 2008 - Georgia Senate - Runoff
realclearpolitics.com 12/2/2008 — Race Summary Sen. Saxby Chambliss, running for a second term, was unable to win 50% of the vote Nov. 4, forcing a runoff with Democratic challenger Jim Martin. Chambliss narrowly missed winning outright, taking 49.8% of the vote to Martin's 46.8%. For ...
Election 2008 - Georgia Senate - Runoff
realclearpolitics.com 11/26/2008 — Race Summary Sen. Saxby Chambliss, running for a second term, was unable to win 50% of the vote Nov. 4, forcing a runoff with Democratic challenger Jim Martin. Chambliss narrowly missed winning outright, taking 49.8% of the vote to Martin's 46.8%. For ...
Georgia Senate race heads to runoff
thehill.com 11/5/2008 — Georgia’s Senate race is headed for a Dec. 2 runoff, as GOP incumbent Saxby Chambliss’s share of the vote Wednesday fell barely below 50 percent, with ballots still being counted. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office said a formal announcement ...
Senate runoff fast and furious
ajc.com 11/11/2008 — Georgia’s nationally watched U.S. Senate runoff bolted out of the starting gate Monday, with Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss telling state GOP leaders that the 2010 election begins with his Dec. 2 battle against Democrat Jim Martin.“I ...
Chambliss Wins Georgia Senate Runoff For The Republicans
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 12/3/2008 — GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss has defeated Democratic opponent Jim Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff, officially ending any lofty dreams the Democrats may have had of reaching 60 Senate seats in this one cycle.
With 79% of precincts reporting, ...
Saxby Chambliss, Jim Martin, and Obama's Minion Horde
redstate.com 11/13/2008 —
You'd think Obama might not want a filibuster proof Senate, so
they still have an effective foil to blame in the GOP. But it's
looking more and more like Saxby's could be the sixtieth seat and
Obama is
sending his minion horde to Georgia :
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Top News On Chambliss-Martin Runoff In Georgia
georgiarunoff.newsladder.net 11/11/2008 — On December 2, 2008, there will be one more critical election, between challenger Jim Martin and Senator Saxby Chambliss who holds his seat thanks to his horrific and unforgiven attacks on Vietnam War hero Max Cleland six years ago. This is the ...
Gore To Campaign With Jim Martin In Georgia Runoff
huffingtonpost.com 11/19/2008 — Former Vice President Al Gore will campaign on behalf of Democrat Senate challenger Jim Martin this weekend, officials close to the race confirm to the Huffington Post.
Gore is set to hit the stump for Martin on Sunday, adding a new element of ...
Down the ballot: Begich wins —
First Read 11/19/2008
ALASKA: Begich was declared the winner in Alaska’s Senate race after he “widened his lead to 3,724 votes in Tuesday's count of absentee and questioned ballots. The lead is insurmountable, as the only votes left to count are approximately 2,500 ...
Senate offers Clinton new options —
CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
Sen. Hillary Clinton has been mentioned as a candidate for Obama's secretary of state, sources say.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Democratic Senate leadership is considering a new role for Sen. Hillary Clinton should she decide to remain in the ...
Emanuel meets with Republicans on the Hill —
CNN Political Ticker 11/20/2008
(CNN) — Rep. Rahm Emanuel, President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, met with Republican leaders on the Hill Thursday, saying "We welcome their ideas and their concepts."
"As you know, in these challenging times economically, the middle ...
Waxman win elevates energy, climate change issues —
Reuters: Politics 11/20/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, a California liberal, won the chairmanship of a key energy committee on Thursday and promised to work closely with President-elect Barack Obama to promote alternative energy, ease global warming and ...
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