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Who Nixed Georgia 400 Public-Private Initiative - And Why? 11/20/08
Frustration boils over at DOT board meeting

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: Will Obama Play In Georgia? 11/20/08
His first big decision isn't whether Hillary will be in his cabinet

Tom Baxter: Clinton Calls For A Bridge, Not A Firewall; 11/20/08
Rally for Jim Martin intended to gin up turnout for Dec. 2 runoff

DOT Weighs Future Funding Needs; 11/20/08
Possible options outlined in report include raising sales tax, taking over car tax, new driving fees

Oxendine, Cagle Shut Down Fundraising To Help Chambliss; 11/20/08
Potential GOP rivals in '10 governor's race put own fundraising on hold

Dick Yarbrough: Honors and Brickbats And Random Thoughts; 11/19/08
The columnist on politics, politicians and other topics

Senate GOP Caucus Nominates Tommie Williams As Pro-Tem; 11/18/08
Chip Rogers will be new majority leader

Hastings Wyman: A Bounce For Dems In 2010? 11/18/08
'08 improves Democratic position in Dixie for 2010 elecrions

Curbs On Tax Assessment Growth, New Rules For Veto Overrides On Lawmakers' Minds; 11/18/08
First of the pre-filed bills for next year are handed in

Saxby, Circumstances And The Gap; 11/17/08
Has he found the message to plug the vote gap?

Gary Reese's Behind The Curtain: The DOT, A Mystery Candidate And The Speaker's Race; 11/17/08
Things to watch for in the days and months ahead

Bill Clinton Coming To Georgia To Aid Martin; 11/17/08
Former President will help rally the troops for Democrat in Senate runoff

A Split Within The DOT; 11/17/08
E-mail controversy is only latest episode to rattle agency

Chambliss Kicks It Into High Gear; 11/14/08
John McCain helps embattled senator rally the troops

Dr. Charles Bullock: A Look Inside The Runoffs; 11/14/08
The factors that pushed three statewide races into rematches

Here's The Certified Vote In Some Key Georgia Races; 11/14/08
Chambliss missed outright win by fewer than 10,000 votes

DOT Commissioner Keeps Job Despite Controversy; 11/14/08
After closed-door meeting, DOT chairman says commissioner retains board's support

Hastings Wyman: Black And White In Dixie; 11/13/08
What happened and what didn't

Gary Reece's Behind The Curtain: Showdown At Dot? 11/13/08
Evans at center of controversy again

Gary Reece's Behind The Curtain: Speaker's Race May Not Be Over; 11/12/08
As of now, Ralston plans to take the fight to the floor in January

State Revenue Down 2% For First Four Months Of Year; 11/12/08
Collections down $111 million compared to same period a year ago

Hastings Wyman: GOP Gains In Dixie; 11/12/08
Returns indicate GOP fared better in state legislative elections

Dick Yarbrough: Quit Your Whining, The System Works; 11/12/08
Don't like Obama? You get a chance to replace him in four years

Ralston Won't Rule Out January Challenge For Speaker's Gavel; 11/11/08
Says he didn't really lose; rather, says his campaign sent 'strong message'

Chambliss: Runoff Is First Battle Of 2010; 11/11/08
Embattled senator seeking to rally the troops

Battle For The Gavel: The Live Blog; 11/10/08
The blow by blow, recorded earlier today

Walter C. Jones: Runoffs Have A Different Dynamic; 11/10/08
Re-match between Chambliss, Martin won't be like your typical campaign

On Background By Dick Pettys: Still Two Georgias; 11/10/08
Election shows divides still exist in Peach State

Rep. Allen Freeman Concedes HD140 Race; 11/10/08
Recount won't change result, he says

Battle For The Gavel: State's First Republican Speaker Of Modern Era Faces Challenge; 11/7/08
It's Glenn Richardson versus David Ralston in GOP Caucus

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: Presidential Post-Mortem; 11/7/08
John McCain really never had a prayer of winning

Chambliss Campaign: McCain Coming To Georgia To Help In Runoff Campaign; 11/7/08
Rival Jim Martin has asked for help from Obama

The Inside Scoop: Newly-Counted Returns Make U.S. Senate Runoff More Likely; 11/7/08
McCain lead holding, but at lower level

Lawyers Ready To Pounce On Georgia Electoral Process If Senate Race Doesn't Go To Runoff; 11/6/08
Georgia would resemble Florida in the aftermath of the 2000 presidential election

Dick Yarbrough: Here's A Dandy Idea For Boosting Georgia Tourism; 11/6/08
And it's cheaper than Go Fish, Georgia

Chambliss, Martin Gearing Up For Runoff; 11/5/08
Martin seeking campaign help from Barack Obama

600,000 More Georgians Voted Tuesday Than In 2004 Presidential Race; 11/5/08
But percentage of active voters taking part in election declined slightly from 2004 to 2008

Not A Good Year To Challenge Congressional Incumbents In Georgia; 11/5/08
Everybody hangs on as Marshall turns back Goddard challenge

What's Up With The Georgia Vote Count? 11/4/08
Something doesn't add up at this hour

11 P.M. Summary Of Key Georgia Races; 11/4/08
McCain, Chambliss lead ... congressional challengers faltering ... two amendments pass, one headed to defeat?


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Some DOT Board Members Want A Raise

By Brandon Larrabee
Morris News Service

(11/21/08) At a time of financial cutbacks throughout state government, the state Department of Transportation board is considering asking lawmakers for a per diem increase of almost 65 percent. "It's fair and it's reasonable," says the chairman of a board committee which floated the idea.

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Unions An Issue In Senate Campaign

By Jake Armstrong
Morris News Service

(11/21/08) A controversial bill making it easier for employees to unionize took a back seat to the personalities in the presidential campaigns. But an effort is under way to propel the federal Employee Free Choice Act to the forefront of issues separating Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin.

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Latest Numbers In Presidential Race, Georgia Senate Race

(10/28/08) New numbers today from InsiderAdvantage / Poll Position in the presidential and U.S. Senate races in Georgia. The polls were conducted last night among 637 registered, likely voters and have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percent.

President
McCain, 48%
Obama, 47%
Barr, 1%
Other, 1%
Undecided, 3%

U.S. Senate
Chambliss, 46%
Martin, 44%
Other, 2%
Undecided, 8%

InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery: “This tells me in all likelihood that if the trend in the Senate race stays as it is, Chambliss barely misses and will be in a general election runoff with Martin. Obama’s failure to be on TV in the Atlanta market is causing him to lose some of the white vote and it is softening the support for Martin."

While both Martin and Chambliss are up in the latest poll, Towery said Martin's gains in past polls showed he was gaining momentum. That appears to have faltered with Obama's redeployment of resources to other states, he said. “Ironically, Obama had a better shot of winning Georgia than North Carolina or Florida but he’s letting it slip away.”

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Dick Yarbrough: Being Governor Isn't Easy, And That's No Bull; 10/29/08

Tom Baxter: Future Has A Familiar Look To One Long-Time Republican; 10/28/08

Walter C. Jones: Why It's Almost Impossible To Change Minds In A Campaign; 10/27/08

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: GOP Seems Poised For Complete Housecleaning; 10/23/08

Dick Yarbrough: Vive La France - My New Best Friends; 10/22/08

Dr. Charles Bullock: Bradley Effect May Be Inoperable This Year; 10/21/08

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: McCain Can't Catch A Break Even When He Deserves One; 10/17/08

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Tom Baxter: Snappy Lines Don't Count For Much When Economy's This Bad; 10/16/08


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