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State School Supe Proves She's Smarter Than A 5th Grader; 9/5/08
Cox wins $1 million, will donate it to three state-run schools

Dems Going After Kathy Cox With Ad During Her Appearance On TV Show; 9/5/08
She's playing "Hollywood games" while students lag, says Rep. Rob Teilhet

THE SCREENING ROOM
McCain Brings Unconventional Convention To Rousing Close; 9/5/08

Ignites the GOP with calls to "stand up and fight"

Hastings Wyman: McCain-Palin Ticket Will Help Dixie GOP; 9/5/08
Whether ticket wins in November still unclear, but prospects strengthened now for Southern Republicans

Lynn Westmoreland: Obama 'Uppity;' 9/4/08
Georgia congressman's comment causes a stir

THE SCREENING ROOM
Palin Becomes A Superstar Overnight; 9/4/08

Alaska governor ignites GOP with unexpectedly strong performance, speech

GOP CONVENTION
Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: McCain Refuses To 'Quayle' His Running Mate; 9/4/08

This is anything but Quayle, Part Two

GOP CONVENTION
Tom Baxter: Sharp Distinctions Drawn Between Left And Right; 9/4/08

Dems will stumble again if they don't take a hard look at who they're dealing with

Chambliss: Palin Will Bring Hard-Core Holdouts Over To McCain's Side; 9/4/08
And, he says, she'll bring in moderate Democrats

GOP CONVENTION - UPDATED
Casey's Blog:
Palin Electrifies Georgia Delegation; 9/4/08

VP pick fires up convention hall

Analysis: Palin Had Good Luck, Timing; 9/4/08
Alaska reporter looks at the record

Sadie Fields Says Religious Base Ignoring Attacks, Still Behind Palin; 9/3/08
Attacks are "scurrilous and beyond the pale," she says

THE SCREENING ROOM
Behind The Lieberman Speech; 9/3/08
Sources say Lieberman nearly got the VP nod from McCain

Dick Yarbrough: Listening In As Dems Ponder Palin Pick; 9/3/08
Here's how it must have gone

GOP CONVENTION
Tom Baxter: For GOP, One Storm Is Enough; 9/2/08
Gustav's out of the way but more storms bear down on coast

'Rat Ad' Creator Is Behind The 'Look' Of Twin Cities Convention; 9/2/08
The name: "Hollywood" Fred Davis

Candidate For Governor In 2010 May Have Some Explaining To Do; 9/2/08
Some questioned whether David Poythress played race card in '92 bid for labor commissioner

On Background: Sonny's Continuing Budget Troubles; 9/1/08
Never underestimate capacity of government to shoot itself in foot

Tom Baxter: Sarah Palin - So Far North, She's South; 9/1/08
Give her a photo op at a gun range and her value will become apparent

Georgia Republican Leaders React To McCain's VP Pick; 8/29/08
Chambliss, Isakson, others weigh-in

Zell's Backing Saxby For Re-Election To Senate; 8/29/08
Former Democratic governor gives Republican Chambliss the nod

DEMS IN DENVER
Dems Dazzle With Stagecraft; 8/29/08

How are Republicans going to top this? They can't

FROM THE SCREENING ROOM
Obama Brought It Home; 8/29/08

He kicked it into preacher mode

DEMS IN DENVER
Before A Long-Awaited Night, A Hymn Of Thanks; 8/29/08

Don't underestimate the power of a dream unleashed

First Ad Of The 2010 Gubernatorial Race Makes Its Debut; 8/28/08
Pay attention to the man behind the curtain - the race has begun

DEMS IN DENVER
A Big Night In Denver As A Storm Rises In The Gulf; 8/28/08

Clinton, Biden give convention its most focused night, and other items from Denver

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: Dems Should Have Skipped Convention; 8/28/08
No bounce? No mystery

Perdue: America's Not Ready For Obama; 8/28/08
Even Dems having buyer's remorse, governor says

Clayton Schools Lose Accreditation; 8/28/08
Perdue orders four school board members removed from office

DNR Board Looks To Get Out Of Golf Business, Close Parks; 8/28/08
Part of agency's effort to shed expense to help state offset shortfall

Guest Column - Jared Thomas: A Certified Need For Competition; 8/28/08
Healthcare providers hamstrung by Certificate of Need

DEMS IN DENVER
A Man On A Mission In Denver; 8/28/08

Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has some unfinished business

DEMS IN DENVER
Reporter's Notebook: Tough Speaking Gigs, Sweet Party Spots; 8/27/08

Alabamans party at "Sweet Home ALObama"

FROM THE SCREENING ROOM
Now Obama Has A Second Running Mate, Like It Or Not; 8/27/08

Hillary blows them away, sets high bar for Obama

Shakeup In Massive Health Agency Will Put New Focus On Mental Health Care; 8/27/08
Follows blistering reports of unnecessary deaths in state facilities; nobody is getting the ax

Dick Yarbrough: Pining For The Old AT&T; 8/27/08
Getting phone lines fixed now definitely no piece of cake, he says

DEMS IN DENVER
Barnes Delivers Stemwinder To Georgia Delegation; 8/26/08

Rips Republican "stench" in statehouse and says budget was mismanaged

FROM THE SCREENING ROOM
Carter Gets Short Shrift While Teddy Steals The Show; 8/26/08

Just as in 1980, Massachusetts senator upstages former president from Georgia

SAT Scores Down For Second Year In A Row; 8/26/08
Georgia slips a notch from 46th to 47th



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On Background:

Myths, A Million-Dollar School Supe And Road Dummies

By Dick Pettys
InsiderAdvantage Georgia

(9/8/07) Secretary of State Karen Handel, a Republican, challenged conventional wisdom last week when she disputed assertions that Sen. Barack Obama’s historic campaign in Georgia has galvanized a surge in voter registrations. "It's a a myth, y’all,” she was quoted as telling the Georgia delegation during the Republican convention in St. Paul. Is it? Here's what the numbers show.

FULL STORY


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Budgetary Slings And Arrows

By Walter C. Jones
Morris News Service

(9/8/08) Reports about the pain of budget cuts affecting various government agencies have picked up, and the budget crisis is bringing a new air to relations between the governor and legislators: they're perfectly happy to let him take all the slings and arrows until after the election.

FULL STORY

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Why Obama's Forces Think Georgia Is In Play

(7/31/08) Here’s why Barack Obama’s forces think they have a shot at carrying Georgia: a new InsiderAdvantage / Majority Opinion Research poll shows McCain leading what many assume is still a red state - but it's right at the edge of the poll’s margin of error.

We surveyed 544 registered voters on July 29. The results:

McCain, 45%
Obama, 41%
Barr, 5%
Undecided, 9%

The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percent.

Incidentally, here’s how the electorate self-identifies itself this year:

Republican, 39%
Democrat, 40%
Independent, 18%
Libertarian, 3%

 


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Obama Holds Lead Over Clinton In NC; 4/16/08

Hillary Regains Some Ground In Pennsylvania; 4/9/08

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Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: A Word Of Thanks For Newt; 8/21/08

Tom Baxter: Bi-State Scandal Shows Bipartisan Work Still Gets Done; 8/20/08

Dick Yarbrough: Keeping Up With Current Events From Across The Pond; 8/20/08

Walter C. Jones: The Slow March Toward Universal Choice; 8/18/08

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: Wasted Days And Wasted Nights; 8/14/08

Hastings Wyman: John Edwards' Fall From Grace; 8/12/08

On Background: The Numbers Behind Martin's Win; 8/11/08

Walter C. Jones: Policy Differences Separate Senate Candidates; 8/11/08

Tom Baxter: Oil, Gas And The Back Story; 8/8/08

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: Newsweek Article Paints A Picture Of A South That Doesn't Exist; 8/7/08

Dick Yarbrough: Don't Know Georgia-Born Benny Fowler Yet? You Should; 8/7/08


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