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13 hrs ago | Ledger-Enquirer.com

Charlie Harper: GOP sets course, with warning

Sure, the official overriding reason was to elect a new Georgia GOP chairman and a slate of other officers.

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Related Topix: Nathan Deal, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Georgia, Democrat, Ron Paul, 2012 Presidential Election

21 hrs ago | Roll Call

Michelle Nunn Senate Announcement Coming Soon

After appearing at a weekend fundraiser for Senate Democrats, party leaders expect Michelle Nunn to make a final decision on the Georgia Senate race within weeks.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate, Republican, Saxby Chambliss, 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Sun May 19, 2013

Hispanic Business

U.S. Lawmakers Express Privacy Concerns Over Google Glass

Eight members of Congress say they're concerned Google's wearable computer, Google Glass, could violate the privacy "of the average American." The lawmakers said they worry Google Glass users could identify people on the street and access individuals' addresses, marital status, work history and hobbies, The Hill reported Friday.

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Related Topix: Privacy, Larry Page, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Henry "Hank" Johnson, Representative Hank Johnson, Joe Barton, Republican

Sat May 18, 2013

The Las Vegas Sun

Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns

Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin

Fri May 17, 2013

Mother Jones

The Next Senator From Georgia Will Probably be Nuts

"Lies straight from the pit of hell," "War of Yankee Aggression," and nine other quotes from actual politicians seeking statewide office in the 21st century.

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Related Topix: Representative Paul Broun, US Politics, Jack Kingston, US News, Phil Gingrey, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Saxby Chambliss, Democrat, Georgia, Georgia Government

Thu May 16, 2013

Real Clear Politics

Why Republicans Lost the Vote But Kept the House

One of the most striking aspects of the 2012 elections is that Republicans won their third-largest House majority since the late 1920s while losing the popular vote.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Mike McIntyre, Jim Matheson, McIntyre, GA, Barack Obama

Tue May 14, 2013

Statesboro Herald

Georgia politicians demand answers on scandals

At least three Georgia elected officials on both sides of the aisle have publicly called for the Obama administration to explain three recent missteps that have taken center stage in Washington and across the nation.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Saxby Chambliss, Jack Kingston, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Georgia, Prison

Peach Pundit

Meanwhile, Up In D.C., There Are Some Problems

Yes, We're a website dedicated to Georgia politics. That means our focus is on state and local issues and those that work and play among them.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Price, Democrat, Tax

Roll Call

Another Georgia Republican Closes In on Senate Race

David Perdue , a wealthy businessman and the cousin of former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, has formed an exploratory committee to run for the Peach State's open Senate seat.

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Related Topix: Representative Paul Broun, US Politics, Jack Kingston, US News, Phil Gingrey, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Georgia, Saxby Chambliss, Democrat, Georgia Government

Mon May 13, 2013

National Journal

Obama's Struggles Are Hampering Democratic Recruitment

Imagine you're a red-state Democrat contemplating a run for Senate. Here's what you've seen during the opening months of President Obama's second term: A still-tepid economic recovery, a culturally polarizing agenda on immigration and guns, and fears of the health care law's possibly haphazard implementation.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Stephanie Herseth, Representative Gary Peters, Senator Al Franken, US Senate, Senator Mark Warner

Brantley Enterprise

Georgia Senate 2014: John Barrow ducks race, costing Dems top recruit

One of DemocA rats' two top recruits for the GeorA gia SenA ate seat of retirA ing Sen.

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Related Topix: Representative Paul Broun, US Politics, Jack Kingston, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sat May 11, 2013

Examiner.com

Who is in and who is out of the Georgia Senate race

When Senator Saxby Chambliss announced that he would not run for re-election again, the political calculus about who would replace him began.

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Related Topix: Representative Paul Broun, US Politics, Jack Kingston, US News, Phil Gingrey, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Saxby Chambliss, Democrat, 2012 Presidential Election

Daily Kos

Georgia Redistricting: Fair Maps Reveal New Battlelines

In a period of boredom, I decided to see if I could redistrict Georgia fairly. At the time, I had relatively simple objectives: obey communities-of-interest, prevent ridiculous sprawling of districts, maintain three VAP majority-black districts and making Sanford Bishop's southwest rural Georgia district majority-black without doing a racial ... (more)

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Related Topix: US Politics, Jack Kingston, US News, Lynn Westmoreland, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Paul Broun, Representative Tom Graves, Democrat, Sanford Bishop

The Huffington Post

Dems Think They Have Shot At Georgia, Kentucky

Democrats may not be running with one of their top choices in Georgia's U.S. Senate contest, but they still think they have a formula to win there, as well as in Kentucky and seven other states where they face tough Senate contests in 2014.

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Related Topix: Representative Paul Broun, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jack Kingston, Phil Gingrey, Democrat, US Senate, Saxby Chambliss

Fri May 10, 2013

Brantley Enterprise

Georgia Senate 2014: John Barrow ducks race, costing Dems top recruit

One of DemocA rats' two top recruits for the GeorA gia SenA ate seat of retirA ing Sen.

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Related Topix: Representative Paul Broun, US Politics, Jack Kingston, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat

The Weekly Standard

Tom Price Not Running for Senate in Georgia

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Price, Representative Paul Broun, Jack Kingston, Phil Gingrey, US Senate, Saxby Chambliss, Democrat

Roll Call

House Energy & Commerce Committee Largest Recipient of PAC Money

The top recipient of PAC contributions in the first quarter of 2013 was the House Energy & Commerce Committee.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Phil Gingrey, Republican, US House of Representatives, Greg Walden, Fred Upton, Democrat, Frank Pallone

Thu May 09, 2013

SavannahNow

Commentary: We need more 'Problem Solvers'

In January, I wrote about a new bipartisan movement in Congress called the Problem Solvers Group.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Jack Kingston, Republican, US House of Representatives, Sanford Bishop, US Senate, Saxby Chambliss, Democrat, Georgia

Peach Pundit

Stone Challenges Barrow To Series Of Debates

Embattled incumbent John Barrow jumped from the frying pan into the fire today as he declined a run for U.S. Senate in exchange for a desperate plea to hang onto Georgia's 12th Congressional District in the House.

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Related Topix: US House of Representatives, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Examiner.com

Democrats still investing in Georgia Senate race, despite Barrow's pull out

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman Justin Barasky told Georgia Tipsheet on Tuesday that Georgia Senate seat remains one of the 2014 priorities for the party, despite that their top candidate, U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tom Price, Representative Paul Broun, Jack Kingston, Phil Gingrey, David Scott