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Every Republican Congressman from Georgia voted against the healthcare bill. Every Democrat voted for it except two.

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"I object. I object. I object ... " Rep. Tom Price, a Roswell Republican, repeated the line over and over, interrupting his Democratic counterparts every time they tried to speak.

Last week was the first anniversary of the election of Barack Obama to the White House.

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Democrats worked late into the night Friday trying to secure support for a planned Saturday vote on health care reform amid last-minute concerns over abortion funding and insurance for illegal immigrants.

Congress is under the gun from homebuilders and Realtors to extend the $8,000 first-time home buyers' tax credit beyond its Nov.

Recognizing the difficulty that death row inmates have in bringing innocence claims before the court, Rep.

As a result of the meeting between the Tri-State Delegation, the 52 members of the Alabama, Florida and Georgia House and Senate Delegations sent a letter to the three governors Tuesday urging them to expeditiously meet and develop a plan to resolve the water dispute.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis and Elwin Wilson clasp hands after both received the Common Ground award in Washington.

Environmental justice leaders representing more than a dozen polluted communities from six Southern states met with Environmental Protection Agency leaders this week and asked them to take action to better protect the health of low-income communities and communities of color.

The decision by state Democratic party chairman Jane Kidd to jump into the Atlanta mayor's race against front-runner Mary Norwood is drawing mixed reviews this morning.

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Georgia Rep. John Lewis and the man who attacked him during a civil rights protest in 1961 have been chosen to receive the Common Ground award.

Members of Congress from Georgia, Alabama and Florida agreed Wednesday to sign a joint letter to their three governors strongly encouraging them to meet quickly, and reach a water sharing compromise, once and for all.

Georgia Congressman John Lewis and women's rights advocate Gloria Steinem will be among six people honored by Emory University next week.

Environmental advocates from six states are set to meet with state and federal environmental officials to discuss claims of environmental injustice against poor and minority communities in the South.

It's more than passing strange that, in the U.S. Senate, Johnny Isakson of Georgia has been pushing an expanded tax credit for homebuyers while, in the House, U.S. Rep.

Just as congressional leaders are calling for an extension of a popular $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers, or even an expansion to all home purchasers, government investigators reported Thursday that their audits suggest widespread abuse and errors in the program.

Many analysts had predicted a rise in the sale of existing homes for September, but few had any clue that the number would nearly double expectations.