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Thursday | SavannahNow

Georgia lawmakers react to troop increases

Members of Congress representing Chatham County reacted warily to President Barack Obamaa s announcement that hea s sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Jack Kingston, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Barrow, Democrat, US Senate, Johnny Isakson, Chatham County, GA

Thursday | Point of View

Hoyer Signals Support for War Tax

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said he is "generally" supportive of a proposal to levy a "war surtax" on Americans to offset the cost of the Afghanistan war, a tax that would be set by the president himself.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Steny Hoyer, David Obey, Republican, Tom Price, US Senate

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Chattanooga Times Free Press

30,000 troops; pullback in 2011

Gen. Burwell "BB" Bell Retired Gen. Burwell "BB" Bell said the date-specific Afghanistan plan announcement by President Barack Obama was "the crucial ingredient that's been missing in our Afghan strategy." Gen.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), US Senate, Republican, Cave Spring, GA, Calhoun, GA

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Geithner: Bailout program will end soon

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner affirmed Wednesday the administration's intent to soon end the $700 billion financial bailout program.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Sen. Chambliss says Obama's plan shouldna t initially affect Georgia troops

Days after returning from a whirlwind tour of Southwest Asia during the Thanksgiving weekend, Georgia Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Lynn Westmoreland, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Price, John Barrow, Democrat, Georgia, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

Tue Dec 01, 2009

The Washington Post

Capitol Briefing: Lawmakers split over troop plan

By Paul Kane President Obama won endorsements Tuesday from leading congressional hawks for his proposal to send 30,000 additional troops into Afghanistan, but antiwar liberals denounced the policy and vowed to fight the effort when the war-funding legislation arrives on Capitol Hill.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, John McCain, US Senate, Republican, Walter Jones, US House of Representatives

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Sen. Saxby Chambliss talks about Afghanistan plan

On the heels of a holiday visit to troops in Afghanistan and allies in Pakistan U.S. Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Raw Story

WEIRD Thanksgiving moments...

Politico's Alexander Burns takes a look "at some of the most dramatic, consequential, or just plain weird political moments that have colored Thanksgivings in recent years." Burns first notes how President George W. Bush "raised the bar with a surprise trip to Baghdad, where he helped serve Thanksgiving dinner to U.S. troops eight months after the ...

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Related Topix: Life, Thanksgiving, Holidays, George Bush, US News, US Politics, W., Iraq, World News, US Senate, Republican, Offbeat

Fri Nov 27, 2009

WTXL

Chambliss urges more troops for Afghanistan

Sen. Saxby Chambliss is leading a Georgia congressional delegation that's visiting Afghanistan, and he says the U.S. must increase it troop strength there.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, John Barrow, Lynn Westmoreland, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Tom Price, Georgia, Georgia Government

Thu Nov 26, 2009

The Washington Post

McChrystal cites Obama's 'thoughtful process'

By Paul Kane Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, told a group of key congressmen Thursday that President Obama was engaged in a "thoughtful process" of deciding on his request for additional troops in the region.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Tom Price, Lynn Westmoreland, John Barrow, US Senate, Democrat

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Examiner.com

Senate prepares for procedural vote on health care

The Senate is poised to vote tonight on a procedural motion that would allow debate to start on a 2,074-page health care proposal.

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Related Topix: US News, Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, US Politics, US Senate, Republican, Johnny Isakson

Mon Nov 23, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Chambliss: This is the Wrong Way to Reform Health Care

WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., on the Senate floor today, discussed the health care bill introduced by Sen.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Harry Reid, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Seeking Alpha

We're All Big Spenders Now

The WSJ reports in " General Electric Pursues Pot of Government Stimulus Gold " that General Electric hopes to earn about $192B in sales from government-funded economic stimulus programs in the U.S. and foreign nations.

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Related Topix: General Electric, Financial Services, Aerospace-Defense, US Politics, US News, Phil Gingrey, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate

Thu Nov 19, 2009

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Deal continues to push health care bill amendment

Congressman Nathan Deal is pushing the Senate to include his identification and citizenship verification language in the Senate health care bill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Nathan Deal, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Illegal Immigration, Jim McCrery, US Senate

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Weekly

Isakson, Chambliss Urge Georgians to "Drive Safer Sunday"

Isakson, Chambliss Urge Georgians to 'Drive Safer Sunday' WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today praised the Senate's passage of a resolution they authored to designate Sunday, November 29, 2009, as 'Drive Safer Sunday.' The senators have introduced similar resolutions in the previous years in honor of ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Georgia, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Daily Citizen

Chambliss receives testimony on improving child nutrition programs

U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss , Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today received testimony during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing focused on combating hunger and improving child health through nutrition assistance programs.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Nutrition, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Agriculture, Science, United States Department of Agriculture

Mon Nov 16, 2009

The Macon Telegraph

Georgia senators dubious of Reid, Democratic health-care plan efforts

Georgia's senators are bracing for a contentious debate on health-care reform and are dubious of Majority Leader Harry Reid's efforts as he prepares to unveil the Senate's version of health-care reform legislation, possibly as early as this week.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Harry Reid, Democrat

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Dalton Daily Citizen

State doctors at odds with AMA over health care bill

Georgia doctors don't want government-run health care, says Dalton physician John Antalis.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Johnny Isakson, Health Insurance, Health

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Creative Loafing Tampa

Washington's Best Pimp

Frequent readers of my column will recall that earlier this year I chastised Georgia U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss for endorsing Charlie Crist.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican

Wed Nov 11, 2009

CBS 46

Historic Atlanta Church Gives Sermon On Health Care

One of Atlanta's most historic churches, Ebenezer Baptist Church, is calling health care for all Americans a moral right, not a privilege.

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Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, US News, US Politics, Republican

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