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A Lot of Money Was Spent in GA 6 Just to Lose an Election
A Lot of Money Was Spent in GA 6 Just to Lose an Election
It's hard to believe that special election spending in an odd-year would break so many records, but it did.It was reported ahead of Tuesday that the special election in Georgia's sixth congressio ...
21 Jun, 2017
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Republican Handel Takes Georgia's Sixth Congressional District
Republican Handel Takes Georgia's Sixth Congressional District
More than $50 million was spent on Georgia's Sixth Congressional District special election.For Democrats, a win would have been a sign that the Trump resistance is translating into tangible electoral ...
20 Jun, 2017
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Why Are California Dems Intervening in Georgia Special?
Why Are California Dems Intervening in Georgia Special?
The special congressional election in Georgia's 6th District has attracted a lot of outside interest. Democrats, looking for a symbolic victory against President Donald Trump, have spent record-b ...
20 Jun, 2017
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Sadly, The Only Winner in Georgia's Special Election Is Hyper-Partisanship
Sadly, The Only Winner in Georgia's Special Election Is Hyper-Partisanship
There is one message that voters are getting in Georgia's 6th Congressional District (and elections across the country): Be angry.Reports ahead of Tuesday's election show a 150 percent increase in ear ...
20 Jun, 2017
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The Story of a Broken System from Inside the Georgia 6th Congressional District Special Election
The Story of a Broken System from Inside the Georgia 6th Congressional District Special Election
In November 2016, Tom Price, my congressman, was nominated to be Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Trump administration. I was still working hard in my natural gas vehicle conversion busi ...
08 May, 2017
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Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Congress Effectively Legalizes Medical Marijuana at the Federal Level
Last week, Congress avoided a government shutdown by agreeing to a continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded for another week.Then over the weekend, US lawmakers agreed to a deal tha ...
04 May, 2017
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Debriefing Democracy: 5 Takeaways in Nonpartisan News This Week
Debriefing Democracy: 5 Takeaways in Nonpartisan News This Week
From the ongoing legal battle against the Commission on Presidential Debates to taking nonpartisan election reform to the nation's largest battleground state, here are 5 key stories on election and po ...
21 Apr, 2017
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Bill O'Reilly: Political Office Awaits?
Bill O'Reilly: Political Office Awaits?
Caution, you have entered the No Spin Zone.Word that Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is out at the network has the liberal left grinning from ear to ear. It’s a win at a time it was badly needed. The poli ...
19 Apr, 2017
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0-18: No Viable Third-Party Choice in Georgia
0-18: No Viable Third-Party Choice in Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia – In three counties just north of Atlanta, voters are heading to the polls for a special election Tuesday.The nationally watched election is getting enormous attention as Democrats ar ...
18 Apr, 2017
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Jackie Robinson & Ray Flynn: How One Sports Legend Inspired Another
Jackie Robinson & Ray Flynn: How One Sports Legend Inspired Another
Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, on this day, January 31, 1919, 98-years ago.He grew up to become the most important black man in American history and its greatest athlete.Before MLK, Jr., ...
31 Jan, 2017
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