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Georgia Gov Signs New Abortion Restrictions

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2012

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(Corrects Arizona law to 20 weeks from 18 weeks, paragraph 11; fixes headline) By David Beasley ATLANTA, May 1 (Reuters...

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Georgia Gov Signs Bill To Require Drug Testing For Welfare Benefits

AP | ERRIN HAINES | Posted 04.16.2012

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ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed legislation that would require thousands of people applying for welfare to pass a drug test before...

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Gingrich Works To Sweep Home State

Buckhead Patch | Timothy Darnell | Posted 03.04.2012

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GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich has the endorsement of several high-profile Georgia Republicans, including Gov. Nathan Deal. But few of them ...

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About Face: Are GOP Govs Increasing Ed Spending To Save Political Skin?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.09.2012

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Call it budgetary whiplash. Last November, a wave of Tea Party minimalism and budget-cutting fervor swept the country, ushering governors like Rick...

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WATCH: Ex-Schools Chief Threatens State Official Over 'Gestapo Tactics' Cheating Probe

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 03.19.2012

A former Georgia school superintendent at two districts has been caught on tape bullying and threatening a state education official. The recording was...

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Probe Uncovers Another 'Tragedy' Of Cheating Teachers

Posted 12.21.2011

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State investigators have implicated 49 principals and teachers from a Georgia school district in a four-month probe of cheating allegations against ed...

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Michael Moore Fails To Recall His Own Book

Posted 11.26.2011

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In response to the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia, controversial filmmaker and writer Michael Moore has tried - and failed - to withdraw copies of...

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WATCH: Chicagoans Rally In Support Of Troy Davis

Posted 11.21.2011

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UPDATE: The U.S. Supreme Court also turned down Davis's request for a stay of execution. Davis was executed by lethal injection Wednesday night and wa...

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Georgia Hunger Striker Refuses To Give Up

Patch | Posted 10.10.2011

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On the 40th day of his hunger strike, Salvador Zamora delivered a letter to Gov. Nathan Deal outlining what he would like to see happen before he will...

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Georgia Inmate Dies In Video-Recorded Execution

AP | By SHANNON McCAFFREY | Posted 09.20.2011

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JACKSON, Ga. (Associated Press) — A Georgia man convicted of killing his parents and sister was executed Thursday after the courts allowed what expe...

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To Fire A Cheating Teacher

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.18.2011

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Atlanta educators charged with cheating on students' standardized tests received a letter from Erroll Davis, Atlanta's interim superintendent last wee...

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Atlanta Works To Root Out Cheating Teachers

AP | Dorie Turner | Posted 09.06.2011

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ATLANTA (AP) — Just a month before classes start, Atlanta schools officials are trying to determine how many of the 178 teachers and principals accu...

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A Day Without Immigrants: Georgia's Anti-Immigration Law

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 08.30.2011

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In Georgia, farmers are finding it nearly impossible to replace the immigrant workers who are fleeing the state in fear of a draconian piece of legislation that mirrors provisions of Arizona's controversial SB 1070.

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Georgia's Illegal Immigration Solution: Farms Should Hire Workers On Probation

AP | RAY HENRY | Posted 08.14.2011

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ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal offered a provocative solution Tuesday for farmers who claim workers have been scared away by a crackdown on ...

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Immigrant Freed From 19-Month Detention: 'I Treat My Dogs Much Better Than The Detainees Are Treated'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 07.18.2011

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On Tuesday, for the first time in 19 months, Pedro Guzman left Stewart Detention Center, a privately run facility where he was housed while fighting d...

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Georgia Governor Signs Arizona-Like Immigration Measure Into Law

Posted 07.13.2011

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ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law on Friday an immigration bill giving police authority to question suspects about ...

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Georgia Immigration Bill Headed To Governor Nathan Deal

AP | SHANNON McCAFFREY and KATE BRUMBACK | Posted 06.14.2011

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ATLANTA — The Georgia Legislature has passed an immigration bill that contains some parts similar to an Arizona law being challenged in court. ...

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State Lawmakers Weigh Costs Of Copying Arizona On Immigration

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 06.11.2011

WASHINGTON -- After Arizona passed its contentious immigration enforcement bill, SB 1070, last April, state legislatures across the country took note....

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New Governor: Jailing Drug Addicts Is 'Draining To Our State'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Newly-elected Georgia Governor Nathan Deal (R) announced Monday in his inaugural address that putting drug addicts and abusers in jail was placing an ...

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Top 5 to Watch in 2011: Infrastructure Leaders

Michael Likosky | Posted 05.25.2011

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1. Bellwether Members of Congress - Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Rep. John Mica (...

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Hardline Immigration Hawks Could Have HUGE Election Day

Mother Jones | — David Corn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Tancredo has told tea partiers that non-Christian immigrants should leave the country, accused Mexican border-crossers of plotting the next terror...

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Men Up, Grizzlies Down

Melanie Billings-Yun | Posted 05.25.2011

Of all the many lessons we can draw from this election, the one that looms out for me is that wanton attacks on another candidate's gender don't win v...

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I Was a Victim of Voter Fraud! Required ID Is No Safeguard

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 05.25.2011

So much for protecting the integrity of the vote by requiring picture IDs. (Are you listening Elizabeth Hasselbeck?) How ironic that I was almost una...

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GA-Gov: 47% Deal (R), 40% Barnes (D) (Mason-Dixon 10/26-28)

Huffington Post | Carly Kinney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc. 10/26-28/10; 625 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interview (13 WMAZ article) Georgia 20...

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GA-Gov: 47% Deal (R), 41% Barnes (D) (InsiderAdvantage 10/24)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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InsiderAdvantage, for WSB-TV 10/24/10; 2119 Likely voters, 2% margin of error Mode: IVR (IA release) Georgia 2010 Governor 47% Deal (R), 41% Barnes ...

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