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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

Georgia is voting in Senate runoff today

14 hours ago

ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia voters returned to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters....
Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss

Dec 1, 2008

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP …
Palin campaigning in Ga. for Sen. Chambliss

Nov 30, 2008

ATLANTA (AP) -- Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advantage in a Tuesday runoff …
Officials: Daschle accepts Cabinet post

Nov 19, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic officials say former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services....
Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate race

Nov 19, 2008

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Sen. Ted Stevens' election defeat marks the end of an era in which he held a commanding place in Alaska politics while wielding power on some of the most influential committees in Congress....