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Deal releases partial tax information

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 3, 2010
Nathan Deal has released partial tax information from his returns dating back 29 years, in response to growing criticisms from the Roy Barnes campaign . . .
Tags: federal returns , income tax information , Nathan Deal

Deal tries to tamp down grand jury speculation

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 2, 2010
Nathan Deal's attorney is spending a lot of time telling reporters there won't be a grand jury investigation of his client . . .
Tags: Bart Graham , campaign TV commercials , ethics , Nathan Deal , Randy Evans , roy barnes

Political Notes – Deal ‘disqualified,’ Barnes charges

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 2, 2010
Roy Barnes says Nathan Deal's business transactions with the state should 'disqualify' him from running for governor; the Deal campaign disagrees with that contention . . .
Tags: jobs for governor's aides , Nathan Deal , roy barnes , Sonny Perdue

DeKalb DA is named EPA official

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 2, 2010
DeKalb District Attorney Gwen Keyes Fleming will step down from her job to accept an appointment as regional administrator for the EPA . . .
Tags: DeKalb District Attorney , EPA , Gwen Keyes Fleming , Lisa Jackson

Political Notes — Supreme Court will hear voter ID challenge

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 1, 2010
The Georgia Supreme Court will be the next judicial body to hear the Democratic Party's challenge to the state's voter identification law . . .
Tags: Bob Barr , drinking on military bases , Georgia Supreme Court , Jack Kingston , Johnny Isakson , Ray McKinney , voter identification

GEFA approves nine water/sewer loans

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 1, 2010
Eight Georgia communities get GEFA loans to upgrade their water-sewer systems . . .
Tags: GEFA , loans , water-sewer systems

Last hope for Georgia Democrats?

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 1, 2010
Powell says it could be "game over" if Barnes loses the governor's race . . .
Tags: Alan Powell , Georgia Democrats , roy barnes

Ethics panel urges Price investigation

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 1, 2010
U.S. Rep. Tom Price is the second Georgia congressman to come under the scrutiny of the Office of Congressional Ethics, which is looking at his fundraising activities and possible connections to votes on financial reform legislation . . .
Tags: investigation , Nathan Deal , Office of Congressional Ethics , Tom Price

Murkowski counts herself out

By Tom Crawford | Published: September 1, 2010
Sen. Lisa Murkowski says there's no way she'll pull ahead of her GOP primary opponent . . .
Tags: Alaska senate race , Joe Miller , Lisa Murkowski , Sarah Palin

Political Notes – More Obama in RGA commercials

By Tom Crawford | Published: August 31, 2010
The exchange of blood-letting TV spots between the Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes campaigns continues; state auditor Russell Hinton receives a national award . . .
Tags: Barack Obama , job credits , Mike Beatty , Nathan Deal , Nick Ayers , roy barnes , Russell Hinton , tax breaks