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Federal judge blocks Arizona immigration law

By Tom Crawford | Published: July 28, 2010
Federal judge blocks controversial provisions of Arizona's anti-immigrant law one day before it goes into effect . . .
Tags: Arizona , immigration , karen handel , Nathan Deal , roy barnes

Barnes at 59%, Dems backslide on immigration

By Tom Crawford | Published: July 17, 2010
The latest numbers from Rasmussen show Roy Barnes with 59 percent support among likely Democratic primary voters; Barnes and the other Democrats get in line with Republicans on supporting an Arizona-style immigration law for Georgia . . .
Tags: Eric Johnson , Georgia Democratic primary , immigration , roy barnes , thurbert baker

Deal: ‘I’m not worried about liberals’

By Tom Crawford | Published: July 7, 2010
Nathan Deal vows to be tougher than the toughest of his opponents in marching immigrants back to the border; Democrat Roy Barnes gets an endorsement in one of Georgia's reddest, most Republican counties; Jeff Chapman gets a little respect himself . . .
Tags: immigration , Jeff Chapman , Nathan Deal , roy barnes

Noted in passing

By Tom Crawford | Published: August 6, 2009
The Senate, to no one’s great surprise, voted 68-31 to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. Georgia senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss, again to no one’s great surprise, voted against Sotomayor’s confirmation, but maintained a degree of civility about the process. Three Republican senators from Deep South states [...]
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