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	<title>Tom Crawford&#039;s Georgia Report &#187; Preston Smith</title>
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		<title>Olens, Hudgens win statewide runoffs</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/08/10/olens-hudgens-win-statewide-runoffs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Georganna Sinkfield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Douglas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Sheffield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ralph Hudgens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Echols]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sam Olens handily defeats Preston Smith to win the GOP runoff for attorney general; state Sen. Ralph Hudgens is the winner in the GOP race for insurance commissioner . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes:  Perdue appointees endorse Barnes</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/08/03/political-notes-perdue-appointees-endorse-barnes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[John Oxendine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karen handel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roy barnes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonny Perdue]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two sheriffs appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to the state Board of Corrections are endorsing Perdue's political enemy Roy Barnes in the race for governor; female legislators take a media swing around Georgia on behalf of Nathan Deal . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Landmark poll has Handel in runoff lead</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/08/02/landmark-poll-has-handel-in-runoff-lead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[karen handel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Handel has 9-point lead over Deal in runoff poll, but 17 percent are still undecided; Olens leads Smith in GOP runoff for attorney general . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes:  Deal picks up legislative endorsements</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/07/29/political-notes-deal-picks-up-legislative-endorsements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona immigration law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Hamrick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buddy Carter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crush videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobless benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johnny Isakson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karen handel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee Hawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mike thurmond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Bearden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Graves]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three lawmakers announce their support for Nathan Deal over Karen Handel in the GOP runoff; Handel answers with a negative TV spot that denounces Deal as "corrupt" . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Divorce records detail Smith affair</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/07/29/divorce-records-detail-smith-affair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Newspaper publishes details of Sen. Preston Smith's divorce, as Smith is running for attorney general in the Republican primary runoff . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Woodall-Hice in 7th District runoff</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/07/21/woodall-hice-in-7th-district-runoff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clay Cox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jody Hice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Hodges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee Hawkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rob Woodall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Graves]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was a bit of a surprise in the 7th Congressional District, where Rob Woodall will face Jody Hice in the runoff; Tom Graves was pushed into another runoff with Lee Hawkins in the 9th Congressional District . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Hodges, Teilhet fight to the bitter end</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/07/19/hodges-teilhet-fight-to-the-bitter-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[attorney general]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Hodges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Max Wood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rob Teilhet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It's become one of the hardest-fought races in Georgia as Rob Teilhet and Ken Hodges compete for the Democratic nomination for attorney general; there's a spirited race in the Republican primary too, but not nearly as vicious . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes:  Perdue aide is new GRTA director</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/07/14/political-notes-perdue-aide-is-new-grta-director/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GALEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GRTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jannine Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonny Perdue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[voter registration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perdue names a new director for GRTA; Preston Smith vows to fight Obamacare in court; GALEO intervenes in a voter registration lawsuit . . .]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes – Potshots and mudflings in Sunday debates</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/07/12/political-notes-%e2%80%93-potshots-and-mudflings-in-sunday-debates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Austin Scott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brian Kemp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darryl Hicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dubose porter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Hodges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mel Everson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rob Teilhet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Olens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terry Coleman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thurbert baker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rounding up the Sunday debates in three different races; endorsements are rolling out with one week to go before the July 20 primaries; Tom Tancredo boosts Nathan Deal; . . . ]]></description>
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		<title>Political Notes:  Sierra Club makes primary endorsements</title>
		<link>http://gareport.com/story/2010/07/08/political-notes-sierra-club-makes-primary-endorsements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Crawford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carol Porter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Ralston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joey Brush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Smith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roy barnes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sierra Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thurbert baker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Echols]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Club skips over the governor's race, then endorses Democrat Carol Porter for lieutenant governor; Speaker David Ralston appoints several House members to transit study committee . . .]]></description>
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