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Gun permit holders praise new GA law
Posted: May 15, 2008 in Georgia and Rights
Georgians with concealed weapon permits can now take their guns into more public places.

Feds say no guns in parks
Posted: May 15, 2008 in Georgia and Rights
The US Army Corps of Engineers issued a statement to clarify that Georgia's new gun rights law does not apply to federal lakes and lands in the state.

CA court rules for marriage equality
Posted: May 15, 2008 in Gay
The Supreme Court of California ruled that loving, committed gay and lesbian couples in California cannot be denied a civil marriage license.

Gov. Perdue [R-GA] expands school choice
Posted: May 14, 2008 in Georgia
Governor Perdue [R-GA] signed legislation into law to expand support for school choice.

Over 50 and living with HIV
Posted: May 14, 2008 in Health and Georgia
Lana Taylor has her hands full: children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren  – and HIV.

CA court to rule on marriage
Posted: May 14, 2008 in Gay
California's Supreme Court will deliver a decision on whether the state's statutory ban on civil marriage equality is constitutional.

Divided Dems
Posted: May 14, 2008 in Democrats and National
Sen. Clinton's [D-NY] continued strength is a daily reminder to Democrats of how profoundly divided their party is.

Dems want Clinton [D-NY] to run as independent
Posted: May 14, 2008 in Democrats and National
29% of Democrats say Sen. Clinton [D-NY] should run an as an independent if she does not win the Democratic nomination.

Dems say Obama [D-IL] is too liberal
Posted: May 14, 2008
The Democratic Leadership Council criticizes Sen. Obama [D-IL] for his plans to raise taxes if elected.

OH Dem AG resigns
Posted: May 14, 2008 in Democrats and National
Ohio's Democratic attorney general has resigned amid the scandal of a sexual harassment investigation in his office and his extramarital affair.

Obama [D-IL] loses in WV
Posted: May 13, 2008 in Democrats and National
Sen. Obama [D-IL] lost one of the most lopsided primaries of the campaign.

Hagee apologizes to Catholics
Posted: May 13, 2008 in National
The televangelist pastor of a Texas mega-church who had supported Sen. McCain [R-AZ] apologized for anti-Catholic statements.

Rep. Lewis [D-GA] wants riots
Posted: May 13, 2008 in Georgia and Democrats
Rep. Lewis [D-GA] encouraged his supporters to take it to the streets and fight.

US must produce more oil
Posted: May 13, 2008 in Economy and National
Because most of America's own oil sources are off-limits, we are becoming more dependent on foreign oil.

Dems block new oil exploration
Posted: May 13, 2008 in Economy and Democrats
Democrats in the US Senate filibustered an energy plan that calls for more oil exploration.

Impeachment filed against OH Dem AG
Posted: May 13, 2008 in Democrats and National
The Ohio House charged the Democratic Attorney General with 9 counts relating to a sexual harassment scandal.

NC Dem Gov. wants higher taxes
Posted: May 13, 2008 in Taxes and Democrats
Gov. Easley's [D-NC] proposal to raise taxes ran into nearly immediate skepticism from senior lawmakers.

Detroit votes to remove Dem mayor
Posted: May 13, 2008 in Democrats and National
The Detroit City Council voted to remove their Democratic mayor.

The politics of oil prices
Posted: May 13, 2008 in Economy and Taxes
Taxes add more to the price of gasoline than oil company profits.

Law protects armed homeowners
Posted: May 12, 2008 in Georgia
Georgia and more than 18 other states have similar versions of a "defense of habitation" law.

Rep. Lewis [D-GA] gets primary challengers
Posted: May 12, 2008 in Georgia and Democrats
For the first time since 1992, Rep. Lewis [D-GA] has to work a little for his party's nomination.

Perdue [R-GA] suspends diesel tax
Posted: May 12, 2008 in Georgia and Taxes
Governor Perdue [R-GA] suspends the 4% state gas tax on diesel sold for farm and other offroad uses.

McCain's [R-AZ] environmental balancing act
Posted: May 12, 2008 in Economy and National
Sen. McCain [R-AZ] seeks to weigh the costs and benefits of each environmental issue individually.

Anti-marriage lies
Posted: May 12, 2008
Supporters of Michigan's anti-marriage amendment claimed it wouldn't affect partner benefits the state's supreme court just ruled against.

Coastal waters cleaner
Posted: May 12, 2008
Levels of pesticides and industrial chemicals in US coastal waters are generally decreasing.

Warsaw Ghetto savior dies
Posted: May 12, 2008
A Polish woman who saved thousands of Jewish children during WWII by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto has died.

McCain [R-AZ] buys in to global warming
Posted: May 12, 2008
Sen. McCain [R-AZ] says America must take steps to bring global warming under control while adhering to free-market principles.

Barr [L-GA] to run for president
Posted: May 12, 2008
Anti-gay former US Rep. Barr [GA] launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid.

Fossella's [R-NY] family values
Posted: May 12, 2008
Rep. Fossella [R-NY] cheated on his wife, had a child with his mistress, but voted against marriage equality for gays and shuns his gay sister.

CT re-nominates moderate Republican
Posted: May 11, 2008
Connecticut Republicans re-nominated Rep. Shays, the only GOP incumbent from the 6 New England states.

Taxes lower under Bush
Posted: May 11, 2008
Americans paid 16.1% of their income under Clinton, but just 13.6% under Bush.

The strange case of Scott Bloch
Posted: May 11, 2008
The head of the OSC allegedly obstructed the investigation into his retaliation against gay employees.

Justice Thomas gives UGA graduation speech
Posted: May 10, 2008
Thomas urged UGA graduates to stay true to faith, family and friends.

Warming not linked to CO2
Posted: May 10, 2008
Any human influence on global temperature is so small that it cannot be differentiated from natural cycles of climate change.

Obama [D-IL] thinks there are 60 states
Posted: May 10, 2008
Sen. Obama [D-IL] said he had campaigned in 57 states with one more to go, not including Alaska and Hawaii.

Sharpton owes $1.5M in overdue taxes
Posted: May 9, 2008
Rev. Sharpton owes nearly $1.5 million in overdue taxes and penalties, and failed to pay workers comp and unemployment insurance for his employees.

Obama [D-IL] adviser met with terrorists
Posted: May 9, 2008
An adviser to Sen. Obama [D-IL] admitted to having talks with a Palestinian terrorst group.

Isakson [R-GA] won't run for governor
Posted: May 9, 2008
Sen. Isakson [R] has decided to seek re-election to the Senate in 2010 and will not run for governor of Georgia.

Climate models wrong
Posted: May 9, 2008
Climate models predict that Antarctica warmed more than it actually did.

Obama [D-IL] gets history wrong
Posted: May 9, 2008
Sen. Obama [D-IL] claims past presidents met with America's enemies, though they didn't.

GA: McCain [R-AZ] 53%, [D-IL] Obama 39%
Posted: May 9, 2008
Sen. McCain [R-AZ] continues to enjoy a solid lead over both potential Democratic opponents in Georgia.

Dem mayor guilty of corruption
Posted: May 9, 2008
A Democratic mayor in New Jersey pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges.

Liberal radio host admits to child porn
Posted: May 9, 2008
A prominent liberal talk radio host admitted he distributed child pornography.

Former Gitmo prisoners return to fight
Posted: May 8, 2008
Up to 36 enemy combatants released from Guantanamo have resumed hostilities against the US.

Democrat kleptocrats
Posted: May 8, 2008
Massachusetts Democrats want to tax univeristy endowments to fund more government spending.

Dem delegate demands money for his vote
Posted: May 8, 2008
A Democratic superdelegate says he'll sell his vote for $20 million.

Gore blames Burma tyranny on weather
Posted: May 8, 2008
Tyrannies kill more surely than any freak of weather.

Climate politics about power
Posted: May 8, 2008
Scientists say there is no evidence of a looming climate catastrophe driven by human greenhouse gas emissions.

Press failed to investigate Obama [D-IL]
Posted: May 7, 2008
Democrats are poised to nominate a man with the fewest credentials and least familiarity of any presidential candidate in modern history.

Feds raid Bloch's home and office
Posted: May 7, 2008
Federal agents raided OSC director Bloch's office and home as part of a criminal investigation into whether he destroyed evidence.