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Tonight’s Other Runoff: Georgia’s 9th

By | 06.08.10 | 1:10 pm

In addition to the major primary runoff in Arkansas’s Senate race and the 10 states holding primaries today, a new member of Congress will be elected tonight in Georgia’s 9th District. Voters there will choose between Republican former state lawmakers Tom Graves and Lee Hawkins to replace Nathan More…

Oliverio Ousts Incumbent Mollohan in W.Va. Primary

By | 05.11.10 | 11:45 pm

Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) tonight became the second incumbent in a week to be ousted by his own party, losing to state Sen. Mike Oliverio 56-44 percent in the primary in West Virginia’s 1st District.

Mollohan has been in Congress since 1983 and had easily fended More…

Mollohan Learns Political Fate Tonight in West Virginia

By | 05.11.10 | 12:33 pm

For years, Republicans have discussed seriously targeting Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.). Tonight, after nearly three decades of of service in Congress, a Democrat just might beat the GOP to the punch.

Democratic challenger Michael Oliverio, a state senator, presents Mollohan with his toughest re-election race since the last round of More…

Office of Congressional Ethics Admonishes Former Rep. Nathan Deal

By | 03.29.10 | 1:08 pm

Former Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), a candidate for governor who delayed his resignation from the House to vote against health care reform, was also fleeing an ethics committee investigation on his outside income. The  Office of Congressional Ethics has released its report anyway:

Nathan Deal far exceeded congressional limits

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Rep. Nathan Deal Talks About His Quest for Obama’s Birth Certificate

By | 02.10.10 | 10:02 am

Jason Pye passes on a video of Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), a candidate for governor of Georgia, being questioned by minor birther figure Carl Swensson (of “citizen grand jury” fame), and explaining the current status of his request for President Obama to release his birth certificate.

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Georgia Republicans: State Can’t Afford Health Care Reform

By | 02.08.10 | 5:49 pm

Georgia’s House Republicans have a simple warning for Democratic leaders still hoping to pass health care reform this year: Our state can’t afford it.

In a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the Republicans argue that the Democrats’ plans to expand Medicaid, a program More…

Rep. Nathan Deal Asked About Birtherism in Gubernatorial Debate

By | 01.21.10 | 4:30 pm

Quite a catch by Jason Pye–Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), who has waged a fairly under-the-radar campaign to demand President Obama’s birth certificate, was asked about it at a gubernatorial forum. Incredibly, Deal doubled down.

I don’t have any issues with his birth certificate, and I really don’t think it’s

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Rep. Nathan Deal’s Birtherism, Investigated

By | 01.07.10 | 5:55 pm

On the subscription-only site Politijab — an essential source for anti-birther news — the ironically named “bogus info” posts a recollection of his/her conversation with Rep. Nathan Deal’s (R-Ga.) chief of staff. It’s the longest account anyone has of why Deal has sent a letter to the White House More…

Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.) Joins the Birthers

By | 01.06.10 | 3:06 pm

The conservative Post & Email reports that Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), who’s running for governor in Georgia, has asked the White House for proof that Barack Obama is an American citizen.

Todd Smith, Chief of Staff for Representative Nathan Deal of the United States House of Representatives serving Georgia’s

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