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Georgia delegates ready to hear from Romney
Georgians at the Republican National Convention started their final day in Tampa, Fla., by sharing breakfast with one of the party's biggest leaders. Speaker of the House John Boehner addressed the delegates and state leaders at their hotel Thursday morning – -- a symbol of how important Georgia is to ...
Georgia Attorney General set for prime time speech
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens worked through the morning to polish up a speech he’ll deliver before a national audience at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday. Olens had one last rehearsal at 10 a.m. inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum, he told Channel 2’s Lori Geary. Olens is speaking ...
Georgia delegates cast official vote for Romney-Ryan ticket
Georgia's 76 delegates took to the floor of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday and cast their votes for nominee Mitt Romney for president of the United States and then settled in for a night of speeches that included the wife of Mitt Romney and rousing speech by New Jersey ...
Georgians wait out rain as GOP convention begins
Tropical Storm Isaac passed over the Republican National Convention to the relief of thousands of delegates, including dozens of Georgians forced to make alternate plans for the first day of the political event. Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus banged a gavel and quickly called the 2012 convention to order, then ...
Georgians optimistic as Isaac soaks RNC
Georgia Republicans who made the trek to Tampa, Fla. remained focused on their political goal, despite steady wind and rain from Tropical Storm Isaac. The outer bands of the storm, which already forced Republicans to postpone their national convention until Tuesday, arrived in the Tampa Bay area Sunday as many ...
Attorney General Olens preparing for RNC speech
Some Republicans are keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Isaac as they travel to Tampa, Fla. but Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens is completely focused on the prime time speech he’ll give at the Republican National Convention. Olens told Channel 2 political reporter Lori Geary that he and his staff ...
Medicare and the election: FAQ
Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate on the Republican ticket focuses new light on the congressman's plan to restructure Medicare -- the program that provides health care to 47 million elderly and disabled Americans. Although Democrats accuse President Obama of wanting to end Medicare, ...
Casino question on GOP primary ballot
Republicans who vote in the Georgia primary at the end of July may be surprised to see a question about casino gambling. Developer Dan O’Leary is one of the developers pushing for video lottery terminals. O’Leary has proposed a $1 billion entertainment complex in Gwinnett County that would include the ...
Chief Justice Roberts delivers for President Obama
With the Supreme Court sharply divided, the Obama health law was saved by Chief Justice John Roberts, who sided with the four more liberal justices on the Court to uphold both the individual mandate and the overall health reform plan. It was a supremely ironic outcome, as the Roberts Court ...
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