http://www.macon.com/206/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Macon Telegraph en-us Copyright 2008 Macon Telegraph Politics 60 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:02:47 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@macon.com http://www.macon.com/206/story/411604.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/411604.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00 EDT President Bush swept into Georgia on Tuesday for what's become something of an election year ritual: trying to knock U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall out of office. http://www.macon.com/206/story/411613.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/411613.html Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:00 EDT The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee says he might pursue new gun restrictions in response to a recently enacted Georgia law that could allow people to carry concealed firearms in parts of the Atlanta airport. http://www.macon.com/206/story/410680.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/410680.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:43 EDT A north Georgia legislator's plan to wrest the gavel away from Georgia Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson doesn't stand much of a chance, House Majority Leader Jerry Keen told Macon Rotary Club members Monday. http://www.macon.com/206/story/410686.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/410686.html Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:43 EDT With a runoff just two weeks away, Georgia U.S. Senate hopeful Vernon Jones came out swinging Monday against his Democratic rival Jim Martin. http://www.macon.com/206/story/409651.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/409651.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:06 EDT Rand Knight turned a lot of heads when he picked up endorsements from three well-known unions in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary. http://www.macon.com/206/story/408635.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/408635.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:57 EDT What's new in presidential politics in Middle Georgia? http://www.macon.com/206/story/406671.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/406671.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:40 EDT Economic woes are hitting home in Georgia. http://www.macon.com/206/story/406670.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/406670.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:40 EDT Democratic Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon has almost three times as much money as his Republican challenger - a critical advantage for an incumbent who is consistently among the GOP's top electoral targets. http://www.macon.com/206/story/406676.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/406676.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:40 EDT At first blush, state Sen. Jeff Chapman's election victory doesn't appear too significant - an incumbent lawmaker defeating an upstart challenger in a Republican primary. http://www.macon.com/206/story/406675.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/406675.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:40 EDT Vernon Jones and Jim Martin are limbering up for a three-week sprint to the finish line in Georgia's Democratic race for the U.S. Senate. http://www.macon.com/206/story/405691.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/405691.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:12 EDT Howard Dean, the former presidential candidate and current chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will be in Macon on July 26 for the party's state committee meeting, the party said Tuesday. http://www.macon.com/206/story/405621.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/405621.html Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:41 EDT Georgia lawmakers largely support President Bush's call to lift a long-standing ban on offshore oil drilling, including off the state's coast. http://www.macon.com/206/story/404667.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/404667.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:05 EDT Though election season won't peak until November, the crowd of candidates gets a bit thinner after today's primary races. http://www.macon.com/206/story/404657.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/404657.html Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:26 EDT Sen. John McCain supporters held news conferences around the state Monday to announce the campaign's top dogs in Georgia - as state Republicans seem to be gearing up for a fight, despite its recent history of choosing Republican presidential candidates by a wide margin. http://www.macon.com/206/story/403876.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/403876.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:11 EDT U.S. Rep. John Barrow is working the lunch crowd outside a barbecue shack when he grabs the hand of a woman who says she recognized him instantly. http://www.macon.com/206/story/403266.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/403266.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:47 EDT When Vice President Dick Cheney came to Middle Georgia last month for a private campaign fundraiser, taxpayers picked up most of the travel costs. http://www.macon.com/206/story/403267.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/403267.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:47 EDT Thanks to hot summertime temperatures and a dearth of high-profile offices up for grabs, local political experts are predicting relatively low voter turnout in Tuesday's primaries. http://www.macon.com/206/story/403296.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/403296.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:41 EDT The incumbent claims the federal government is a "huge ball of twine of socialism" that he wants to unravel strand by strand. His challenger depicts himself as a conservative agent for change who will "walk the walk" for traditional family values. http://www.macon.com/206/story/403301.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/403301.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:53 EDT The five Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate faced off Saturday in a debate, dueling over their resumes - and one candidate's recent absence from Georgia's voting rolls - with the clock ticking down to Tuesday's primary. http://www.macon.com/206/story/403295.html http://www.macon.com/206/story/403295.html Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:53 EDT In a year when the battle for the White House has pumped up political passions, Georgia's five-man race for the chance to challenge Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss has been a sleeper.