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Georgia Super Lawyers Honors Four Stites & Harbison
Stites & Harbison announced earlier that four attorneys in the Atlanta office were named in the 2008 Georgia Super Lawyers magazine.The four attorneys listed in the magazine include:R. Daniel Douglass Construction/SuretyJ.D. Humphries, III Construction LitigationT. Matthew Mashburn Real EstateRichard W. Stephens Real Estate...

Isakson Urges Senate to Address Much-Needed Health Care Reforms
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to work together to address the issues of health care cost, quality, coverage and accessibility and to develop solutions that don’t require government intervention...

Isakson, Chambliss to TSA: Reduce Delays, Improve Efficiency at Hartsfield-Jackson Security Checkpoints
Warning that federal security at Atlanta’s airport is ill-prepared for the upcoming summer travel season, U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and members of Georgia’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration urging the TSA to work with Atlanta airport officials to improve efficiency at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport security checkpoints...

Secretary Handel to Honor War Crimes Prosecutor at Holocaust Days of Remembrance
The State of Georgia’s official Days of Remembrance Observance of the Victims of the Holocaust will be Friday, May 2, 2008 at noon in the State Capitol rotunda. The annual ceremony is held to remember those whose lives were impacted by the Holocaust, and to honor those who work to educate others about the event...

Isakson Praises Passage of Legislation to Enhance Benefits for Veterans
U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today praised the Senate’s passage of legislation to increase a variety of veterans’ benefits. Isakson is a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs...

Governor Perdue Announces Additional Funding for Silver Lake Property in Decatur County
Governor Sonny Perdue joined conservation leaders and Decatur County representatives, for his third stop of the day to highlight Conserve Georgia, on the banks of Lake Seminole to announce funding for the second phase of acquisition at Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Decatur County near Bainbridge. Governor Perdue also signed two pieces of legislation to support conservation efforts: HB 1176 and HB 1274...

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Republican Candidate blog:
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE "IT'S TIME FOR ACTION TOUR" DAY THREE
"John McCain continues this week to go where few Republican candidates have gone before, to draw attention to communities that are struggling." -- Fox News' Brit Hume (Fox News' "Special Report With Brit Hume," 4/23/08)...

John McCain On Fox News' "Studio B"
John McCain
Fox News'
"Studio B"
April 24, 2008
SHEPARD SMITH: "I wanted to ask you about gas. You have called for a holiday over the summer between Memorial and Labor Day from the federal gas tax. What would we sacrifice were such a thing to happen?"...

STATEMENT BY JOHN MCCAIN ON SYRIA AND NORTH KOREA
U.S. Senator John McCain today issued the following statement on today's news regarding Syria and North Korea:"The latest news about North Korean proliferation to Syria is very troubling, but not surprising. North Korea has not acted in good faith for more than a decade...

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Governor Perdue Orders State Government to Reduce Energy Consumption by 15% by 2020
As a component of the Governor’s Conserve Georgia announcements today, Governor Perdue launched the Governor’s Energy Challenge. This is a commitment by Governor Perdue that Georgia’s state government will reduce its energy usage 15 percent by 2020 over the 2007 energy use levels through energy efficiency or in combination with renewable energy. Governor Perdue is challenging Georgia’s citizens, businesses, organizations, local governments and school systems to meet the state’s 15 percent reduction goal...

Chambliss Staffer Honored by the University of Georgia Chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall
U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today announced that long-time staffer and former University of Georgia football player, Marisa Simpson, was presented with a post-graduate achievement award this week by the University of Georgia Chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. Post-Graduate Achievement Awards recognize former UGA athletes...