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Entries from November 2009

Senator Carter Sworn In

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Senator Buddy Carter Takes Oath of Office     State Senator Earl “Buddy” Carter was sworn in as a State Senator on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church.               The Honorable Charles Mikell, an appellate court judge, administered the oath while former 1st District Senator, J. Thomas Coleman introduced Senator [...]

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Swearing in Ceremony for Ann Purcell, Georgia House District 159

November 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Swearing in Ceremony Ann R. Purcell, State Representative- Elect Georgia House District 159 Sunday, November 29th at 3 o’clock in the afternoon Holiday Inn Express-Banquet Hall Interstate 95 and Highway 21 Port Wentworth, Georgia

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Swearing In Ceremony for State Senator Buddy Carter

November 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Swearing In Ceremony for State Senator Buddy Carter Sunday, November 22nd 2009 Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church 429 Abercorn Street in Savannah

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CCRP Christmas Party

November 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Please lets all turn out and make this a big success for the children of our Rangers.  This has been a much appreciated annual tradition of our County Party.  If you can’t make it to the Party, please bring your gift in and leave it at HQ.  Many Thanks. Chatham County Republican Christmas Party Thursday, [...]

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Attorney General Candidate Max Wood Speaks Out Against Obama and Holder Decision

November 13th, 2009 · No Comments

This is the former United States Attorney and the candidate for Georgia’s Attorney General, Max Wood, recent comment on the Obama Administration’s announcement involving the decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in the United States District Court.   Khalid Sheikh Mohammaed and four other individuals are accused of conspiring and being the masterminds behind the terrorist [...]

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CCRP-2nd Saturday Breakfast

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments

2nd Saturday Breakfast  *CCRP Headquarters* 11 East 73rd Street (behind the Globe between White Bluff and Abercorn)  The Speaker will be Max Wood, Candidate for Attorney General for the State of Georgia. His website is: woodforattorneygeneral.com SATURDAY, Nov. 14 8:30 A.M.  Breakfast Cost – $10.00 per person (please bring exact change) The Breakfast will be [...]

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Carter, Purcell, padded victory margins by zeroing in on likely voters

November 5th, 2009 · No Comments

Savannah Morning News- November 5th, 2009 Author: Larry Peterson Hold an election in which Kevin Sofa is eligible to cast a ballot, and Sofa says he probably will. It’s no coincidence the retired Tybee Island UPS employee received several campaign mailings from Republican Buddy Carter. Nor is it that his neighbor, retired doctor Walker Beeson, [...]

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Simons: All business, all the time

November 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Savannah Morning News- November 1st, 2009 Author: Larry Peterson It’s easy to suppose that Tuesday’s special state legislative elections in the Coastal Empire might have a special irony for Dave Simons. Not that you’re going to get the veteran Savannah political consultant to dwell on it; for him, he says, it’s business as usual. Anyway, [...]

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State Senate District 1: Special election race is wide open; we’ll see how competitive

November 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Savannah Morning News -November 1st, 2009  Author: Larry Peterson  When the votes are counted Tuesday, the State Senate’s 1st District might have seen its first seriously contested election since 1992. One thing is certain: It will be the first election there since 1994 with no incumbent on the ballot. Not that the candidates are political [...]

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House District 159: Would-be comeback kid versus newcomer

November 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Savannah Morning News- November 1st, 2009 Author: Larry Peterson More crops used to grow in what’s now state House District 159, which covers west Chatham County and south Effingham County. These days, the 159th sprouts mostly subdivisions and people; the burgeoning area has more registered voters than any House district outside metro Atlanta. But its [...]

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