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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
List of appeals court hopefuls grows
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The number of attorneys qualifying for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals has grown to four.
Over the past two days, Bruce M. Edenfield of Atlanta, Christopher J. McFadden of Decatur and Mike Sheffield of Lawrenceville joined Sen. Michael Meyer von Bremen (D-Albany) to run for election this November. The winner would succeed Judge John H. Ruffin Jr., who is retiring.
Sheffield, a criminal defense lawyer, ran for a seat on the appellate court four years ago in a race won by Judge Debra Bernes.
Qualifying for the Court of Appeals seat ends Friday.
— Bill Rankin
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Senate debate Sunday
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
So far, Georgia’s five-way race for the Democatric nod to run against Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss has been a civil affair. The only face-to-face appearances have been a few, relatively polite public “forums” where the candidates addressed a moderator who posed the questions.
Sunday’s debate at Atlanta’s Fox 5 TV, however, could get a bit hotter.
Candidates will get to ask each other a question in the 1-hour debate that begins at 5 p.m. and will be carried live on Fox 5 and simulcast on its website.
DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones, former state lawmaker Jim Martin, former WSB-TV reporter Dale Cardwell, Atlanta businessman Rand Knight and retired businessman Josh Lanier of Statesboro all plan to attend.
—Jim Tharpe
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Poll finds Barr siphoning votes from McCain
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While a poll released late Tuesday by the Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg showed Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr drawing only 3 percent support, the data show that much of that is coming at the expense of Republican candidate John McCain.
The new national poll shows McCain trailing Democrat Barack Obama 37 percent to 49 percent when the race is just between the two major party candidates. But when Barr, a former Georgia congressman, and independent candidate Ralph Nader are added to the mix, Obama’s margin jumps to 15 percentage points, 48 percent to 33 percent.
Unfortunately for Barr, he trails Nader in the poll. The former Green Party candidate gets the support of 4 percent in the poll of more than 1,100 registered voters nationwide.
But Barr is continuing to gain media attention, which could result in a rise in the polls. He’s been on CNN in the past week and his campaign announced late Tuesday that he would be on ABC’s weekly political program “This Week,” on Sunday, July 6.
That will be perhaps his most high-profile media appearance yet.
—Aaron Gould Sheinin
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