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DEL.ICIO.USBusy day for Georgia GOP
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Aaron Gould Sheinin asheinin@ajc.com
Minneapolis — With the Republican National Convention back in full swing, Georgia’s GOP delegation has a busy day ahead.
Gov. Sonny Perdue and Secretary of State Karen Handel were both scheduled to speak to delegates and their breakfast coming up in about an hour. An update from federal officials follows.
State Sen. Judson Hill (R-Marietta) will be one of three panelists at 11 a.m. at a luncheon on health care sponsored by Congressional Quarterly. Hill will discuss strategies for helping the uninsured gain access to health care.
From 3 to 5 p.m. this afternoon, state party chairwoman Sue Everhart will be feted at a reception in her honor. (Incidentally, that reception is sponsored in part by Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine who has made clear his intention to run for governor in 2010.)
But the biggest event of the day will be the convention session, itself. It’ll be a long night. Unlike Democrats, who started their convention in Denver by 3:30 p.m. (that’s 5:30 in Atlanta) and were done by 9 p.m., Republicans choose to go into the night. Tonight’s session begins around 6 p.m. and will go past 10 p.m. again.
Look for the roar from the convention crowd when vice presidential pick Sarah Palin comes out to give her speech tonight. These delegates are jazzed for her.
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By Aaron
September 3, 2008 9:31 AM | Link to this
“Rob” I must have missed your reply to my last post concerning Katrina, evacuation of the poor, etc. Please feel free to chime in today. Thanks, Aaron