Georgia latest monthly unemployment numbers, out this morning, are likely to dominate the dialogue in the governor's race. August's 8.1 percent was the highest in the nation. The September figure that will be with us through Nov. 4: 7.9 percent.
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Secretary of State Brian Kemp has scheduled 9:30 a.m. session with reporters to discuss a lawsuit challenging his office's processing of new voter registrants.
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Gov. Nathan Deal is headed to Augusta for an 11 a.m. event to celebrate the opening of a new education building at Georgia Regents University. He then embarks on a tour of Georgia Tech with Gov. Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey and chairman of the Republican Governors Association. Afterwards, the pair will wander the Roswell Square, greeting voters.
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Jason Carter, the Democratic candidate for governor, will meet with veterans in Marietta at 1:30 p.m.
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Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Andrew Hunt will be on the Herman Cain show at 10:35 a.m. and will join the Northwest Georgia 9-12 project in Cobb County at 7 p.m.
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