DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James is fighting for his political life. Usually, an incumbent DA is difficult to topple, but

, with a parade of politicos rooting for the challenger.

James argues he's not an establishment guy, that he's unbought and unbossed — just like Hosea Williams used to be. That, James says, is why he has built up so much opposition.

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