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Fri., May 17, 2013 10:04am
Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. Handel's announcement Friday shakes up an already crowded contest among Republicans vying for the seat held by retiring U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
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Mon., December 3, 2012 5:20pm
The emergence of potential candidates contemplating a 2014 Republican primary challenge against Georgia U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss could put him—and his party—in an awkward situation.
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Thu., November 29, 2012 11:00am
Sen. Saxby Chambliss told the state GOP chairwoman that he's running for re-election even as some within his own party are floating the idea of challenging him.
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Tue., February 7, 2012 1:08pm
An executive with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity has resigned after a dispute over funding for Planned Parenthood. The resignation came in a letter obtained by The Associated Press. Karen Handel announced her resignation as vice president for public policy in a letter to Komen officials Tuesday. Handel said in her letter that she had supported cutting off funding for Planned Parenthood.
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Wed., August 11, 2010 1:43pm
Former US Congressman Nathan Deal will be Georgia’s Republican candidate for governor in the November elections. Georgia’s former Secretary of State Karen Handel brought former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to Atlanta to drive voters to the polls, but it wasn't enough. The race was so close, no winner could be declared Tuesday night. But Wednesday morning, results show Nathan Deal is a couple of thousand votes ahead, so Handel conceded the race.
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Wed., August 11, 2010 11:25am
Karen Handel has conceded the Republican gubernatorial contest for governor to Nathan Deal. Tuesday's runoff election results had candidates within four tenths of a percentage point of each other. In a statement released from her campaign this morning, Handel says she although absentee ballots have yet to be counted, she's putting her support behind Deal.
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Wed., August 11, 2010 11:25am
Karen Handel has conceded the Republican gubernatorial contest for governor to Nathan Deal. Tuesday's runoff election results had candidates within four tenths of a percentage point of each other. In a statement released from her campaign this morning, Handel says she although absentee ballots have yet to be counted, she's putting her support behind Deal.
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Tue., August 10, 2010 8:01pm
The numbers show former Congressman Nathan Deal with a slight lead, but Karen Handel's camp says thousands of absentee ballots remain to be counted which they're hopeful will turn the race in their favor.
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Mon., August 9, 2010 2:34pm
Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke at a rally in Atlanta in support of Handel's bid for the Georgia GOP gubernatorial nomination.
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Mon., August 9, 2010 1:45pm
Nathan Deal spends the day flying all over the state. Also making 1.7 million telephone calls to Republicans. He says he's the strongest candidate to beat Roy Barnes.
