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Tue., March 26, 2013 11:02am
University of Georgia says U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss will be its spring commencement speaker. UGA's commencement ceremony is set for 7 p.m. on May 10.
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Tue., February 5, 2013 5:13pm
Georgia Congressman Paul Broun is expected to announce his run for the US Senate. The news is just the start of what could be be a year of dominoes falling in state politics. US Senator Saxby Chambliss' decision last week not to seek re-election is prompting several Congressmen to consider running for his seat.
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Mon., January 28, 2013 4:22pm
Georgia’s senior senator said Friday he won’t seek another term in 2014, sending waves through the state’s Republican establishment. Sen. Saxby Chambliss said Monday in his first public appearance since the announcement that he was not concerned losing his re-election bid.
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Mon., December 24, 2012 10:28am
House Republicans failed to advance fiscal cliff negotiations this week, seemingly putting responsibility for any budget and tax deal back on President Barack Obama and the Democratic-controlled Senate. But Georgia's Republican senators say they are still optimistic that the power players will avert steep spending cuts and across-the-board tax hikes that go into effect if no deal is reached by the new year.
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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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Mon., November 26, 2012 3:28pm
Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss has joined several Republicans who have recently said they will consider new revenue as part of a deal to cut federal spending and pay down debt. The lawmakers are backing away from a no-new-taxes pledge they signed from Grover Norquist’s powerful anti-tax group.
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Tue., November 13, 2012 6:45am
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said Monday the looming fiscal cliff would devastate military contractors and communities around Georgia military bases that depend on those companies. But he said massive cuts in federal spending would do damage throughout the economy.
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Fri., September 7, 2012 10:30am
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson has cut short a study of whether the federal government should crack down on pollution of the Ogeechee River. Isakson’s interest came in the wake of the largest fish kill in state history in the river last year.
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Fri., March 16, 2012 8:16am
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss says Georgia farmers need to brace for big changes in government crop subsidy programs as Congress seeks to slash its debt. Chambliss told about 50 farmers at a forum Friday in Jesup he's certain the new five-year farm bill being negotiated will eliminate direct payments that go to farmers regardless of prices or yields. Alternatives such as crop insurance to cover revenue losses are being discussed to protect farmers.
