GEORGIA TAKEAWAYS: Black Turnout Fuels Warnock Victory
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Tuesday’s special election for an unexpired term for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. Warnock will …
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The Other Race on Georgia’s January Ballot
WHEN GEORGIA VOTERS cast their ballots in the U.S. Senate runoffs, with Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock facing off against Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, they’ll also be weighing …
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Warnock, Bracing for a Tough Senate Runoff in Georgia
Democrat Raphael Warnock, running for the U.S. Senate and headed to a January runoff against Republican Kelly Loeffler in Georgia , is bracing himself for an onslaught of attack ads …
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Perdue, Ossoff Head to Runoff for Georgia Senate Seat
By Michelle Bocanegra for Politico Republican Sen. David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff are heading to a January runoff in Georgia, after both fell short of a majority in …
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Transit Expansion In Gwinnett County Fails Again
Despite voting for Joe Biden eighteen percentage points greater than Donald Trump and electing what will be a 5-0 Democratic majority county commission starting in January, Gwinnett County voters showed …
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Democratic Party Flips Republican Stronghold Blue in Gwinnett County
Democrats remain optimistic Georgia will go to Biden Among the new elected leaders taking control of Gwinnett is the country’s first-ever Black sheriff, Keybo Taylor. “I think it finally hit …
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Lucy McBath Wins Georgia Rematch, Holding House Seat for Democrats
Brandon Bell/Reuters Representative Lucy McBath, a Democrat who in 2018 narrowly upset the Republican Karen Handel in a Republican stronghold, won re-election early Wednesday in a rematch that underscored the …
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Democrat Warnock Leads Loeffler as Georgia Senate Race Heads to Runoff
Lynsey Weatherspoon for The New York Times The Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, a Democrat, emerged as the leader Tuesday over Senator Kelly Loeffler, a Republican, in a special election …
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Teachers Returned Last Week; COVID-19 Has Sent 260 Home
By Katie Shepherd Paul Adamus, 7, climbs the stairs of a bus before the first day of school on Aug. 3 in Dallas, Ga. Adamus is among tens of thousands …
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The Irony Of It All: Civil Rights Leader C.T. Vivian’s Casket Draped With Original Confederate Flag
The irony of it all. A Georgia state flag – the original Confederate flag – is draped over the casket of the Rev. C.T. Vivian as he lies in state …
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