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Georgia Politics Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Democratic congressional candidate Jeff Scott is calling on incumbent Republican Congressman Nathan Deal to explain his vote against the Farm Bill. "The Farm Bill is a large and complex piece of legislation, but I think it is vital that the people of the ninth district know what Nathan Deal opposes," Scott said. "Representative Deal opposes expanding the availability of fresh fruit and vegetables to...
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Sunlight Foundation (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
LegiStorm , the Web site that shares Sunlight's goals of making Congress as transparent as possible, via their blog reports on how Roll Call used LegiStorm's congressional data to show how Christopher Riley , chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal , violated House rules by exceeding the amount of side income a staff member can make. Riley was being paid by his bosses' reelection campaign, as well...
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Georgia Politics Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Dr. Jeff Scott, the Chairman of the Walker County Democratic Party has put his name on the line to challenge Republican Nathan Deal in November. On my candidates list, I've got Joe Inman featured as a Democratic candidate in that district as well. However, Inman's website is down and he's yet to qualify.
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Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Sucks for him. Chris Riley, the chief of staff to Rep. Nathan Deal (R-Ga.), has returned more than $90,000 that he was paid by the lawmaker’s campaign committee from 2004 to 2007 because it exceeded the outside income limits set under House rules for top Congressional staff.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Optometrists Recognize Efforts to Safeguard Sight, Promote Healthy Vision
for Children and Expand Access to Care
WASHINGTON, April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rep. Nathan Deal
(R-GA) was recognized for providing important leadership on health care
policy issues by doctors of optometry from his district and their national
organization, the 34,000 member American Optometric Association (AOA).
Optometrists...
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JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 03/28/2008
"Four Congressmen from Georgia - Paul Broun, Nathan Deal, Tom Price and Lynn Westmoreland - have publicly taken a pledge not to seek nor sponsor an earmark for one year. Some Republicans believe the party lost control of Congress in...
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JasonPye.com (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Paul Broun and Nathan Deal have joined Tom Price and Lynn Westmoreland (I previously wrote about Price and Westmoreland) in taking a stand against earmarks by individually imposing a one-year moratorium against the practice:More than half of Georgia's Republicans in...
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The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA-09) joins three of his fellow House Republicans from Georgia in swearing off pork. From the Associated Press : More than half of Georgia's Republicans in the U.S. House have joined an anti-earmark crusade and pledged to give up pet spending requests for their districts. [...]Republican Reps. Paul Broun of Athens, Nathan Deal of Gainesville, Tom Price of Roswell and Lynn Westmoreland...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
| | Meeting today could finalize Nathan dealLast update: March 24, 2008 - 12:59 AM More from FORT MYERS, FLA. - Dave Pepe, the agent for Twins closer Joe Nathan, will meet with the club today to try to complete negotiations on a contract extension.There are only minor details left to discuss on the deal, which is believed to be for four years for at least $11 million a year. Indications are that the...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 03/22/2008
ESPN's Buster Olney (Insider required) reveals in his blog that the Twins have all but re-signed Joe Nathan to a four-year deal, paying $11-12MM per. Olney considers this a surprising move for a mid-market team. It's particularly unusual for the Twins, as they re-signed Justin Morneau earlier in the year (and Joe Mauer last year), but couldn't hold on to Torii Hunter or Johan Santana. Alejandro Leal...
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Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 12/10/2007
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is about to get his first endorsement from a Georgia congressman, and it's not Nathan Deal, who was caught saying kind things about the former Arkansas governor last month. It'll be John Linder, which makes...
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Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/20/2007
According to a recent Congressional Quarterly piece about Fred Thompson and the obvious fact that he is a weak candidate and how that was willingly ignored by his early supporters, Deal is having second thoughts about the “savior” of the GOP. Rep. Nathan Deal , R-Ga., was once on the brink of declaring for Thompson [...]
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Political Insider | ajc.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2007
You have to hand it to Mike Huckabee, the dark horse Republican in the presidential field. He’s got a good ear for the blue-collar vote. While Rudy Giuliani wandered around NASCAR pits, Huckabee collared Chuck Norris, and cut an entertaining...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/17/2007
Following the death of his colleague, Congressman Charlie Norwood of Georgia, from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis earlier this year, Congressman Brian Baird (WA-03) joined Congressman Nathan Deal (R-GA) in introducing a resolution to bring much needed attention to this devastating disease. The resolution passed the U.S. House of Representatives today with overwhelming support. [click link for full article]...
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Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/11/2007
This is. A report released Tuesday claims that the members of the House Immigration Reform Caucus, including 10th District Congressman Nathan Deal, are nativist and anti-immigrant. The Center for New Community Building Democracy Initiative, an organization that, according to its Web site, counters organized racism, anti-immigrant activity and other forms of bigotry through research, reported its findings...
