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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analys (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

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Georgia begins cleaning up $250 million in flood damage

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009

Gov. Sonny Perdue seeks $16.35 million in federal aid to help recover from storms that left nine dead. Crews work on an Atlanta water-treatment plant that added to Chattahoochee River flooding. With floodwaters finally receding, Georgians began the unglamorous task of cleaning up today, while taking stock of the destruction from an unprecedented autumn deluge that has claimed nine lives and caused...

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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009

A series of rainstorms has left at least 7 dead and flooded over 1,000 homes, but forecasters say the deluge is likely over. Gov. Sonny Perdue asks for federal disaster relief help. The state of Georgia faced continuing headaches and heartache Tuesday from a pernicious series of rainstorms that had claimed the lives of at least seven people and flooded more than 1,000 homes -- although weather forecasters...

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Ga. governor vows to play 'hardball' against Alabama, Florida in tri-state water war

montgomeryadvertiser.com (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009

ALBANY, Ga. -- Georgia is preparing to step up its offensive in the long-running battle with its neighbors over federal water rights by focusing on Florida's environmental record and dredging up a 150-year-old ruling that could give Alabama less control of a key river, Gov. Sonny Perdue said Thursday.

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Opelika-Auburn News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009

Georgia is preparing to step up its offensive in the long-running battle with its neighbors over federal water rights by focusing on Florida’s environmental record and dredging up a 150-year-old ruling that could give Alabama less control of a key river, Gov. Sonny Perdue told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday.

Water dispute strains relations

Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009

By Ben Evan The Associated Press WASHINGTON | Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue's public invitation to meet with his counterparts in Alabama and Florida on disputed water rights contained a telling detail about their increasingly frosty relations. Perdue offered his fellow governors 40 potential dates for a meeting between August and November. Why so many?

• Water dispute strains governors’ relations - The Gadsden Times

Alabama leaders call for new state-level water talks

Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009

Ben Evans, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressure mounted on Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to embrace new water negotiations with Florida and Alabama as lawmakers said the dispute is best resolved by the governors.

Ala. leaders call for new state-level water talks

Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009

By Ben Evans The Associated Press Pressure mounted on Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to embrace new water negotiations with Florida and Alabama as lawmakers said the dispute is best resolved by the governors.

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The Essence of Politics (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009

More Aid for Education Coming Education in America is getting another boost from the Obama administration. On Friday, President Barack Obama along with the Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan launched their ‘Race to the Top’ contest for schools and states. Dangling the promise of $5 billion in grants, President Obama pressured states to embrace his ideas for overhauling the nation's schools,...

Poythress on teacher furloughs

Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009

David Poythress isn’t happy that Gov. Sonny Perdue chose to furlough teachers over defunding his pet pork project, Go Fish: “Once again, our state leadership has made a poor decision that will result in cutting public school teacher pay. Late yesterday afternoon, Governor Perdue announced a proposal to cut another $900 million from the 2010 state budget. [...]

Ga. follows Ariz. on citizenship proof for voters

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 05/06/2009

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed a divisive law Tuesday making the state only the second after Arizona to require prospective voters to prove their U.S. citizenship, a practice opponents say would keep the poor, elderly and minorities away from the ballot box.

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