Today’s Headlines

Johnny Isakson Gets No Love From Bob Barr; 9/1/10
Barr endorses Libertarian nominee in U.S. Senate race

Next Step May Be Prayer For Cash-Strapped State Agencies; 9/1/10
They've tried just about everything else

North Georgia's Surprising Political Power; 8/31/10
To some extent, clout has leapfrogged metro Atlanta

A New Wrinkle In The Fierce Battle For The Teacher Vote; 8/31/10
Barnes, Deal vying to capture that important sector

Never Mind Nathan Deal, In Some Respects This Election Is A Perdue-Barnes Redux; 8/31/10
Case in point: the RGA ads, the second of which began appearing this week

Randy Evans: There Is No Federal Grand Jury Investigation Of Nathan Deal; 8/31/10
"There will be no September or October surprise," Deal attorney says

INSIDERADVANTAGE EDITORIAL
Just How Bad Is The PR Advice The Fox Theater Is Getting? So Bad It Warrants a Bad Review; 8/31/10
Theater board wants to give heave-ho to man who helped saved the theater from the wrecking ball and a fire

INSIDERADVANTAGE ANALYSIS
Governor's Race 2010: Battle For W. Paces Ferry Mansion Won't Be Waged Below The Gnat Line; 8/30/10
Metro and exurban counties are where the real struggle will take place

Will Deal Tax Returns See Daylight? 8/30/10
Yes and as early as Tuesday, commentator says; Deal campaign disputes timetable

The Legislative Brain Drain; 8/30/10
Attrition is profound in some years, and this is one of them

Interstate 3 Back In The News With Deal, Barnes Split Over Project; 8/27/10
Controversial in some quarters, proposed road would go from Savannah to Augusta to Knoxville

How Many Points Will Barnes Have Up By Labor Day? 8/27/10
Two new ads rip Deal on ethics

Max Wood Gets Perdue Appointment; 8/27/10
Former AG candidate will head Office of Administrative Hearings

Tax Reform Commission Plowing Into Thick Weeds; 8/27/10
Panel is examining tax code and seeking ways to modernize it

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: Come November, Will There Be A Democrat Left In The Forest? 8/26/10
Starting to see signs that even the U.S. Senate could go GOP this year

Double-Dip Recession Possible But Not Probable For Georgia; 8/26/10
GSU economic forecasting unit looks, instead, for very modest growth

Carol Porter, Georganna Sinkfield Not On WIN List Of Endorsed Candidates; 8/25/10
They didn't return questionnaires, chair says

Not Everyone Cheering Georgia's Race To Top Win; 8/24/10
Joe Martin is one, calling it little more than a Band-Aid

George T. Smith Dead At 93; 8/24/10
He was only man to serve in all three branches of Georgia government

Georgia A Winner In Latest Round Of Race To Top Competition; 8/24/10
Worth an estimated $400 million extra over four years

State Wins Battle With Feds Over Voter Verification Law; 8/24/10
Feds withdraw objection, grant preclearance

Supreme Court Battle A Fight Over Power Of Federal Government? 8/24/10
One of David Nahmias' challengers hopes to make it so

Nathan Deal, Privatization And The Ethics Committee Report; 8/23/10
Another look at the report that may loom large over his campaign

A New Communications Director For Casey Cagle; 8/23/10
Ben Fry gets the call

GAE Endorses Barnes; 8/20/10
Group helped defeat him eight years ago

Matt Towery's Inside The Numbers: Death and Politics - A Love Story; 8/20/10
A letter from an old friend prompts reflections on politics in general

InsiderAdvantage/WSB-TV Poll: Deal Leads Barnes By 4 Points; Isakson Poised To Win; 8/20/10
Survey shows almost as many Georgians self-identify as independents as with two major parties

Are Georgia Republicans Healing? Maybe. Maybe Not; 8/19/10
Mixed signals on whether the party is coming together after brutal runoff battle

'What Is He Hiding This Time,' Barnes Ad Asks About Deal; 8/18/10
New TV ad hits GOP gubernatorial nominee for refusal to release tax returns

The Race For Lieutenant Governor: Women, Rural Voters May Still Have An impact; 8/18/10
Carol Porter may keep the votes of those two groups in play

Dr. Charles Bullock: Many Factors Came Into Play In Runoff; 8/17/10
One might have been a bias against electing a woman to top spot

AJC: Former Speaker Richardson Threatened To Kill Himself Earlier This Month; 8/17/10
Incident said to have followed a domestic disturbance in Atlanta

Tommy Hills Will Become State Treasurer; 8/17/10
He succeeds Dan Ebersole, who retires on Sept. 1

On Background: Runoff Post-Mortem: Did Deal Win Or Did Handel Lose? 8/16/10
Deal beat the odds ... but how?

Barnes Rips Deal In New Ad; Poll Shows New GOP Nominee Already In The Lead; 8/13/10
The general election campaign is underway with virtually no time lost

Matt Towery: Nathan Deal's Biggest Problem; 8/13/10
He beat the 'country club' but he's no shoo-in

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