Georgia

Black voters may lead Democratic wave Black voters may lead Democratic wave

An Obama-propelled increase in African-American turnout, already apparent in early voting, may put more Democrats in Congress.
  • Georgia/Russia: how our political discourse works

    A new investigative report from the EU reaches conclusions squarely at odds with the dominant claims last year.
  • AP calls it: Chambliss re-elected

    Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss has apparently prevailed in a run-off against Democrat Jim Martin.
  • The new Cold War: Bad for a hot planet

    When Russia and Georgia rolled out the tanks, Europe's effort to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions may have gotten blitzed
  • "There was so much blood spilled"

    A Russian invasion has left besieged Georgians angry at their government -- and at the Bush administration -- for failing to defend them.
  • Georgia gears up for Senate run-off

    With celebrity campaigners working on both sides, incumbent Saxby Chambliss clings to a lead over his Democratic challenger.
  • McCain wins in Georgia

    The Obama campaign managed to turn out an impressive number of African-Americans, but it wasn't enough -- black voters could still boost other Democrats, though.
  • The swing states of 2008

    Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore.
  • John McCain's tough stance toward Russia

    John McCain and his national security advisor both want to get tough with Russia -- but one of them got paid to say so. Does McCain have another lobbyist problem?
  • Obama projected to win big in Georgia

    GOP race too close to call in the state.
  • America's water war

    The southeastern United States is drying up and the Bush administration and FEMA don't want to consider what happens if a major city's faucets run dry.
  • When the rivers run dry

    Forget about the mussels and sturgeon. Atlanta's water woes have politicians dreaming of an Endangered Suburbs Act
  • The spring blues

    On an April day in Georgia, not even fried chicken and the scent of magnolia can make you forget the kids we're sending to die in a pointless war.
  • The Army is ordering injured troops to go to Iraq

    At Fort Benning, soldiers who were classified as medically unfit to fight are now being sent to war. Is this an isolated incident or a trend?
  • Yes, Democrats do need the South!

    Tom Schaller may think the Democrats can whistle past Dixie and still win, but that's a recipe for disaster.
  • Not such a grand old party

    As Ralph Reed's victory celebration goes sour, loyal partygoers know whom to blame.
  • Our right to know about Wal-Mart

    Georgia and Wal-Mart: What Republicans don't want us to know.
  • King Kaufman's Sports Daily

    If a player fumbles and no ref calls it, has he really fumbled? And other deep bowl-game thoughts.
  • Will the election be hacked?

    A Salon special report reveals how new voting machines could result in a rigged presidential race -- and we'd never know.
  • The never ending war over slavery

    A new exhibit at the Museum of the Confederacy tells of slaves who supported slavery. But if former Gov. Doug Wilder's dream comes true, the nation's first slavery museum will tell a different -- and harsher -- story.
  • Hacking democracy

    Computerized vote-counting machines are sweeping the country. But they can be hacked -- and right now there's no way to be sure they haven't been.
  • Lott falls, but Democrats don't rise

    Author Charles Bullock, an expert in the politics of the South, says the GOP will dust itself off and get along fine in Dixie.
  • Did blacks stay home?

    The Democrats' devastating losses Tuesday may be linked to disenchantment among African-American voters.
  • Shoney's, terrorism and the price of vigilance

    Anyone might overreact to a potential terror threat -- I almost did last year. But we should watch out for ethnic scapegoating, too, as we try to protect the nation from harm.
  • Down and out

    John McCain never even tried to win in Georgia, and it showed on Tuesday as George Bush blew him away big time.
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