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"The incidents of threats against (President Barack Obama) are greater than for any other president in modern times."

Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation.

"I was the first member of Congress to call him (Barack Obama) a socialist..."

"This is the first time since Roe was decided in 1973 that a court has granted personhood status to the preborn."

U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin was "partly right" that a woman's body has a way of shutting down so that a pregnancy doesn't occur if she's raped.

U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss votes more with Democrats than with conservatives.

"[T]he Georgia Dome has returned $10 billion in economic impact to the state of Georgia."

Operating a health care exchange would be "illegal" in Georgia and some states because of legislation passed in those states.

The "error rates" for the Fulton County elections department are "well below the average."

"Clayton County offers the lowest operating millage rate in Metro Atlanta."

" … if the Agreement goes into effect, the millions of Mexican citizens who will become eligible for Social Security benefits may have a far stronger claim to benefits and protection against cuts than U.S. citizens!"

Gov. Nathan Deal "has taken at least $15,600 from the (Koch brothers), their businesses, and their employees."

A United Nations arms treaty would "almost certainly force" the U.S. to "create an international gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun confiscation."

A proposed tax to fund transportation projects would spend $90,000 to take a single vehicle off the road during the morning and afternoon commute.

Funding the federal health care law without a tax hike will "require the state to cut nearly a quarter of its annual budget."

The health care law is "the largest tax [increase] in the history of our country"

The Americans for Tax Reform pledge "relates to new taxes that were going to be initiated by legislative action."

The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority "concluded that light rail in Cobb County would more than double commute time and would therefore be unsuccessful in alleviating traffic congestion."

"When we took office, let me remind you, there was virtually no international pressure on Iran."

"We don’t allow filming inside of the City Hall unless there is a specific reason."

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