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Nixon argues he’s not crook in ‘Frost/Nixon’

Nixon argues he’s not crook in ‘Frost/Nixon’

 

 In 1977 Richard Nixon agreed to a series of interviews with TV talk show host David Frost.

 Never before, nor since, has a United States president been so candid on camera.

 The resulting 28 hours of interview footage was culled into five TV shows. The initial broadcast was viewed by more than 45 million people — the largest audience for a televised interview in history. This record still stands.

 This historic interview is the basis of the gripping drama “Frost/Nixon” which will play at the Springer Jan. 26 – Feb. 4.

Gov. Deal to deliver State of the State address Jan. 10 at 7:00 p.m.

Gov. Deal to deliver State of the State address Jan. 10 at 7:00 p.m.

 

Gov. Nathan Deal will deliver the State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. in the House chamber. Georgia Public Broadcasting plans to air the address live statewide and also stream it on the GPB web site.

Justice approves Georgia’s redistricting plans

Justice approves Georgia’s redistricting plans

From the Office of the Georgia Governor 

The U.S. Department of Justice has approved the congressional and legislative maps passed into law this summer by the state of Georgia, the state’s elected leaders learned today. Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Georgia must receive approval from the federal government before any changes in election practices or procedures are implemented.

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Deal: Georgia keeps AAA ratings

 

News release from the Governor's OfficeAtlanta, GA - Gov. Nathan Deal announced today that Georgia once again has received triple-A bond ratings from all three major municipal bond rating agencies. The ratings are in advance of next week's planned General Obligation Bond Sale.Georgia is one of just eight states – the others are Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Utah and Virginia..... Read More

Americans for Prosperity visiting district offices

COLUMBUS, GA - The GEORGIA chapter of the free market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity will join a huge coalition of conservative and tea party organizations in a nationwide effort to visit U.S. House Members’ district offices. The grassroots message this coalition will carry is that representatives must support a balanced budget amendment to U.S. Constitution that has spending caps and a requirement for a supermajority vote to raise taxes.