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		<title>Judge finds racial imbalance in Fayette elections</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/05/21/judge-finds-racial-imbalance-in-fayette-elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anne Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[at-large voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayette County Commissioner Steve Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayette County elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fayette County Ga.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racial bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racial discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 21, 2013 -- Fayette County commissioners have until June 25 to propose fixes for election practices that a federal judge ruled today are racially discriminatory.
All bets are off, though, if commissioners decide to appeal the ruling, a choice they will discuss in a closed-door session Thursday. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ga. Dem chair Berlon gets State Bar reprimand</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/05/20/ga-dem-chair-berlon-gets-state-bar-reprimand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 20, 2013 -- The Georgia Supreme Court today signed off on a reprimand for state Democratic Party chair Mike Berlon for his inaction in a 2005 child-custody case. A special master found that Berlon failed to file a change of custody petition requested by a client, who only found out when he appeared in court. "This has been going on for a long, long time and it's nice to get it resolved," Berlon said.]]></description>
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		<title>Rep. Brooks indicted for alleged $1M embezzlement</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/05/16/rep-brooks-indicted-for-alleged-1m-embezzlement/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/05/16/rep-brooks-indicted-for-alleged-1m-embezzlement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[let the records reflect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgia corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Tyrone Brooks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tyrone Brooks, a Georgia state legislator for 33 years, has been indicted for allegedly misappropriating nearly $1 million from two organizations that he falsely represented as charities, authorities said today. A federal grand jury charged that he used the money to pay for personal expenses, including home repairs, furniture, lawn service, life insurance, entertainment, utilities, food and clothing, dry cleaning, electronic equipment and jewelry.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Rep. Jerguson faces contempt order, $640K default judgment</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/05/14/ex-rep-jerguson-faces-contempt-order-640k-default-judgment/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/05/14/ex-rep-jerguson-faces-contempt-order-640k-default-judgment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contempt of court]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sean Jerguson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 14, 2013 -- A federal judge has held former Rep. Sean Jerguson in contempt of court and entered a $640,000 default judgment against him and his partners in a Cedartown mobile home park. U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob ruled Thursday that Jerguson and Sapphire Pointe LLC were in "flagrant disregard" of the court's February order compelling them to produce information and documents sought by an Arkansas bank seeking to collect on a loan.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethics reform for dummies, Part 2: Campaign finance</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/03/28/ethics-reform-for-dummies-part-2-campaign-finance/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/03/28/ethics-reform-for-dummies-part-2-campaign-finance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Larry Walker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Aycox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Chip Rogers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 28, 2013 -- Sen. Jeff Mullis wants to level the playing field regarding campaign fund-raising for legislative races (because incumbents are at such a disadvantage). A worthy goal, but I'd do it a little differently. Five ideas to improve Georgia's campaign finance laws:

1) Bar incumbent legislators from accepting political contributions if they don't draw opposition at qualifying time. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ethics reform for dummies, Part 1: Lobbyist gifts</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/03/26/ethics-reform-for-dummies-part-1-lobbyist-gifts/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/03/26/ethics-reform-for-dummies-part-1-lobbyist-gifts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American Legisative Exchange Council]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bottle of wine I'm feeling fine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lobbyist gift ban]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Jan Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rep. Mark Burkhalter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[March 26, 2013 -- To Georgia legislators: As you struggle toward a compromise on ethics "reform," here are five suggestions that would REALLY help to restore Georgians' faith in government. 
1) Limit lobbyist gifts to $25 per day, with a limit of four per year. That allows them to buy you a meal and a beer, but not the bottles of wine that really drive up the cost up of these $100 meals. And no gifts for spouses. Pay for those yourselves. Suck it up.]]></description>
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		<title>Tolleson loses bid to strip buffers from Ga. wetlands</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/03/25/tolleson-loses-bid-to-strip-buffers-from-ga-wetlands/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/03/25/tolleson-loses-bid-to-strip-buffers-from-ga-wetlands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Judge Kristin Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sen. Jason Carter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 25, 2013 -- Sen. Ross Tolleson lost badly last week when he tried an end run around a judge's ruling protecting Georgia wetlands. Tolleson, who chairs the Natural Resources Committee, took to the well Friday seeking to amend an unrelated bill with language that, he said, would clarify the state's rules for development around state waters. The amendment would also have cleared the way, however, for Grady County to proceed with building a 960-acre lake near Cairo, Ga. ]]></description>
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		<title>DJJ bill could seal reports of staff misconduct</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/03/20/djj-bill-could-seal-reports-of-staff-misconduct/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/03/20/djj-bill-could-seal-reports-of-staff-misconduct/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Haley Bonds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Whitney Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth violence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[March 20, 2013 -- Allegations of wrongdoing in the state's juvenile prisons could be sealed from public view under a bill considered today by a House subcommittee. Witnesses for the state Department of Juvenile Justice said the bill was intended to protect children in custody from retaliation for reporting gang or other criminal activity. The current version of the bill, though, makes no mention of gangs or juvenile crime. Rather, it would exempt from disclosure "the information provided by children who report abuses or wrongdoing in the juvenile justice system." ]]></description>
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		<title>House panel backs relaxed lobbyist rules, trims fee to $25</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/02/07/house-panel-backs-relaxed-lobbyist-rules-trims-fee-to-25/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/02/07/house-panel-backs-relaxed-lobbyist-rules-trims-fee-to-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 7, 2013 -- In response to activists' complaints about possible infringement of free speech, a House panel voted today to relax proposed registration requirements for lobbyists and to reduce their annual fee from $300 to $25.]]></description>
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		<title>Ralston bill: Ban gifts, ID pre-session donors, empower ethics panel</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/01/29/ralston-bill-ban-gifts-id-pre-session-donors-empower-ethics-panel/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/01/29/ralston-bill-ban-gifts-id-pre-session-donors-empower-ethics-panel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[campaign finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 29, 2013 -- House Speaker David Ralston today called for banning most lobbyist gifts to lawmakers and, for the first time, requiring legislators to immediately disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions collected just before they convene each year. The speaker also introduced a bill to restore rule-making authority to the state ethics commission.]]></description>
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		<title>Top 3 PACs gave $1M to Ga. politicians</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/01/14/top-3-pacs-gave-1m-to-ga-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/01/14/top-3-pacs-gave-1m-to-ga-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 14, 2013 -- Trial lawyers, dentists and Realtors -- perhaps Georgians' three most-beloved professions -- had the deepest pockets as state legislators convened today for 2013, an analysis of campaign disclosures shows. Between them, trade groups for those three professions donated more than $1.1 million to Georgia politicians and parties over the past two years.]]></description>
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		<title>Balfour lawyers up as GBI wraps $$$ probe</title>
		<link>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/01/10/balfour-lawyers-up-as-gbi-wraps-probe/</link>
		<comments>http://atlantaunfiltered.com/2013/01/10/balfour-lawyers-up-as-gbi-wraps-probe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walls</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 10, 2013 -- The GBI has completed an investigation of state payments to soon-to-be-deposed Senate Rules chairman Don Balfour, but there's no word yet as to its findings. Attorney General Sam Olens won't say what the next step might be, if any. Balfour, meanwhile, appears to have retained Andersen, Tate &#038; Carr, a Gwinnett County law firm that is defending ex-Gwinnett Commissioner Kevin Kenerly against bribery charges.]]></description>
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