Democratic Senate candidate Jim Martin earned a key endorsement from a famed civil rights leader -- the Rev. Joseph Lowery. Lowery's endorsement Wednesday is seen as a blow to Martin's rival, Vernon Jones, who is African-American. A runoff election next Tuesday will determine whether Jones or Martin will be the Democratic pick to challenge incumbent Senator Saxby Chambliss in November.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Jim Martin nets civil rights nod
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Labels: District 24 Senate, Jim Martin, revered joseph lowery, Saxby Chambliss, Vernon Jones