The battle is on for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat held by Saxby Chambliss. Incumbent Republican Chambliss Wednesday held a news conference to express his readiness for the battle heading to November against Democratic challenger Jim Martin. Martin on Tuesday beat Vernon Jones in the Democratic runoff. Chambliss says Martin’s liberal voting record is out-of-step with mainstream Georgians. Martin fired back yesterday with accusations that Chambliss took-in at least $350,000 from various lobbyists representing oil, insurance and banking interests.
