Baker To Run For Governor

Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker is entering the 2010 Governor's Race. Baker, a Democrat, served for twelve years as Attorney General. Former Democratic governor Zell Miller first appointed Baker to the position. Previously, Baker served as Miller's floor leader in the House of Representatives.

Baker is the first African American to hold the position of Attorney General in Georgia. He's the second Democrat to enter his party's primary.

That primary is expected to become more crowded. Former Governor Roy Barnes is speculated to want his job back, while current House Minority Leader Dubose Porter is also expected to run for the position.

They would join former Georgia Air Guard Commander and Lieutenant General David Poythress.

Court ruling: Voter photo ID required at polls

Georgia voters will have to present a valid government-issued photo ID when casting a ballot in November’s general elections. That’s the ruling from a Superior court yesterday rejecting an effort by the Democratic party of Georgia to toss out the law. Secretary of State Karen Handel applauds the ruling. The Democratic party has vowed to appeal.

Westmoreland calls Obama 'uppity'

Georgia’s Democratic Party wants Georgia Republican congressman Lynn Westmoreland to apologize for calling Barak Obama “uppity.”

The Washington newspaper “The Hill,” reports that Westmoreland used the word when describing Obama and his wife as members of an elitist class.

A spokesman for Westmorland says the congressman was using the dictionary meaning of the word and was unaware of additional racial context.

Georgia’s Democratic Party chair Jane Kidd called the comments in a statement insensitive at best and urged Westmoreland to apologize.

According to the newspaper, Obama campaign took no racial offense.

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Photo ID ruling exptected today

A Fulton County judge will rule this morning on whether the state must require voters to present a photo ID when casting ballots in Tuesday's primaries. Secretary of State Karen Handel told the judge yesterday that it would be impossible to change the photo requirement on such short notice. She says 15 thousand poll workers have already been trained on the law and 90 thousand Georgia already cast ballots under the law in advance voting this week. Georgia’s Democratic Party is seeking the. A temporary restraining order against the photo ID mandate saying it violates the Georgia Constitution. Georgia's law requiring photo ID for those casting in-person ballots has been in effect since September. Publish Post