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		<title>Senator Fort Participates in Education Panel</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHAT:           State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join Derrick Boazman, former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendant Jerome Harris, DeKalb County Board Member Eugene Walker and other community activist for the, “Are our schools failing our children or are our children failing our schools” panel tomorrow. Participants will discuss the Atlanta Public Schools CRCT cheating scandal, vouchers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Fort and Grady Coalition to Host Candlelight Vigil for Former Grady Dialysis Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer.kitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHAT:           State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will join the Grady Coalition for a candlelight vigil at Grady Hospital tonight.  August 31 marks the last day Grady Hospital will provide treatment for 40 patients.  Vigil participants will light candles in memory of those who have passed, and for the future fatalities that will occur due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Clock: Americans Work More Every Year to Balance Government Spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chip Pearson
DAWSONVILLE (August 27, 2010) – When our country’s financial deficit reaches into the trillions, it’s hard to put such excessive government spending into perspective.  Here’s one way to look at it: in order to cover your share of the government’s spending, you would have to work an average of 231 days out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DeKalb Lawmakers launch Committee to help Local School Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (August 26, 2010) – State Senate and House members are forming a legislative review committee in response to the DeKalb County school board’s changing leadership and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ (SACS) questions regarding the board’s practices.  Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) and Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur) will co-chair the DeKalb School [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Fort and the Grady Coalition of Concerned Citizens to Hold Rally at Grady Hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer.kitt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Senator Fort and the Grady Coalition of Concerned Citizens to Hold Rally at Grady Hospital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WHAT:           Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) and the Grady Coalition of Concerned Citizens will host a rally at Grady Hospital to protest the end of dialysis treatment for 40 patients.  These individuals will be forced to find alternative treatment facilities after Aug. 31. This rally marks the second day of events regarding the end of services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Buckner to host Women’s Equality Day at the State Capitol</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kallarin.richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (August 19, 2010) – Sen. Gail Buckner (D-Jonesboro) will host a Women’s Equality Day program in the Senate Chamber of the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, August 26.  The program will feature a presentation by Kaye Shipley, a board member of the League of Women Voters of Georgia.  Buckner will also present resolutions to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Fort Demands Atlanta Public School System Documents Be Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer.kitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (Aug. 18, 2010)-Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) made the following statement today regarding the CRCT testing scandal and the release of related documents:
 “The CRCT testing scandal has brought negativity to the students, teachers and administrators in the Atlanta Public School System.  I am demanding that Dr. Beverly Hall release all information regarding the investigation, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Government Takeover Disguised as Financial Regulatory Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kallarin.richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chip Pearson
ATLANTA (August 13, 2010) – Washington has released its latest assault on American liberty with the president’s recent signature of the massive financial overhaul bill.  Publicized by the White House and political left as a way to prevent another financial crisis, the bill is merely a vehicle for a government takeover of our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congressman James Clyburn to be Keynote Speaker at Savannah GLBC Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kallarin.richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA (August 9, 2010) – Sens. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) and Lester Jackson (D-Savannah) are announcing that U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) will be the keynote speaker at the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus’ (GLBC) annual legislative conference in Savannah on Friday, August 27.  Jones serves as GLBC chairman, while Jackson is the caucus’ conference chairman.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Fort to Give Testimony at Federal Reserve Bank Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer.kitt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHAT:           State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) will give testimony tomorrow during a public hearing at the Federal Reserve Bank regarding the Community Reinvestment Act.  Fort’s testimony will discuss using loan modifications as a component for measuring banks compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act.
 
WHO:             State Senator Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta)
                                    
WHEN:           Friday, August 6
                        2:45-4:00 [...]]]></description>
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