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• Obama names Congressmen Johnson and Bishop as Georgia Co-Chairs

  Published: September 10, 2007, 5:56 pm

  Tags: Hank Johnson, Black Endorsements, Black Politics, Sanford Bishop, Obama For President, Congressional Black Caucus, 2008, Georgia Politics, Barack Obama, Politics

  Reps. Sanford Bishop and Hank Johnson as the Georgia co-chairmen of his presidential campaign. The two Democrats will play a largely ceremonial role for the campaign, helping to rally support and draw contributions. Bishop, from Columbus, said Obama is the candidate for change. “(He) is the only candidate who will challenge the

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• Cynthia McKinney leaves democratic party, tests waters for Green Presidential bid

  Published: October 8, 2007, 3:48 am

  Tags: 2008, Black Politics, California Politics, Cynthia Mckinney, Green Party, Hank Johnson, Independent Presidential Run, Iraq, Politics, Power Games, Race, Black Voters

  Cynthia McKinney, a former Democratic Congresswoman from Georgia, was in California this weekend to test the waters for a potential bid for the Green Party’s 2008 Presidential Nomination. Last month, she left the Democratic Party in the wake of its failure to end the War in Iraq and the many and sundry defeats it has sustained since

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