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Chambliss Not Running for Reelection. Who Should Be Georgia's Next Senator?

Would Tom Price, who represents a small part of Brookhaven and Chamblee, be a good candidate for Senate? What about Democratic state lawmaker Scott Holcomb?

Citing an issue he covered with the Brookhaven Rotary last year, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced on Friday that he is not seeking re-election in 2014. “This is about frustration, both at a lack of leadership from the White House and at the dearth of meaningful action from Congress, especially on issues that are the foundation of our nation’s economic health," Chambliss said in a statement. "The debt-ceiling debacle of 2011 and the recent fiscal-cliff vote showed Congress at its worst and, sadly, I don’t see the legislative gridlock and partisan posturing improving anytime soon. "For our nation to be strong, for our country to prosper, we cannot continue to play politics with the American economy. In a speech before the Brookhaven …

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Chambliss Talks Elections, Debt, National Security and Social Security to Brookhaven Rotary (Video)

Chambliss came to Capital City Golf Club on Wednesday, Jan. 11

  U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, (R-GA) spoke for more than a half hour to Brookhaven Rotarians about his views on this year's presidential primary, national defense, social security and the military. We identified four key topics Chambliss addressed. See what he said below: 2012 Political Campaign On Rick Santorum: Rick has been a fourth-tiered candidate until Iowa, eventhough he’s a great guy and has a great message. On Ron Paul: No one anticipated that Ron Paul was going to do as well as he did.  I think that the fact that he did as well as he did is an exhibition of kind of like the Occupy Wall Street crowd. You may not necessarily agre with them, but you can't help but empathize with the feelings that they have with the direction that …

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