President Barack Obama addressed Congress in a hard push for Healthcare Reform. We have a rundown of the speech and reaction from lawmakers who represent the CSRA. UPDATE from ABC News:
President Obama awaits the fallout from Wednesday night’s passionate plea to Congress to pass his top priority…health care reform. Did he change minds? One of the biggest moments of interest came when a South Carolina Republican lawmaker yelled out in the middle of the address. What was behind the heckling from the Republican side of the room? ABC News John Hendren is in Washington with the latest.

U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, of Georgia, is in Augusta Wednesday, meeting with medical and business officials about reforming the nation’s health care system. We asked him to share his thoughts about the passing of his colleague, Senator Edward Kennedy.

Sen. John McCain wants to remove the $1.75 billion recently inserted into the proposed 2010 defense budget for more fighter jets from Lockheed Martin.

A Chatham County judge says Sen. Saxby Chambliss won’t have to answer questions from a Savannah lawyer suing Imperial Sugar on behalf of victims of the explosion at its Georgia refinery.

Attorneys for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss are heading to court in Savannah to fight a subpoena by an attorney suing Imperial Sugar. Chatham County Superior Court Judge Herman W. Coolidge is scheduled to hear arguments from attorneys Tuesday.

Fresh off his double-digits runoff win, Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss says his party must return to its conservative roots.

GOP’s Chambliss Wins US Senate Runoff In Georgia

Voting is underway in Tuesday’s Senate runoff in Georgia. The race between Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat challenger Jim Martin could decide whether Democrats get a 60-vote super majority in the U.S. Senate. Neither candidate got the required 50% plus one in last month’s election. But, what kind of interest has the runoff generated? Election officials say voter turnout was expected to be light. WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford was out and about to gauge the turnout.

Polling precincts around Georgia have closed after reporting a light turnout and few problems. Thousands of Georgia voters cast their ballots to decide the runoff between U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin.

Tuesday is the day Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat challenger Jim Martin have been campaigning for the past month since the November 4th General Election. Check back here for the results from the runoff as the numbers come in from the polls.

Tuesday is the day Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democrat challenger Jim Martin have been campaigning for the past month since the November 4th General Election.

Georgia’s hotly contested U.S. Senate runoff campaign is almost over. Incumbent Saxby Chambliss and challenger, Jim Martin, have been fighting tooth and nail for Chambliss’ seat. Both candidates were in the Garden City this morning, trying to drum up support in the campaign’s final hours. Senator Chambliss brought a political heavy hitter with him. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin attended a Chambliss rally at the James Brown Arena, and Jim Martin atended a rally at Augusta’s Democratic headquarters. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker has the story.

The U.S. Senate runoff is set for Tuesday, pitting imcumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss against challenger, Democrat Jim Martin. Both made stops in Augusta on Monday.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was set to return to the campaign trail for the first time since losing the vice presidency with a rally for Georgia’s Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Chambliss is locked in a runoff Tuesday with Democrat Jim Martin in a race that will shape Democrats’ hold on power in Washington. Martin is set to host a state Capitol rally with the rapper Ludacris.

Advance voting ends for next Tuesday’s runoff, in Georgia. A big U.S. Senate race is on the ballot, and that’s bring out thousands of voters, but not the numbers we saw, four weeks ago. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.