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Outspoken and flamboyant, McKinney is Georgia's first black Congresswoman. In 1992 she was elected in the 11th District, which until last year was 64% African American. But she will seek re-election in the Fourth, which is only 33% black, because in 1995 the Supreme Court declared that the boundaries of the 11th had been unconstitutionally drawn on the basis of race. Her challenge now is to appeal to voters of both races, and with her campaign slogan, "Annoy Newt," she surprised onlookers by beating three white men to take the primary with 67% of the vote...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I am campaigning on behalf of the family of the student who has to pay the high costs of a distant Congress, not the big-money interests in Washington that seek to increase its distance. We all have had enough...
They say the third time's the charm, but Vollmer's prospects aren't much brighter than in her first two attempts. Proudly a die-hard liberal, she supports greater socialization of health care when most pols seek cuts. Vollmer gets little media attention in this Republican-leaning district and no money from the national party, but she soldiers on, styling herself, appropriately, as a defender of the underdog...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "We must seek a new world. Not a Newt world, but a new world...
...time around which an actual student was attacked outside of Lamont this week) there are certain areas, especially right outside of Lamont, where, although the sun is bright and it is broad daylight everywhere else, an eclipse has occurred and there is no light. Also, since I normally seek out dark alleys (it is a part of trying to be aware of my surroundings, I should say) to walk through, this is particularly helpful...