These are phony claims meant to divide us,". In the Republican Party response, Congressman Tom Price from the Southern state of Georgia says Mr.Obama is not telling the exact truth about health care.
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That brought him to the special attention of Newt Gingrich, theGeorgiaRepublican who was then the minority whip and pushing hard to become the party's leader.
Zell Miller, a Democratic senator from Georgia and a frequent critic of his own party, will speak at theRepublican National Convention, according to senior Democratic Senate sources.