Embattled GA attorney general defends health reform in black church
ATLANTA (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Thurbert Baker is headed to one of the city's historic black churches to discuss his decision not to sue the federal government over health care reform...
ATLANTA (AP) — Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Thurbert Baker is headed to one of the city’s historic black churches to discuss his decision not to sue the federal government over health care reform.
Baker was thrust into the national spotlight last month after his showdown with Gov. Sonny Perdue over the issue, and dozens of Republican lawmakers have since signed onto a petition calling for his impeachment.
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Baker is scheduled to speak Tuesday evening at the West Hunter Street Baptist Church, a bastion of social justice during the civil rights movement.
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