Democrats Slam Republican-Drawn Districts

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ATLANTA - Republican efforts to redraw Georgia's congressional districts would diminish the voting strength of blacks and urban whites in the eastern side of the state, several Democratic lawmakers alleged Wednesday.

The charges came one day after the GOP-led Legislature officially began working to craft new boundaries for Georgia's 13 congressional seats, which were last redrawn in 2001, when Democrats ruled the state Capitol.

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Democrats Slam Republican-Drawn Districts

State Democrats scrutinizing the two GOP maps now under consideration - one in the House, one in the Senate - accused Republicans of trying to ensure GOP victories by chopping u...

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