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Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday defended his decision to call a special legislative session dealing with the budget for the coming fiscal year, while lawmakers and others tried to determine the fallout of the extraordinary announcement.
At a news conference held at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Mr. Perdue said he had decided to summon legislators back to the Gold Dome because the budget passed in the waning hours of the session didn't balance. He maintained that position in a conversation with reporters later Thursday.See the full content of this document
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Governor Stands by Session On '05 Budget
"This is clearly an unfunded, unbalanced, unconstitutional budget," Mr. Perdue sai...
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