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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:35 PM

Published 11/04/2009 by ABC News


WN: Atlanta and Houston Races Could Make History

In Atlanta, Mary Norwood is urging voters to look beyond race and choose her as the mayor of a city that remains more than 60 percent African-American. If they do, she would be the city's first white mayor in more than three decades.

And in Houston, Annise Parker urges voters to choose her...

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Wrapping up the mayoral contests
From NBC's Ali WeinbergHere's a look at the results of the mayoral races -- beyond the higher-profile ones in New York City and Boston.In Atlanta, a six-way race ... - [11/04/2009 - MSNBC]
A councilman’s endorsement in the ATL runoff fo...
The end of campaigning for some Atlanta city council members now allows them to dip into the mayor’s race between Mary Norwood and Kasim Reed, according to my AJC ... - [11/04/2009 - Political Insider]
Wrapping up the mayoral contests
From NBC's Ali WeinbergHere's a look at the results of the mayoral races -- beyond the higher-profile ones in New York City and Boston.  In Atlanta, a six-way ... - [11/04/2009 - First Read]
Polls closed outside City of Atlanta - [11/04/2009 - Atlanta Journal And Constitution]
Paper ballots for Sen. 35 race in Fulton side o... - [11/04/2009 - Atlanta Journal And Constitution]
Atlanta Election: Minute by Minute - [11/04/2009 - Atlanta Journal And Constitution]
Atlanta election results: Borders concedes; Nor... - [11/04/2009 - Atlanta Journal And Constitution]
Mayoral runoff likely in Atlanta - [11/04/2009 - UPI]
Norwood and Reed in runoff Dec. 1 - [11/04/2009 - Atlanta Journal And Constitution]
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...campaign. "I don't care about color. That's unimportant to me, color. . Just do what you say you're going to do" said voter Barbara...
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