| pNo federal grand jury is investigating former Congressman Nathan Deal, contrary to published reports and numerous ads by his opponents, the lawyer for the Republican gubernatorial candidate says./ppThere is no grand jury. That's just not true, said Randy Evans, who also has represented Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and other notable Republicans facing ethics charges./ppFirst GOP primary foe Karen Handel and now Democrat Roy Barnes have used talk of such a probe as a battering ram./ppBarnes is airing TV ads claiming that - if elected - Deal could be distracted from his duties by a grand jury probe and argues that such ethical questions should disqualify him from being governor./ppThe speculation stems from claims then-Congressman Deal lobbied Georgia officials about his company's lucrative business arrangement with the state./p |
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