Georgia: Higher Barr

Millionaire Kahn tries to unseat the Clinton hater

In Georgia's 7th Congressional District, in the suburbs of Atlanta, Republican Representative Bob Barr--a man who called for Bill Clinton to be impeached months before anybody had ever heard of Monica Lewinsky--is hanging on to a slight edge in his struggle for a fourth term in Congress. Part of the problem is a tough opponent. Roger Kahn is a wealthy Atlanta businessman who has already spent $2 million of his own money on an aggressive campaign. And part of Barr's problem is himself.

Barr went to Congress in 1994 as the most bellicose spear carrier in the Gingrich revolution. He hates...

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