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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: George Busbee (1927-2004)
		George Busbee was the first Georgia governor to serve two consecutive four-year terms (1975-83).
		When Busbee took office, the Georgia Constitution, with 831 amendments, was the longest in the nation.
		Busbee died suddenly of a massive heart attack in Savannah on Friday, July 16, 2004, at the age of seventy-six.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-595 (1130 words)

	George Busbee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Dekle Busbee (August 7, 1927–July 16, 2004) was an American politician who served as the governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1975 to 1983.
		Busbee was born in Vienna, Georgia and graduated from Georgia Military College.
		Busbee died of a heart attack at the Savannah International Airport in Savannah, Georgia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Busbee (285 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Obituaries / George Busbee; governor credited for Ga. job growth
		Busbee collapsed at the Savannah airport, according to son Jeff.
		Busbee was in office from 1975 to 1983, voters approved a constitutional amendment that allowed him to become the state's first governor to serve two consecutive four-year terms.
		Busbee was floor leader for Governor Carl Sanders and became majority leader, a position he held for eight years.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/07/19/george_busbee_governor_credited_for_ga_job_growth?mode=PF (399 words)

	Inside Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The George D. Busbee Chair in Public Policy will be the first endowed faculty position in UGA's new School of Public and International Affairs.
		Busbee, who was governor from 1975 to 1983, received a business administration degree from UGA in 1949 and a law degree in 1952.
		Phillips, president and CEO of Place Properties, served as special assistant and executive assistant to Busbee during his second term and is a longtime friend of the former governor.
	www.georgiatrend.com /site/www.publix.com/www.publix.com/page4749.html (616 words)

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		Busbee, remembered as the son of a mule trader who rose to the top ranks in the state, died of an apparent heart attack while in Savannah last Friday.
		Busbee's former executive assistant, Cecil Philips, and his chief-of-staff, Norman Underwood, said their former boss could walk with kings and never lose his common touch.
		Instead of flowers, the Busbee family requested that donations be made to the UGA Foundation in support of the George Busbee Chair of Public Policy.
	www.11alive.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=49441 (324 words)

	George Busbee: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award....
		Busbee Parkway in the Town Center at Cobb area of Cobb County[For more info, click on this link] was named after him several years ago.
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ge/george_busbee.htm (714 words)

	George Busbee \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Former Georgia Gov. George Busbee, a Democrat who campaigned as "a workhorse, not a show horse," died July 16 of an apparent heart attack.
		Busbee was Georgia's governor from 1975 to 1983.
		Busbee was floor leader for Gov. Carl Sanders and became majority leader, a position he held for eight years.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040725/news_1m25busbee.html (344 words)

	FirstCoast News.com - Print Article
		Busbee's casket will be carried into the Capitol Rotunda this morning, when dignitaries including current Governor Perdue pay their respects.
		Busbee's family says that instead of flowers, mourners could donate in Busbee's name to the University of Georgia foundation or the Gwinnett Technical Foundation.
		Busbee was known for his disarming style and mastery of the state budget.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=21552 (243 words)

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		Nearby, Busbee's official portrait had been removed from its usual position in a Capitol hallway and placed on an easel, draped with fl cloth.
		Harris, who followed Busbee in office, said the former governor returned to the mansion to teach Harris' son to scuba dive in the mansion swimming pool.
		Busbee is the second former Georgia governor who has died within the last 13 months.
	www.11alive.com /news/news_article.aspx?storyid=49406 (505 words)

	WTVY \| Busbee Obit
		Busbee is lying in state in a place where just a year ago former Gov. Lester Maddox also was given state honors.
		Busbee's official portrait, moved from the Capitol halls to the rotunda, stood nearby, draped in fl.
		Busbee is being remembered for his steady hand and friendly, low-key manner as governor for two terms, from 1975 to 1983.
	www.wtvynews4.com /home/headlines/885932.html (189 words)

	UGA to receive $1 million to create professorship honoring George Busbee
		Busbee, a native of Vienna, Ga., practiced law in Albany after receiving his law degree from UGA and was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1956 at the age of 29.
		Busbee is a past chairman of the Japan-American Society of Georgia and the Atlanta Metro Chamber of Commerce, and a past president of the Metro Business Forum.
		Busbee’s daughter, Jan, a 1977 UGA graduate, is married to Carlton Curtis, a 1972 graduate who is president of the UGA Alumni Association.
	www.uga.edu /news-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=6&num=67&printer=1 (852 words)

	wsbradio.com: News Former Georgia Governor Dies
		Busbee was born in Dooley County on Aug. 7, 1927, and attended the Georgia Military College and Abraham Baldwin College before joining the Navy.
		Busbee was floor leader for Gov. Carl Sanders in 1967 and became majority leader, a position he held for eight years.
		Busbee's administration also led efforts to revise the state Constitution, which was endorsed by voters in 1982.
	wsbradio.com /news/071604busbeedies.html (634 words)

	It's Happening Global Discussion Forum - One less vote for the left (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		George E. Oliver, dean of Chatham County judges and lifelong political aficionado, died early Friday at Candler Hospital.
		Former Georgia Gov. George Busbee died in Savannah Friday of an apparent heart attack at the age of 76, his son said.
		Busbee was in the Savannah airport for a vacation, said son Jeff Busbee.
	www.itshappening.com /printthread.php?t=50588 (286 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Obituaries in the news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Former Georgia Gov. George Busbee, a Democrat who campaigned as "a workhorse, not a showhorse," died Friday of an apparent heart attack.
		ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Georgia Gov. George Busbee, a Democrat who campaigned as "a workhorse, not a showhorse," died Friday of an apparent heart attack.
		Busbee collapsed at the Savannah airport, according to son Jeff Busbee, who said his father had appeared to be in good health before the attack.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/07/16/obituaries_in_the_news (319 words)

	Busbee remembered as unassuming politician (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Busbee and his widow, Mary Beth, founded Parkway Baptist in their home after the two-term governor from Albany retired from politics and moved to Gwinnett County.
		Busbee died suddenly of a heart attack last Friday at the Savannah airport at the age of 76.
		While Busbee had been out of the political limelight since leaving the Governor’s Mansion in 1983, he was involved in a host of hobbies, including fishing, flying, tennis and photography.
	www.gwinnettdailyonline.com /GDP/archive/articleB9C306DFB7F549A0848FDE0EFEDA8870.asp (806 words)

	Personal touch with regular folks is what made Gov. Busbee special - gainesvilletimes.com
		Busbee went on to soundly defeat Lester Maddox in a runoff.
		Busbee was born in Vienna (Vy-enna) in Dooly County in south central Georgia.
		For all of his years in office, there was a marquee outside a motel out by the four-lane that proclaimed, "Hometown of Gov. George Busbee." I don't know if it made many people stop and visit, but it was a nice little reminder of the community's native son.
	www.gainesvilletimes.com /news/stories/20040724/opinion/19102.shtml (698 words)

	The Weekly Online!
		On behalf of the Busbee family, Governor Sonny Perdue announces the following arrangements for the lying in state and funeral of The Honorable George Busbee, 77th Governor of the State of Georgia.
		The casket of Governor Busbee is received at the West Door of the State Capitol by the Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor of the State of Georgia, other State officials, and an honor guard of the Georgia State Patrol.
		The Honorable George Busbee, former Governor of the State of Georgia, officially lies in state in the Rotunda of the State Capitol.
	www.theweekly.com /news/2004/July/17/Perdue_Busbee.html (573 words)

	wsbradio.com: News Funeral Plans Announced For Former Governor
		Busbee's casket will be carried into the Capitol Rotunda Monday morning, when dignitaries including current Gov. Sonny Perdue pay their respects.
		Busbee's family said that instead of flowers, mourners could donate in Busbee's name to the University of Georgia foundation or the Gwinnett Technical Foundation.
		He is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth; sons George ``Buz'' Busbee and Jeff Busbee; daughters Beth Kindt and Jan Curtis; two sisters and a brother; and 13 grandchildren.
	wsbradio.com /news/071704busbeefuneral.html (298 words)

	Jimmy Carter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1972, as Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota was marching toward the Democratic nomination for president, Carter called a news conference in Atlanta to warn that McGovern was unelectable.
		Carter, the darkest "dark horse" to win a presidential nomination in decades, became the front-runner early on by winning the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary.
		On November 22, 2004, New York Republican Governor George Pataki named Carter and the other living former presidents (Gerald Ford, George H. Bush, and Bill Clinton) as honorary members of the board rebuilding the World Trade Center.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jimmy_Carter (7901 words)

	Dignitaries, public remember Busbee
		ATLANTA — Former Gov. George Busbee made his final trip to the Georgia Capitol on Monday, three days after dying unexpectedly of a heart attack at the age of 76.
		Busbee’s slogan, “A Workhorse, not a Showhorse,” fit him perfectly, said former Gov. Carl Sanders, whom Busbee served as House floor leader before becoming governor himself.
		Busbee was low key in carrying out his gubernatorial duties.
	www.gwinnettdailyonline.com /GDP/archive/articleE69C11C9E9104256B235CA24D657D259.asp (637 words)

	Features - The New Georgia Encyclopedia
		Georgia lost the first governor in its history to serve two terms (1975-83) on Friday, July 16, 2004, when George Busbee died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of seventy-six.
		During his eight-year administration, Busbee oversaw the establishment of a statewide kindergarten program, the completion of Georgia's interstate highway system, and a new state constitution.
		He did much to attract new business and industry to the state during the economic downturn of the late 1970s.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Features.jsp?id=s-59 (241 words)

	Gwinnett Business Journal
		Busbee, well known for his economic development efforts in Georgia, also helped steer funding toward the creation of Gwinnett Tech in 1984.
		One of the key catalysts for the building of The Busbee Center was a need for training and meeting space for businesses in the county, said Sharon Rigsby, president of Gwinnett Tech.
		While The Busbee Center will undoubtedly serve as a new centerpiece for Gwinnett Tech, college officials and others associated with the project hope it will also become a focal point for Gwinnett and its business community, said George Busbee, the former Georgia governor for whom the center was named.
	www.gbj.com /story_detail.cfm?StoryID=362 (932 words)

	CyberCrime Summit 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		George received his bachelor's degree in Political Science from the State University of New York.
		Michael George is the Director of Investigative Services for the Anti-Piracy Unit of the Recording Industry Association of America.
		George was a frequent guest lecturer at the Fairfax County Public Safety Academy, Virginia Commonwealth University and was an adjunct college professor for Northern Virginia Community College.
	www.atlccs.com /speakers/bios.htm (1521 words)

	Georgia State University Library - Special Collections & Archives - Georgia Government Documentation Project - News ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Born on August 7, 1927, Busbee graduated from the University of Georgia with a law degree, after serving in the Navy.
		of House Speaker George L. Smith, Busbee served as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, and vice-chairman of the Rules Committee.
		Busbee believed that states should initiate policies, rather than reacting to the dictates of the Federal Government, so when declining populations and economic downturning in the Northern states siphoned Federal funding to the South, Busbee emerged as a spokesman for Southern governors.
	www.library.gsu.edu /spcoll/ggdp/announce.htm (4364 words)

	Gwinnett Business Journal
		Gwinnett Tech's Busbee Center will help raise the county's business profile Technology companies frequently site local tech training and workforce as top concerns when choosing locations for their headquarters.
		The Busbee Center, set to have an informal opening in January and a grand opening in the spring, will include an auditorium, technology center, classrooms and labs.
		A third planned component of the Busbee Center, the Global Learning Institute, will be a four-story building with classroom and manufacturing space and faculty offices.
	www.gwinnettbizjournal.com /story_detail.cfm?StoryID=112 (787 words)

	13WMAZ.com - Central Georgia's #1 Source for News, Weather and Sports
		Busbee died Friday of an apparent heart attack at the age of 76.
		Busbee's casket will be carried into the Capitol Rotunda Monday morning, when dignitaries including current Governor Perdue will pay
		Busbee was Georgia's first governor to serve two consecutive terms and was known for his disarming style and mastery of the state budget.
	www.13wmaz.com /news/printarticle.aspx?storyid=6906 (181 words)

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