I000055 1944-12-28 120 Russell Senate Office Building http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm 202-228-0724 John 'r':4 'ga':5 'sen':1 'john':2,6,9 'johnni':8 'isakson':3,7,10 M 400194 Isakson Johnny_Isakson H. Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Johnny N00002593 10043 Republican 202-224-3643 Methodist GA Johnny John Isakson 3.86111111111111 http://isakson.senate.gov 400194 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 22:24:23 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...in the last election, according to federal campaign finance records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., an architect of the tax credit, was a Realtor before he was elected. He was instrumental in pushing through t 'r':33 'ga':34 'aid':9 'sen':29 'tax':39 'fort':55 'home':2 'last':14 'push':52 'r-ga':32 'star':58 'elect':15,47 'feder':18 'polit':28 'worth':56 'accord':16 'banker':5 'center':25 'compil':22 'credit':40 'financ':20 'johnni':30 'record':21 'benefit':7 'builder':3 'isakson':31 'mortgag':4 'realtor':1,43 'respons':27 'campaign':19 'telegram':59 'unemploy':11 'architect':36 'instrument':50 'star-telegram':57 6604277 true true daylife Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://www.star-telegram.com/ OK http://www.star-telegram.com/238/story/1743366.html 400194 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 11:18:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...some anti-fraud measures. It limits the benefits for high-income households. And the biggest booster of the credits, Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), observed that this is "probably" the last extension. We'll believe it when we see it. Recent history demons 'r':34 'ga':35 'll':45 'see':50 'sen':30 'tax':4 'anti':11 'high':20 'last':42 'post':57 'r-ga':33 'demon':54 'fraud':12 'incom':21 'limit':15 'believ':46 'credit':5,29 'extend':1 'extens':43 'johnni':31 'measur':13 'mistak':8 'observ':36 'recent':52 'benefit':17 'biggest':25 'booster':26 'histori':53 'homebuy':3 'isakson':32 'probabl':40 'household':22 'anti-fraud':10 'high-incom':19 'washington':56 6598026 true true daylife The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/ OK http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110504525.html?nav=rss_opinions 400194 Person congress Fri Nov 06 11:18:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...its popularity helped spur members of Congress to begin extension discussions. “This is probably the last extension,” Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., told the Associated Press. A former real estate executive, Isakson helped champion the credits. About 'r':27 'ga':28 'sen':23 'tax':4 'barr':46 'help':8,39 'last':21 'r-ga':26 'real':35 'spur':9 'told':29 'wilk':45 'begin':14 'estat':36 'press':32 'associ':31 'credit':5,42 'execut':37 'expand':2 'extens':15,22 'former':34 'johnni':24 'member':10 'discuss':16 'homebuy':3 'isakson':25,38 'popular':7 'probabl':19 'weekend':47 'champion':40 'congress':1,12 'wilkes-barr':44 6598028 true true daylife Wilkes-Barre Weekender http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/ OK http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69351507&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FCongress_expands_homebuyer_tax_credits_11-06-2009.html 400194 Person sen\. Sat Nov 07 11:10:26 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...have to sign a purchase agreement by April 30, 2010, and close by June 30. "This is probably the last extension," said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., a former real-estate executive who championed the credits. The homebuyers tax credit is one of two tax bre 'r':31 '30':13,19 'ga':32 'bre':52 'one':48 'sen':27 'tax':45,51 'two':50 '2010':14 'back':4 'home':2 'june':18 'last':24 'r-ga':30 'real':36 'said':26 'sign':7 'time':55 'april':12 'close':16 'estat':37 'credit':3,42,46 'execut':38 'expand':1 'extens':25 'former':34 'johnni':28 'seattl':54 'homebuy':44 'isakson':29 'probabl':22 'purchas':9 'champion':40 'real-est':35 'agreement':10 6608499 true true daylife The Seattle Times http://www.seattletimes.com/ OK http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010212913_homebuyers06.html?syndication=rss 400194 Person congress Fri Nov 06 22:24:23 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...to sign a purchase agreement by April 30, 2010, and close by June 30. “This is probably the last extension,” said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., a former real estate executive who championed the credits. The homebuyers’ tax credit is one of two tax b 'b':50 'r':30 '30':12,18 'ga':31 'one':46 'sen':26 'tax':43,49 'two':48 '2010':13 'hous':3 'june':17 'last':23 'r-ga':29 'real':34 'said':25 'sign':6 'april':11 'close':15 'estat':35 'credit':4,40,44 'execut':36 'expand':2 'extens':24 'former':33 'gazett':53 'johnni':27 'homebuy':42 'isakson':28 'probabl':21 'purchas':8 'worcest':51 'champion':38 'congress':1 'telegram':52 'agreement':9 6604278 true true daylife Worcester Telegram & Gazette http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage OK http://www.telegram.com/article/20091106/NEWS/911060337/1002/rss01&source=rss 400194 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 11:18:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...to sign a purchase agreement by April 30, 2010, and close by June 30. "This is probably the last extension," said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., a former real estate executive who championed the credits. The homebuyers tax credit is one of two tax breaks t 'r':33 '30':15,21 'ga':34 'one':49 'sen':29 'tax':6,46,52 'two':51 '2010':16 'hous':1 'june':20 'lans':55 'last':26 'r-ga':32 'real':37 'said':28 'sign':9 'vote':2 'april':14 'break':53 'close':18 'estat':38 'state':56 'credit':7,43,47 'execut':39 'expand':4 'extens':27 'former':36 'johnni':30 'homebuy':5,45 'isakson':31 'journal':57 'probabl':24 'purchas':11 'champion':41 'agreement':12 6598025 true true daylife Lansing State Journal http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/ OK http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20091106/NEWS03/911060337/1004/NEWS03 400194 Person senate Fri Nov 06 11:18:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...John Lewis, D-Ga. “This legislation would help even more moderate-income families fulfill the American dream,” he said. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., pushed the Senate to expand the tax credit to “move-up” home buyers. He said this is the last tim 'd':10 'r':32 'ga':11,33 'sen':28 'tax':3,40 'tim':54 'area':61 'busi':55 'd-ga':9 'even':16 'help':15 'home':1,46 'john':7 'last':53 'lewi':8 'move':44 'push':34 'r-ga':31 'said':27,49 'buyer':2,47 'dream':25 'incom':20 'moder':19 'senat':36 'triad':60 'would':14 'credit':4,41 'expand':6,38 'extend':5 'famili':21 'fulfil':22 'johnni':29 'legisl':13 'greater':59 'isakson':30 'journal':56 'move-up':43 'american':24 'moderate-incom':18 6598024 true true daylife Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area http://triad.bizjournals.com/triad/ OK http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_triad/~3/t_JBTfBrM30/daily76.html 400194 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 11:18:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...have to sign a purchase agreement by April 30, 2010, and close by June 30. “This is probably the last extension,” said Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., a former real estate executive who championed the credits. The homebuyer tax credit is one of two tax 'r':34 '30':16,22 'ga':35 'new':54 'one':50 'sen':30 'tax':3,47,53 'two':52 '2010':7,17 'june':21 'last':27 'r-ga':33 'real':1,38 'said':29 'sign':10 'april':15 'close':19 'estat':2,39 'haven':55 'credit':4,44,48 'execut':40 'extend':5 'extens':28 'former':37 'johnni':31 'regist':56 'homebuy':46 'isakson':32 'probabl':25 'purchas':12 'champion':42 'agreement':13 6598023 true true daylife New Haven Register http://www.nhregister.com/ OK http://nhregister.com/articles/2009/11/06/business/a12-_taxcredit6.txt 400194 Person sen\. Fri Nov 06 11:18:44 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...the last election, according to the federal campaign finance records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., an architect of the tax credit, was a Realtor before he was elected. He was instrumental in pushing through 'r':29 'ga':30 'aid':5 'sen':25 'tax':35 'busi':7 'game':3 'help':6 'last':9 'news':52 'push':48 'r-ga':28 'elect':10,43 'feder':14 'polit':24 'accord':11 'center':21 'compil':18 'credit':36 'financ':16 'johnni':26 'record':17 'isakson':27 'jobless':4 'realtor':39 'respons':23 'campaign':15 'democrat':53 'influenc':2 'architect':32 'bellevill':50 'instrument':46 'news-democrat':51 6598027 true true daylife Belleville News-Democrat http://www.bnd.com/ OK http://www.bnd.com/business/story/997285.html 400194 Person senate Thu Nov 05 22:28:01 -0600 2009 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 ...John Lewis, D-Ga. “This legislation would help even more moderate-income families fulfill the American dream,” he said. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., pushed the Senate to expand the tax credit to “move-up” home buyers. He said this is the last tim 'd':10 'r':32 'ga':11,33 'sen':28 'tax':3,40 'tim':54 'busi':56 'd-ga':9 'even':16 'help':15 'home':1,46 'john':7 'last':53 'lewi':8 'move':44 'news':57 'push':34 'r-ga':31 'said':27,49 'buyer':2,47 'dream':25 'incom':20 'moder':19 'pacif':55 'senat':36 'would':14 'credit':4,41 'expand':6,38 'extend':5 'famili':21 'fulfil':22 'johnni':29 'legisl':13 'isakson':30 'move-up':43 'american':24 'moderate-incom':18 6593754 true true daylife Pacific Business News http://pacific.bizjournals.com/pacific/ OK http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~r/bizj_pacific/~3/07zVjZZOOaY/daily41.html 400194 Person senator Sun Nov 08 11:15:08 -0600 2009 Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0600 2009 The Hill. A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal Thursday to extend thefirst-time homebuyer's tax credit set to expire within weeks.Under the agreement struck by Sens. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), the credit... more ›› 'd':41 'r':47 'ga':48 'eye':3 'sen':37 'set':28 'tax':26 'conn':42 'deal':17 'dodd':39 'hill':9 'r-ga':46 'reid':7 'time':23 'turn':4 'chris':38 'expir':30 'group':12 'harri':6 'senat':14 'credit':27,50 'd-conn':40 'extend':20 'johnni':44 'struck':35 'within':31 'announc':15 'homebuy':24 'homepag':53 'isakson':45 'thefirst':22 'thursday':18 'agreement':34 'bipartisan':11 'weeks.under':32 'thefirst-tim':21 'realclearpolit':1,52 6618947 false true google blog RealClearPolitics - Homepage http://www.realclearpolitics.com/ OK http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2009/11/08/all_eyes_turn_to_harry_reid_224282.html 400194 Person senator Sat Nov 07 22:21:34 -0600 2009 Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Chambliss was a co-sponsor of a provision included in the legislation authored by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., to provide a $7000 [...]... Menendez, Holt, and Corzine Highlight New Property Tax Relief Initiative in Monroe ... 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'ok':34 'aid':7 'pay':4 'tax':10 'care':40 'feed':53 'full':51 'hous':1 'line':47 'news':52 'post':50 'real':22,30 'brain':14 'child':15 'estat':23,31 'funni':25 'lobbi':3 'peopl':43 'senat':18,36 'broker':24,32 'credit':11 'extens':8 'health':39 'johnni':19 'isakson':20,37 'subsidi':28 'industri':2 'ordinari':42 'socialist':27 'huffington':49 'republican':17 6608493 false true google blog The Huffington Post | Full News Feed http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/ OK http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/06/housing-industry-lobbying_n_348742.html 400194 Person republican Sat Nov 07 22:21:35 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, the Georgia Republican who championed an expanded tax credit (his proposal: $15000 for every buyer), said in a statement Wednesday that this third version of the tax-credit program is really and truly the ... 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I wasn’t crazy about the idea of a tax cr 'cr':50 'ink':27 'red':26 'tax':36,49 'blog':54 'idea':46 'wasn':41 'well':7 'crazi':43 'swell':28 'consid':14 'credit':37 'expand':35 'fiscal':17 'johnni':1,9 'pander':3 'wholli':23 'atlanta':51 'conserv':18 'georgia':13 'homebuy':39 'isakson':2,10 'journal':52 'affluent':32 'giveaway':29 'well-off':6 'constitut':53 'spearhead':21 'republican':11 'unnecessari':24 'red-ink-swel':25 6618951 false true daylife Atlanta Journal Constitution Blogs http://blogs.ajc.com/ OK http://blogs.ajc.com/cynthia-tucker/2009/11/06/johnny-isakson-panders-to-the-well-off/ 400194 Person republican Fri Nov 06 22:24:18 -0600 2009 Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0600 2009 Georgia Republican, and formerly with the real estate business before he turned politician, Sen. Johnny Isakson has been pushing for an extension. Sen. Isakson, who had previously introduced legislation to expand and extend the tax ... 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