When Laura Bush invited Bob Barr and John Linder each to bring a guest to the First Lady's Luncheon last month, Congressman Barr appeared with Georgia Right to Life President Caryl Swift on his arm. Linder showed up with Libertarian talk-radio host Neal Boortz.

Barr and Linder's choices of escorts for the exclusive White House affair may be telling symbols of the campaigns of the ultra-conservative titans, who are pitted against each other for the honor of representing the newly configured 7th Congressional District.

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