Current Events > Georgia politician stands by giant chicken that got him ousted as mayor

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Jim Puckett put all his eggs in one basket when he started building what he hopes will be the tallest topiary in the world. But his dream tourist attraction cost him his job as mayor and now the steel framework of a giant chicken looms over the town of Fitzgerald, Ga.
Earlier this month, Puckett experienced a crushing defeat at the ballot box when he ran for a re-election, with 95 per cent of people voting against him. The topiary chicken, which has so far cost his office $291,000 US, had been a well-known campaign issue.

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