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Perdue defends career amid outsourcing report
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Georgia Republican Senate candidate David Perdue said Monday he’s proud of his career, pushing back against critics who say the former CEO cared more about the bottom line than employees and arguing bad government policies — not outsourcing — are to blame for domestic job losses. Perdue, who has been locked in a closely watched battle with Democrat Michelle Nunn, has been on the defensive since a 2005 court deposition surfaced late last week in which he talked about how he “spent most of my career” doing outsourcing and detailed reorganization plans for Pillowtex Corp., a troubled North Carolina textile company that closed down a short time after Perdue left as CEO. The race for Georgia’s open Senate seat has gained national attention as Republicans make a push to take control of the chamber, and Perdue’s business record has been under constant scrutiny. Nunn, who is considered among the Democrats’ best hopes nationally to pick up a seat this year, has repeatedly hammered Perdue with one of her first attack ads featuring former Pillowtex workers.