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Super-PAC launches to level field for Beason, take on Bachus

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The political gods seem to be shining on Scott Beason (R-Gardendale). Beason has been running a shoe-leather campaign to unseat the Alabama 6th District Republican incumbent Spencer Bachus. Bachus has over a million dollars in his campaign coffers and has not faced a serious challenger in many years. A … Continued
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May 1, 2012

Super-PAC launches to level field for Beason, take on Bachus

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The political gods seem to be shining on Scott Beason (R-Gardendale). Beason has been running a shoe-leather campaign to unseat the Alabama 6th District Republican incumbent Spencer Bachus. Bachus has over a million dollars in his campaign coffers and has not faced a serious challenger in many years. A … Continued
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February 16, 2012

Roby, Aderholt, and Bachus All Blast Obama Budget

  By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  President Barack H. Obama released his 2013 budget request Monday morning and there were no significant spending cuts.  Congressman Robert Aderholt (R) from Haleyville, Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia, and Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery all issued statements critical of the President’s fiscal policies. Congressman Robert Aderholt … Continued
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February 14, 2012

Sessions, Roby, and Bachus Respond to President’s Killing of Keystone Pipeline

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Martha Roby (R-Montgomery), and Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-Vestavia) all responded to President Obama’s decision to reject the permit to allow private oil companies from building the Keystone XL Pipeline which would have carried Canadian tar sands oil to American refineries in Illinois and Oklahoma where it … Continued
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January 19, 2012

Editorial Analysis: Which Outcast is Worse?

By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter Political insiders within the Alabama Republican Party expressed dismay about State Sen. Scott Beason’s candidacy announcement. “We are staying as far away from this as possible,” one politico said. By this one quote, we can predict what Beason’s primary hurdle will be during the campaign: a complete lack of … Continued
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January 17, 2012

Tea Party Activist Mickle Continues Campaign For Congress

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In an exclusive interview with the ‘Alabama Political Reporter’ after the Scott Beason announcement, Alabaster businessman Al Mickle said that he is remaining in the race to represent the Sixth District in the U.S. Congress and will file his papers with the Alabama Republican Party today at 8:00 a.m. … Continued
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January 13, 2012

Sixth District Congressional Race Candidates Update

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The Sixth Congressional District is a conservative district. Voters in the Sixth District voted for Senator John McCain (R-AR) over then Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) by an overwhelming margin 76 percent to 23 percent. By most measures, Republican Congressman Spencer Bachus from Vestavia would be considered a conservative. In 2010 … Continued
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January 13, 2012

Sixth District Congressional Race Candidates

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter The Sixth Congressional District is a conservative district. Voters in the Sixth District voted for Senator John McCain (R-AR) over then Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) by an overwhelming margin 76 percent to 23 percent. By most measures, Republican Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-Vestavia) would be considered a conservative. In 2010, ‘National … Continued
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January 12, 2012