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Roby Supports Boehner’s Lawsuit to Rein in Executive Branch

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter House Speaker John Boehner, (R) from Ohio, is moving forward with legal actions to ask the court to compel President Barack Hussein Obama to faithfully carry out the Nation’s laws. U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said on Thursday, July 10 that she supports Boehner’s decision. Congresswoman Roby … Continued
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July 18, 2014

Bachus Supports Resolution on International Adoptions

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia released a statement after the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation supporting American families who have run into barriers trying to adopt orphan children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In September the Congolese government suspended international adoptions while hundreds of families … Continued
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July 17, 2014

Low Turnout Runoff Goes As Predicted

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Experts including Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett (R) were predicting incredibly low voter turnout in the single digits in Tuesday’s July 25th Republican Primary runoff.  To the dismay of those of us who make our living covering the Alabama political scene, those predictions proved much too correct. There … Continued
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July 16, 2014

Palmer Wins Republican Runoff

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 15, Gary Palmer won a powerful mandate from Republican Party voters in the Sixth Congressional District. Gary Palmer defeated State Representative Paul DeMarco by 28 percentage points in the Tuesday runoff, 47,491 votes for Palmer to DeMarco’s 27,295. Palmer has spent decades of his life advising … Continued
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July 16, 2014

Palmer Speaks to Rainy Day Patriots and 60-Plus

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Sixth District Congressional Candidate Gary Palmer was at Hoover Tactical Firearms on Thursday, July 10 to speak at the candidates forum being hosted by the Rainy Day Patriots and the Alabama Chapter of the 60 Plus Association.  Palmer is a candidate in the Republican Primary Runoff on Tuesday, July … Continued
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July 14, 2014

Mayors Endorse DeMarco

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Sixth District Congressional Candidate state Representative Paul DeMarco (R) from Homewood announced more support for his quest to become Alabama’s newest Congressman.  More than twenty Sixth Congressional District mayors have publicly announced their support for the Homewood attorney and State legislator. Hoover Mayor, Gary Ivey said, “DeMarco’s commitment to … Continued
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July 10, 2014

Peterson Calls Zeigler the Establishment Candidate

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The race for State Auditor is really heating up, as the two Tea Party favorites square off in the Republican Primary runoff. In Dale Peterson’s latest ad, Dale gets an endorsement from his wife, Kathy Peterson, who narrowly lost in a race for Public Service Commission in the June … Continued
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July 8, 2014

Roby Updates Constituents on VA Scandal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, July 5, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery emailed constituents an update on the growing VA scandal concerning bureaucrats and other VA employees systematically falsifying records while denying veterans the care that they were due as a benefit for their service. Congresswoman Roby said in her … Continued
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July 7, 2014

Palmer At Oneonta Congressional Candidate Forum

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 1, Gary Palmer joined state Representative Paul DeMarco in Blount County at Oneonta High School for another candidate forum.  This event was hosted by the Blount County Chamber of Commerce and was moderated by Blount County District Attorney Pamela L. Casey.  The twoare running in the … Continued
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July 7, 2014

DeMarco Speaks At Sixth District Candidate Forum in Oneonta

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 1, Gary Palmer and State Representative Paul DeMarco both were at Oneonta High School in Montgomery for another candidate forum.  This event was hosted by the Blount County Chamber of Commerce and was moderated by Blount County District Attorney Pamela L. Casey.  The two are running … Continued
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July 4, 2014