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Bachus Receives Faith & Politics Institute Award

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Representative Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia has received a leadership award from The Faith & Politics Institute for his service in promoting racial understanding and political civility. Congressman Bachus was presented with the 2012 John Lewis-Amory Houghton Leadership Award at the Faith & Politics Institute dinner in Washington on … Continued
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November 20, 2012

Bachus and Bentley Support Israel

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter US Representative Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavaia issued a written statement on Friday to announce his support for Israel’s right to defend itself. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) released a similar statement on Monday. The people of Israel have been attacked repeatedly by rockets fired from Gaza by the … Continued
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November 20, 2012

Roby Announces That the 908th Airlift Wing Will Remain at Maxwell

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery announced on Facebook and in a written statement that the US Defense Department has decided to keep the Air Force’s 908th Airlift wing at Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery. There had been considerable speculation in defense circles that the Obama administration would … Continued
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November 16, 2012

Republicans Celebrate Victories for Roby, Aderholt, Bachus, and Rogers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Republican Party has declared victory in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Congressional Districts where poorly funded Democratic challengers were going up against entrenched Republican incumbents in districts that are very conservative. The Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, Bill Armistead issued written statements regarding the … Continued
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November 7, 2012

Roby Says that She Still has Questions About the White House Response to Benghazi Attack

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congresswoman Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said that important questions still remain about the Obama Administration’s response to the September 11th terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya and that she supported efforts by House Speaker John Boehner (R) from Ohio to seek answers about what the Administration knew about a … Continued
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November 1, 2012

Bailey Defends Her Pro-Gun Credentials

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week thousands of Alabama National Rifleman’s Association members received their ‘American Rifleman’, ‘American Hunter’, and ‘America’s First Freedom’ magazines in their mailbox.  In addition to their normal articles about guns and hunting the election edition of the magazines included all the NRA Institute for Legislative Affair’s ratings of … Continued
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October 30, 2012

NRA Endorses Republican Incumbents in Congressional Races

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The National Rifleman’s Association (NRA) is the largest association of gun rights advocates in the country.  The NRA’s Institute for Legislative Affairs (NRA-ILA) rates and endorses candidates for public office based on their positions on protecting Americans Second Amendment rights. In the First Congressional District of Alabama, the NRA-ILA … Continued
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October 29, 2012

Bachus Says Southern Research Institute’s New Engineering Research Center Will Drive Innovation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus spoke at the dedication ceremony for the dedication of Southern Research Institute’s (SRI) new engineering research center.  Rep. Bachus said that the $5.6 million expansion project will help to drive the innovation that leads to new jobs and economic growth. Rep. Bachus said in a written … Continued
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October 24, 2012

Redistricting Changes St. Clair County Senate Delegation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In 2010 voters in St. Clair County elected State Senators Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale and Del Marsh (R) from Anniston to represent them in the Alabama state Senate.  The redistricting plan that was passed by the Alabama state legislature in the spring special session changed the Alabama Senate … Continued
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October 22, 2012

Jefferson County Republicans Rally at GOP State Headquarters

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Jefferson County Republican Party held a reception for all of the Jefferson County Republican Candidates on Thursday at the new Alabama Republican Party Headquarters at 3505 Lorna Road in Hoover, AL.  The event was sponsored by the Summit Investors Group. The Chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party … Continued
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October 12, 2012