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Sessions Questions if U.S. Should Accept Syrian Refugees

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 10, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) released a written statement in response to President Barack H Obama’s (D) announcement that they plan to expand refugee resettlement operations inside the U.S. Sen. Sessions said, “The United States has been doing more than its ‘fair share’ … Continued
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September 11, 2015

Glen Beck Draws 20,000 in Birmingham

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, August 28 conservative talk radio and cable TV host Glenn Beck drew 20,000 people for a march in Birmingham urging Christian unity across racial, political, and philosophical lines ostensibly to draw attention to growing persecutions of Christians in the Middle East and Africa where ISIS has brutalized, … Continued
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August 31, 2015

Glenn Beck in Birmingham

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, August 28, conservative talk radio and cable TV host, Glenn Beck will be in Birmingham as part of an effort to raise money to help persecuted Christian families in the Middle East, where ISIS has brutalized, imprisoned, enslaved, and murdered the Christian minorities in Syria, Iraq, and … Continued
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August 28, 2015

Byrne in Israel

  By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter  During the August recess, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) is spending time in Israel. On Tuesday, Congressman Byrne visited Jerusalem, the ancient Hebrew capital, where Jesus Christ taught, worshiped, and was ultimately crucified; as it states in the Bible. Congressman Byrne said in a statement on Facebook:  “I … Continued
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August 13, 2015

Byrne Travels to the Middle East to Assess Situation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, September 5, it was announced that Congressman Bradley Byrne (R) from Montrose, is returning to the United States after a ten day trip to the Middle East with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R) from California. Representative Byrne and the Congressional Delegation (CODEL) made stops … Continued
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September 8, 2014

Lessons from My Trip to the Middle East

By Representative Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Alabama Political Reporter Some may wonder why what happens thousands of miles away in the Middle East has any impact on us right here in Southwest Alabama. The answer is simple: the safety and the security of the Middle East is critical to controlling the spread of terrorism, which in … Continued
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September 8, 2014