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Republicans Jubilant Over Romney Debate Performance

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republican candidate Mitt Romney debated Democratic President Barack Obama on television Wednesday night.  Social media allows everyone to express their opinion after and even during the debates.  Republicans are claiming victory, while Democrats appear to be conceding the point in the first debate. Alabama State Representative Phil Williams (R) … Continued
October 4, 2012

Debates are Overrated: Editorial

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter This is heresy for a journalist whose primary beat is politics: but debates are really a silly way to pick a President.  Has anybody ever applied for a job where the two finalists had to get on a stage and then debate each other on why they and not … Continued
October 3, 2012

Alabama Battleground Patriots Going to Swing States

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead announced that the Alabama Republican Party is recruiting volunteers to “make a difference in vital swing states” in the 2012 Presidential election.  Chairman Armistead has named this initiative the Alabama Battleground Patriots. Chairman Armistead said, “Everywhere I go in Alabama, people are always … Continued
October 3, 2012

GOP Chairman Armistead Calls On Alabama Conservatives to Come Forward for Romney

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, Bill Armistead announced in an email an effort by the Alabama Republican Party to take the fight to Democratic President Obama by going to swing states:  Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina to campaign for Governor Mitt Romney (R) in his quest to … Continued
October 2, 2012

Obama Rejects Sessions’ Call to Name China as a Currency Manipulator

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama called for President Barack Obama to label China a “currency manipulator” in a Treasury Report that is due on October 15th. On Thursday, President Obama responded to the conservative criticism and said that labeling China a currency manipulator would only … Continued
September 28, 2012

Jefferson County AFT Lands $150,000 Grant to Help Impose Common Core Standards

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Jefferson County-AFT, the local affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) announced in a written statement that they have been awarded a $150,000 grant from the AFT Innovation Fund. The President of the Jefferson County AFT, Vi Parramore said, “Our AFT Innovation Fund grant has enabled great teachers … Continued
September 28, 2012

Sessions Accuses Obama Administration of Being Weak on China

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama issued a written statement in response to the President’s announcement in Ohio regarding China’s automobile subsidies. Sen. Sessions said, “After nearly four years in office, President Obama still refuses to label China a currency manipulator and confront this illicit trading practice. The … Continued
September 25, 2012

Bachus Supports Alabama Coal Industry

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia issued a written statement on Friday to announce that he had voted in favor the Stop the War on Coal Act in the U.S. Congress. The measure passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a margin of 233 to 175. Congressman Bachus said, … Continued
September 24, 2012

Republicans Respond to Obama’s Convention Speech and Poor Job Numbers

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Republicans respond to President Barack H. Obama acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention as new numbers show that unemployment dropped to 8.1%, however that drop was due to 360,000 Americans giving up their job searches rather than new jobs being created in what has been the weakest economic … Continued
September 10, 2012

Alabama Voters Will Have Multiple Presidential Choices on November 6th Ballot

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter ‘The Alabama Political Reporter’ on Friday talked with Alabama Deputy Secretary of State Emily Thompson at the Alabama Secretary of State office about concerns that some third party activists had about paperwork that they had submitted in the last hours of qualifying for the Presidential ballot. Assistant Secretary of … Continued
September 10, 2012