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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, January 3, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee (R) announced in a statement that he is departing his lucrative job at Fox News to consider running for the Republican nomination for President in 2016. Governor Huckabee said in a statement, “As much as I have loved doing the … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Early Saturday morning GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney introduced Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin as his VP pick. Republicans from around Alabama have been weighing in on Romney’s choice. “I’m delighted as I know many Alabamians will be at the choice of Congressman Paul Ryan as Gov. Romney’s … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Rainy Day Patriots gathered for their last regularly scheduled formal meeting of the year.  Soon the Birmingham area’s largest conservative political action group will be too busy canvassing Florida, helping county officials clean up voter rolls, staffing phone banks, and working too hard to get together for their … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia announced in a written statement that the House Final Services Committee will be holding hearings throughout the month of July to examine the impact that the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) was having on jobs, the economy, and … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Following the Supreme Court’s landmark 5-4 ruling that the federal government does have the power to tax individual citizens because they don’t buy health insurance, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D) from Selma released a written statement. Representative Sewell said, “I am delighted that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality … Continued