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What Prison Reform Means in Alabama

By Stephen Cooper Working as an Assistant Federal Defender in Alabama for three years, I visited many state prisons.  More often than not, the conditions I observed my incarcerated clients in were deplorable.  Sadly, when I raised red flags of concern with officials, shoulders shrugged — folks just did not care.  Instead, at each turn … Continued
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April 12, 2016

Sanders Wins Alaska, Hawaii and Washington

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Just when it appeared that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was firmly ensconced as the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States, US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) scored major victories in the Democratic caucuses in Washington, Hawaii and Alaska on Saturday. The Independent Senator from Vermont … Continued
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March 29, 2016

Brooks Votes Against Transportation Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, December 3, US Representative Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) voted against the bipartisan transportation bill calling the legislation, “financially flawed” Congressman Brooks said in a statement that the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 “transportation” bill simultaneously increases America’s debt by $33.1 billion over five years, raises taxes on … Continued
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December 9, 2015

Roby Sworn in For Third Term in Congress

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, January 6 U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R from Montgomery) was sworn in for her third term in the House of Representatives. The conservative congresswoman promised in a written statement that she would hit the ground running on pressing issues like immigration enforcement, Veterans Affairs improvement, relief for … Continued
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January 8, 2015

Roby Announces Release of Report on Beghazi

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On September 11th, 2012 terrorists attacked the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya killing our ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.  In the aftermath of the attack, much of the investigation into that event was assigned to U.S. Representative Martha Roby’s House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.  … Continued
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February 18, 2014

College Democrats Attend National Convention

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Sam Gerard, a University of Alabama student, traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent Alabama at the College Democrats of America summer convention last weekend. More than 200 students from across the country met for the four-day program to discuss fundraising, communication strategies and organizing tactics to prepare to return … Continued
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August 6, 2013

Bonner Salutes South Alabama World War II Veterans Visiting Washington

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile and students from Mobile’s St. Luke’s Episcopal School welcomed South Alabama World War II veterans to Washington, DC, on Wednesday.  Ninety South Alabama World War II veterans left Mobile Regional Airport on Honor Flight VII to Washington’s Reagan National Airport.  The group of … Continued
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May 10, 2012
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What Did Washington Mean by National Strength?

How then are we to position our nation to survive and prosper in the 21st century? The same as President Washington advised for his time when he wrote “taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture.” General Washington was speaking of national strength. Strength expressed in three ways.  First, … Continued
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January 10, 2012
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Vernon Burns: Guidance and inspiration from Jefferson

As with most Americans, I realize the times we are living in are the most dangerous our republic has ever faced. This creeping socialistic revolution after one hundred plus years of steady destruction is coming to a climax. We are out of money and we are out of time.  In an effort to inform and … Continued
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December 28, 2011