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    <title>Alabama News for Washington Bureau</title>
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          <title>Love receives endorsement from farmers</title>
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                    The Republican received the endorsement of the Alabama Farmers Federation.
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          <title>Dothan mayor: Bright worth crossing party lines</title>
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                    Dothan Mayor Pat Thomas said Bobby Bright is the first Democrat he has has ever supported for a national office. 
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          <title>Airline Industry Assailed On Troop Luggage Fees</title>
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                    American Airlines says it will stop charging soldiers for third piece of luggage, but Florida Rep. C.W. Bill Young and others want an industry-wide end to the pactice.
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          <pubDate>2008-08-14T11:58:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Update: Value of farmland going up</title>
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                    Despite a slowdown in commercial and residential construction in many areas of the country, the real estate value of farmland is increasing.
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          <pubDate>2008-08-06T13:50:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Pentagon Mulls Allowing Offshore Drilling In Training Areas</title>
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                    As John McCain and President Bush urge more drilling, Secretary of Defense is pressed to lift restrictions in eastern Gulf of Mexico parts set aside for Air Force and Navy exercises.
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          <pubDate>2008-08-05T19:25:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama&#8217;s Thirst To Explore Space Will Be Measured</title>
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                    Obama to visit Space Coast; will he change his mind about NASA funding?
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          <pubDate>2008-08-03T09:00:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama congressional race gets national attention</title>
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                    Both parties are pumping attention and money into the 2nd Congressional District Race in Alabama. <br />
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          <pubDate>2008-07-31T10:28:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Everett endorses Jay Love for congressional seat</title>
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                    In the midst of endorsing State Rep. Jay Love for Congress, the current representative from the Second Congressional District said he has not shut the door on seeking another elected office.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-07-29T10:17:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>GOP Kills Dem Effort To Block Momentum On Offshore Drilling</title>
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                    On the defensive because of their opposition to off-shore drilling, House Democrats try to push bill requiring oil and gas companies to explore more on government acreage in Alaska and elsewhere or lose their production leases in those areas.
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          <pubDate>2008-07-17T13:00:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Pentagon Reopens Tanker Contract Competition</title>
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                    Top Defense Department brass to oversee process, not Air Force
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          <pubDate>2008-07-09T12:30:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Love says he will remove negative ads if Smith does</title>
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                    Smith stopped short of saying she would take down the ads. 
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          <pubDate>2008-07-09T10:44:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>New campaign ads spark strong reactions</title>
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                    The latest round of ads from Congressional candidates Harri Anne Smith and Jay Love has sparked a war of words between the two campaigns.
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          <pubDate>2008-07-03T11:21:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Florida Threatens To Sue Feds In Water Wars</title>
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                    The administration of GOP Gov. Charlie Crist says drought plans to withhold downstream flows from reservoirs in Georgia endanger protected fish, mussels in Florida.
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          <pubDate>2008-06-20T11:47:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: Auditors say tanker contract should be scrapped</title>
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                    Finding by GAO could put process to build 179 refueling tankers back at square one.
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          <pubDate>2008-06-18T13:57:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Campaigns wrestle over &#8220;poll&#8221; terms</title>
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                    Wallace Grissett doesn't often hang up on callers. But when a polling agency called his home last week and started saying what he believed to be negative things about his favorite Congressional candidate, that's exactly what he did. 
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          <pubDate>2008-06-13T10:24:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>New Effort Launched In House To Allow Offshore Oil Drilling</title>
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                    With gas prices soaring, Pennsylvania congressman says it's time to lift moratoriums on drilling in areas off the East and West coasts and Florida's Gulf Coast.
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          <pubDate>2008-06-09T19:25:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fla. Lawmakers Oppose Latest Corps Water Plan</title>
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                    They ask that officials not withhold some downstream water flows out of Georgia amid drought worries.
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          <pubDate>2008-06-05T18:07:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Light Turnout In Alabama Primary Vote</title>
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                    Turnout in Alabama's primary election Tuesday was light.
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          <pubDate>2008-06-04T15:06:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Smith squeaks in to Congressional runoff with Love; Bright cruises</title>
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                    State Rep. Jay Love will face state Sen. Harri Anne Smith in a runoff race for the Republican nomination in the 2nd Congressional District. Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright won the Democratic primary.
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          <pubDate>2008-06-04T10:49:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Superdelegates hang tight in Alabama</title>
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                    In Alabama, one superdelegate is supporting Obama and three are supporting Clinton.  
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          <pubDate>2008-05-19T18:11:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Officer honored for heroics</title>
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                    A Mobile County sheriff&#8217;s deputy was honored Monday as one of the nation&#8217;s top cops for his calm under fire.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-13T08:21:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Florida congressman suggests splitting tanker contract</title>
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                    An influential member of Congress from Florida has asked the Air Force to consider splitting its controversial $35 billion contract for new refueling tankers in two.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-09T16:05:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Funding for reservoirs for farmers remains in Farm Bill</title>
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                    A provision in the Farm Bill that would provide funding to build reservoirs on farms throughout Alabama and the Southeast has cleared a major obstacle - Congressional negotiations. 
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          <pubDate>2008-05-08T16:57:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Georgia&#8217;s Request To Reduce Water Flows Questioned</title>
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                    Why did Georgia's governor ease Atlanta lawn-watering restrictions in February, a Florida officials asks.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-08T14:45:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama candidate picks up conservative endorsement</title>
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                    State Sen. Harri Anne Smith picked up an endorsement in her bid for a U.S. House seat from a prominent Alabama conservative advocate Wednesday.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-08T11:27:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Segways help injured veterans regain mobility</title>
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                    About 30 disabled Iraqi war veterans were given Segways through the Segs4Vets program to increase their mobility. 
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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T16:52:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Small businesses upset by Medicare changes</title>
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                    Medicare recipients may soon get a break on the cost of wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other medical equipment, but some suppliers warn that the more affordable equipment will come at the cost of patient care.  
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          <pubDate>2008-05-02T15:31:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Congressman Wants Help For Transferred Service Members&#8217; Mortgages</title>
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                    Service men and women rotated to new duty stations finding it harder to find buyers for their houses. A Florida congressman asks the Defense Secretary how Congress can help.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-01T13:52:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Congressional candidates debate in Dothan</title>
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                    Six Republicans maintained traditional party lines during a candidate forum held at Troy University-Dothan's Sony Hall.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-01T11:36:01-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Federal agency grants waiver on 'tornado-proofing.'
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          <pubDate>2008-04-29T13:33:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                     The Bush administration decided Thursday to impose a 5 percent tariff on Honduran socks later this year after finding that imports of low-priced cotton footwear from Central America were hurting struggling sock makers in North Carolina and Alabama.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-28T09:09:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Southern states lauded for investment in pre&#45;kindergarten</title>
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                    With state governments pressed for money, many Southeast governors are drawing praise from an education advocacy organization for setting aside more money for pre-kindergarten programs.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-23T14:30:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>The Role of Alabama&#8217;s Super Delegates</title>
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                    With Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama running such a tight race, a relatively small group of people will likely have a very big say in who gets the Democratic nomination. 
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          <pubDate>2008-04-23T13:22:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Congressional hopefuls battle for recognition at debate</title>
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                    A Democratic candidate for the 2nd Congressional District seat appealed to conservatives and a Republican candidate unveiled a new initiative to secure the border during a debate Monday at Troy University.<br />
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          <pubDate>2008-04-22T11:05:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain Campaigns in Alabama</title>
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                    McCain wants to understand the needs of every citizen during his current national tour. <br />

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          <pubDate>2008-04-22T11:02:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Republican presidential candidate John McCain will visit heavily Democratic west Alabama and heavily Republican Birmingham.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-21T14:04:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Coal Boom to Bust?</title>
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                    New power plants face challenges as Congress moves to regulate global warming gas emissions.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-04-21T09:39:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Tanker Contract Economic Stimulus for Europe?</title>
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                    Members of Congress and union leaders lashed out again Thursday at the decision by the U.S. Air Force to use a team that includes a European company to build tankers at Mobile's Brookley Field.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-18T10:05:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Southeast Water Wars Simmer Despite Federal Intervention</title>
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                    New federal plan applauded in Georgia, but prompts anger and concern Iin Florida and Alabama
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          <pubDate>2008-04-16T09:29:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Benjamin Lodmell, who had hoped to unseat Congressman Jo Bonner in November, has pleaded guilty to soliciting a prostitute.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-10T13:56:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Added costs of tornado-proofing puts projects at risk, officials say
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          <pubDate>2008-04-07T12:21:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Farmers say Congress&#8217; inability to act is causing them some heartburn.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-03T11:22:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Update: Report says Southeast does poorly in caring for children</title>
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                    When it comes to a child&#8217;s well being, a new report says where he or she lives may make a big difference.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-02T13:31:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Former Congressman Bill Dickinson dies at 82</title>
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                    Former Alabama Congressman Bill Dickinson, part of the Barry Goldwater sweep that helped turn Alabama into a two-party state, has died.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-01T14:11:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>VIDEO: Ala. Appointments Case Argued Before U.S. Supreme Court</title>
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                    The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a voting rights case in which Alabama contends it does not need Justice Department review before the governor can fill local government vacancies through appointments rather than special elections.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-24T18:50:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Rep. Terry Everett, R-Ala., has proposed spending $60 million a year for five years for farmers to build reservoirs and irrigation systems
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          <pubDate>2008-03-06T18:58:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    About 230 members of the Alabama Farmers Federation in Washington this week to get updates on federal agriculture policy and lobby their congressmen and federal officials on issues that matter to them.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-05T18:47:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>U.S. House Retirements Spelling GOP Trouble In November</title>
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                    Republicans, already in the minority, stand to lose more House seats in the fall.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-28T16:06:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Bobby Bright announced he is running for the 2nd Congressional District seat occupied by retiring Congressman Terry Everett. 
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          <pubDate>2008-02-27T14:17:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Talks in water wars may be over</title>
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                    A resolution to the regional water wars the three states have fought the past 20 years doesn&#8217;t look good. 
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          <pubDate>2008-02-26T19:57:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Nation&#8217;s governors recognize Alabama and Google for partnership</title>
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                    Alabama&#8217;s partnership with Google Earth in creating Virtual Alabama, a three-dimensional visualization program that can be used by first responders, law enforcement and others was recognized by the nation&#8217;s governors Monday.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-02-25T18:15:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Bonner promises to try to reform earmark process in new committee spot</title>
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                     With Rep. Jo Bonner joining the Appropriations Committee, Alabama gains another voice on a powerful panel that steers how tax dollars are spent. 
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          <pubDate>2008-02-20T18:57:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Poll: GOP Presidential Candidates Leading Democrats in Alabama</title>
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                    A statewide poll found Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee running strong against Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-19T18:16:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    The federal government turned down Gov. Bob Riley's request for aid for three north Alabama counties hit by killer tornadoes in early February.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-19T15:46:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Both campaigns are furiously courting an elite group of Democratic voters that could end up choosing the nominee. 
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          <pubDate>2008-02-15T20:03:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Sen. Shelby Endorses John McCain</title>
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                    Alabama GOP Sen. Richard Shelby said Friday he will support John McCain for president now that it appears McCain will be the Republican nominee.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-15T13:33:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    President Bush is offering federal help to the governors of five Southern states hit hard by tornadoes.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-06T13:44:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Congressional candidate Ben Lodmell is in hot water after investigators say he was soliciting more than just votes.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-05T17:17:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Some local experts in Alabama expect a big voter turnout.<br />

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                    It's the word that's been heard most when talking about Super Tuesday but it also is one that many don't understand ... delegate.
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                    How Alabama's presidential primary on Tuesday works.
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                    Late Huckabee push in Alabama threatens McCain
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                    Twenty-four hours until votes are counted in the Alabama Democratic Primary, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are effectively tied.
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                    Alabama's voter registrations have surged with the approach of the primary Tuesday and they are much higher than they were in the last two presidential primaries.
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                    Moderates push McCain atop Huckabee in Alabama GOP primary poll.
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                    Alabama Democrats are brewing up the perfect Super Tuesday Storm, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted for WKRG-TV Mobile.
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                    Alabama will be a focal point of presidential politics Saturday with two candidates campaigning in the state and one former president rallying support for his wife.
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                    Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee<br />
is planning a second trip to Alabama to rally support for the<br />
presidential primary on Tuesday.<br />

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                    Arizona senator still opposes national insurance backstop for hurricane-prone states like Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
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                    On Feb. 5, more than 20 states will vote in primaries or caucuses. The countdown to kickoff has already started with campaign operations in full swing in those states and political ads beginning to hit the airwaves.
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                    WASHINGTON &#8211; Sen. Jeff Sessions offered a challenge Thursday to those running for president &#8211; fix the immigration system.
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                    The domestic sock industry has suffered as imports from tiny Honduras have risen
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                    Governors of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida reset drought meeting.
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                    The Republican governors of Alabama, Georgia and Florida emerged from a meeting with Bush administration officials Thursday saying they've reached an interim plan to address their tri-state water crisis.
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          <pubDate>2007-11-02T18:49:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    A majority of public school students in Alabama - and the entire South - now come from low-income families, the Southern Education Foundation reported Tuesday. <br />

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                    The biofuel boom that pumped new life into the Midwestern economy is migrating south, carrying with it an optimism not seen in rural farm towns in decades. <br />

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