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    <title>Alabama News for Washington Bureau</title>
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          <title>White House Reverses Course on Veterans Health</title>
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                    Rep. Nye plays leading role in adding Congressional pressure
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          <title>Obama&#8217;s Picks for FDA Adopted Hard Line on Tobacco</title>
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                    WASHINGTON&#8212;President Barack Obama&#8217;s picks to fill the top two positions at the Food and Drug Administration have repeatedly bucked tobacco companies and pushed for greater restrictions on cigarette marketing, second-hand smoke and sales to minors. 
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          <title>Members of Congress want a White House office on rural issues</title>
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                    Members of the Congressional Rural Caucus want the White House to establish an office on rural issues.
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          <title>Obama Talks Gitmo Detainees, Tobacco, Budget Politics</title>
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                    Obama backs FDA tobacco regulation, pledges communities will face no increased risk of violence if their prisons should host detainess now held in Guantanamo Bay, and defends the lack of southerners in his Cabinet.
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          <pubDate>2009-03-11T17:10:41-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama projects funded by earmarks in spending bill</title>
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                    Alabama picks up tens of millions of dollars in federal earmarks.
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          <pubDate>2009-03-10T18:39:33-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Getting what&#8217;s coming to you</title>
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                    As $787 billion in economic stimulus money flows from Washington, you may benefit from additional spending on new roads and community programs. But, what&#8217;s in it for you, personally? 
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          <pubDate>2009-03-06T17:20:43-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Bill Aimed at Preserving American Revolution, War of 1812 Sites</title>
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                    Passed by the House on Wednesday, the bill is patterned after a Civil War battlefield protection program that provides grants to state and local governments and non-profit organizations through the National Park Service to acquire land and preserve sites 
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          <pubDate>2009-03-05T18:03:11-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Five questions for Rep. Bobby Bright</title>
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                    Five questions for Rep. Bobby Bright.
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          <pubDate>2009-02-27T12:17:16-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama outlines budget priorities</title>
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                    President Barack Obama says his $3.6 trillion federal budget plan for 2010 begins to deliver on some of his campaign promises. 
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          <pubDate>2009-02-26T17:25:12-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama lawmakers react to Obama&#8217;s speech</title>
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                    Here is what some of Alabama&#8217;s congressional delegation had to say about President Barack Obama&#8217;s address Tuesday night.
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          <pubDate>2009-02-24T22:49:07-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Bright votes against recovery plan</title>
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                    Rep. Bobby Bright voted against the $787 billion economic recovery package Friday, one of only seven Democrats to cross party lines and vote against the package.
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          <pubDate>2009-02-13T18:54:32-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Head of peanut company refuses to testify in salmonella inquiry</title>
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                    The head of a Lynchburg, Va.,-based company accused of knowingly distributing salmonella-tainted peanut butter refused to answer the questions of a congressional panel Wednesday. 
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          <pubDate>2009-02-11T17:54:38-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama senators oppose recovery plan</title>
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                    Sens. Jeff Sessions and Richard Shelby of Alabama, both Republicans, voted against the Senate&#8217;s $838 billion economic recovery plan Tuesday. 
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          <pubDate>2009-02-10T17:08:34-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>New Exhibit Showcases Washington&#8217;s Black History</title>
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                    For nearly a decade the Scurlock Studio was a Washington institution.
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          <pubDate>2009-02-06T09:17:37-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>White House pushes for recovery package</title>
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                    The White House continued its full-court press Thursday for Congress to approve a massive economic stimulus package, emphasizing the benefits it would have for states and cities throughout the nation. 
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          <pubDate>2009-02-05T16:47:49-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Tobacco companies brace for smoking cuts after tax hike</title>
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                    Tax hike of 62 cents a pack takes effect April 1.
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          <pubDate>2009-02-04T18:40:26-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Layoff Survival Guide:&amp;nbsp; What to do if you&#8217;ve been laid off</title>
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                    We asked career counselors and state employment officials for their best advice on how to survive a layoff.
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          <pubDate>2009-01-30T17:45:18-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Stimulus plan includes billions for new construction and jobs</title>
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                    The ambitious $825 billion economic stimulus plan the House will vote on Wednesday blends new spending on everything from construction projects to unemployment aid with tax cuts for both individuals and businesses.
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          <pubDate>2009-01-27T15:19:14-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Mobile group prepares for inaugural parade</title>
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                    The Azalea Trail Maids arrived in Washington Monday to take part in the inaugural parade.
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          <pubDate>2009-01-19T19:14:23-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama inauguration infuses MLK holiday with new meaning</title>
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                    Obama's inauguration holds different meanings for different generations.
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          <pubDate>2009-01-18T16:54:39-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama makes history, but increase in black legislators slows</title>
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                    Obama's candidacy and election were made possible in part because of the many blacks elected to office at lower levels of government; but there&#8217;s still room for some improvement there, analysts and politicians say.
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          <pubDate>2009-01-16T18:10:25-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Bright learning the ropes in Washington</title>
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                    After being sworn-in Tuesday, Rep. Bobby Bright spent the week learning his way around Washington. 
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                    Former Montgomery mayor Bobby Bright took the oath of office Tuesday as the new congressman for Alabama&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District.
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          <pubDate>2009-01-06T18:26:06-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Move Over Roller Derby! It&#8217;s the Southern States Inaugural Ball!</title>
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                    It may not be the swellest place, but Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and eight other Southern States to party inauguration night at DC Armory.
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          <title>Your guide to the Inauguration</title>
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                    If you&#8217;re still thinking of heading to Washington to be part of what may be the city&#8217;s biggest gathering ever, you better move fast 
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          <pubDate>2008-12-19T16:33:39-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama students sing at White House tree lighting ceremony</title>
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                    The Enterprise High School Encores performed Thursday night at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in front of the White House.
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          <pubDate>2008-12-04T14:43:16-05:00</pubDate>
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                    Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright won&#8217;t be sworn in as a new congressman from Alabama&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District until Jan. 6, but life is already chaotic for the Democrat.
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          <pubDate>2008-11-21T16:34:15-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Everett prepares for next chapter</title>
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                    Rep. Terry Everett is leaving Congress, but he&#8217;s not ready to give up working on the issues he&#8217;s been focused on, particularly national missile defense and military and civilian space programs.<br />

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          <pubDate>2008-11-21T16:28:43-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>GOP may be losing hold on the South</title>
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                    The days of the solid Republican South may be ending. 
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          <pubDate>2008-10-30T14:44:00-05:00</pubDate>
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                    Although it&#8217;s little consolation for those who&#8217;ve waited in line at the pump, gas shortages in the Southeast could be easing soon. 
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                    The House voted 228-205 to defeat a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation's financial system.
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          <pubDate>2008-09-29T14:38:00-05:00</pubDate>
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                    University of Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried, along with four other college basketball coaches, came to Capitol Hill Tuesday to urge Congress to allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco and increase money for cancer research and prevention.
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          <pubDate>2008-09-23T16:23:00-05:00</pubDate>
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                    Alabama&#8217;s senior senator says speed should not be the primary focus for Congress as it considers a multi-billion dollar bailout of the nation&#8217;s financial system. 
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          <pubDate>2008-09-22T16:50:00-05:00</pubDate>
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                    A significant Democratic lead this year in new registered voters in Florida represents a potential leg up for the party's presidential candidate, Barack Obama.
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          <pubDate>2008-09-18T07:23:00-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fla. Congressman&#8217;s Son Charged in Alien Smuggling</title>
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                    Arrest of Allen Boyd's 30-year-old son occurred on Sunday in Arizona.
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          <pubDate>2008-09-16T16:07:00-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>House Leaders Assuage Floridians&#8217; Gulf Drilling Fears</title>
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                    In new energy bill, House Democrats will not call for expanded drilling off Florida's Gulf Coast. But it will allow new drilling off Atlantic coast of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
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          <pubDate>2008-09-11T09:40:00-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>For Many Black Delegates, the Moment Is At Hand</title>
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                    Obama's monumental rise to presidential candidate signals an end to limitations based on race. Some blacks compare it to civil rights era victories.
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          <pubDate>2008-08-26T12:24:00-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fla. Delegates Snub Pro&#45;drilling Senator</title>
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                    They Turn Down Lousiana's Mary Landrieu's Offer To Explain "Gang of 10" Proposal
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          <pubDate>2008-08-25T20:04:00-05:00</pubDate>
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                    Some Clinton delegates remain firm in their support for Clinton, despite calls for delegates to coalesce around Obama.
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          <pubDate>2008-08-25T18:03:00-05:00</pubDate>
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                    Obama To Deliver Speech On Thursday.
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          <pubDate>2008-08-24T08:55:01-05:00</pubDate>
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                    The Republican received the endorsement of the Alabama Farmers Federation.
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          <pubDate>2008-08-19T11:26:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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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          <pubDate>2008-08-19T11:25:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-08-14T10:50:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-08-06T12:42:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-08-05T18:17:00-05:00</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>2008-08-03T07:52:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-07-31T09:20:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-07-29T09:09:01-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-07-17T11:52:00-05:00</pubDate>
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                    Top Defense Department brass to oversee process, not Air Force
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          <pubDate>2008-07-09T11:22:00-05:00</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>2008-07-09T09:36:01-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-07-03T10:13:01-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-06-20T10:39:01-05:00</pubDate>
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                    Finding by GAO could put process to build 179 refueling tankers back at square one.
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          <pubDate>2008-06-18T12:49:01-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-06-13T09:16:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-06-09T18:17:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-06-05T16:59:00-05:00</pubDate>
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                    Turnout in Alabama's primary election Tuesday was light.
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          <pubDate>2008-06-04T13:58:00-05:00</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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                    In Alabama, one superdelegate is supporting Obama and three are supporting Clinton.  
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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>2008-05-13T07:13:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-05-09T14:57:01-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-05-08T15:49:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-05-08T13:37:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-05-08T10:19:00-05:00</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>2008-05-07T15:44:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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>2008-05-02T14:23:00-05:00</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>2008-05-01T12:44:00-05:00</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>2008-05-01T10:28:01-05:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fema Eases Hurricane Shelter Rules For Florida</title>
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                    Federal agency grants waiver on 'tornado-proofing.'
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          <pubDate>2008-04-29T12:25:00-05:00</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>2008-04-28T08:01:00-05:00</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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                    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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          <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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                    McCain wants to understand the needs of every citizen during his current national tour. <br />

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          <pubDate>2008-04-22T09:54:00-05:00</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>2008-04-21T12:56:00-05:00</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>2008-04-21T08:31:00-05:00</pubDate>
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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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                    New federal plan applauded in Georgia, but prompts anger and concern Iin Florida and Alabama
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          <title>Former Alabama congressional candidate pleads guilty in prostitution sting</title>
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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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                    Added costs of tornado-proofing puts projects at risk, officials say
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                    Farmers say Congress&#8217; inability to act is causing them some heartburn.
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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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                    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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          <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>2008-03-24T17:42:00-05:00</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>2008-03-06T17:50:00-05:00</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>2008-03-05T17:39:00-05:00</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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                    Bobby Bright announced he is running for the 2nd Congressional District seat occupied by retiring Congressman Terry Everett. 
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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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                    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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                     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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                    A statewide poll found Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee running strong against Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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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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                    Both campaigns are furiously courting an elite group of Democratic voters that could end up choosing the nominee. 
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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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                    President Bush is offering federal help to the governors of five Southern states hit hard by tornadoes.
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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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                    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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