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Entries for August 31st, 2007

Shelby and Cramer Shot at in Iraq

Aug.31, 2007 in Leave a Comment

Sen. Richard Shelby and Rep. Bud Cramer, along with two other US Senators, were in a plane that was fired upon during their visit to Iraq. Talk about firsthand experience…

Plane Carrying U.S. Lawmakers Is Shot At in Iraq - New York Times

UPDATE: Doc quotes from Rep. Cramer’s press release

Cobb On a Mission with Drug Courts

Aug.31, 2007 in Leave a Comment

Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb is continuing on her mission to have a drug court in every county. I applaud her efforts and continue to hope that it will be implemented well, rather than just broadly.

Cobb: Alabama ahead in drug court goal with 25 new ones planned - NewsFlash - al.com

PAC-to-PAC in Action

Aug.31, 2007 in Leave a Comment

For those who need a prime example of the danger with PAC-to-PAC transfers, see Birmingham Mayor Bernard Kincaid. According to this morning’s Birmingham News, 96% of his campaign dollars come through attorney Donald Watkins. Does anyone else think that is kind of dangerous?

Kincaid’s campaign has one big contributor- al.com

  

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