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Mobile Corner view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Fox News Anchor Presses Rep. Jo Bonner on Earmarks in Combative On-Air Exchange

James Bullard, June 9, 2008

Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett grilled Mobile-area Rep. Jo Bonner on his earmarking record and Appropriations Committee seat, pressing him on cases involving Dennis Hastert and other members of Congress.

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Local News Container cranes and stacked cargo containers at a shipping port

Shelby Announces $4.76 Million for Mobile’s State Docks Intermodal Project

James Bullard, September 19, 2007

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced a $4.76 million federal award to the Alabama State Port Authority in Mobile for the State Docks intermodal facility, the second installment of a $20 million authorization.

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Baldwin County Marine research vessel and pier on the Gulf of Mexico coast

A Senate Subcommittee Steered Millions Toward South Alabama Science and Coasts

James Bullard, June 26, 2007

A $30 million engineering center at South Alabama, a NOAA disaster response center on the Gulf, oyster bed reseeding and hurricane monitoring were among the projects approved in the 2008 spending bill.

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Local News A low railroad bridge crossing a wide river used by barge traffic

Senate Panel Backs $4 Million to Replace the 14 Mile CSX Bridge on the Mobile River

James Bullard, June 27, 2006

A Senate subcommittee advanced a 2007 homeland security spending bill carrying $4 million toward replacing the 14 Mile CSX railroad bridge, a chronic hazard for barge traffic on the Mobile River.

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Local News Container cranes and stacked freight containers at a working seaport terminal

Shelby Announced More Than $10 Million for Mobile-Area Projects in 2006 Spending Bill

James Bullard, October 20, 2005

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced in October 2005 that the Senate-passed FY 2006 transportation and housing spending bill carried more than $10 million for Mobile-area projects, including the State Docks and a federal courthouse.

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