The phrase ‘double-dipping’ echoed through Alabama politics, but a survey of legislators, educators and attorneys found no agreement on what it actually meant, or whether it was a problem at all.
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Drafting Gore, Backing Gingrich: The Candidates Mobile Wished Were Running
A restaurateur was writing letters urging Al Gore to run. A CPA was backing Newt Gingrich, who had not announced. Across the Mobile area, the most enthusiastic 2008 supporters were backing candidates who did not exist.
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On the Eve of the 2006 Primary, Mobile’s Insiders Placed Their Bets
Ahead of Alabama’s June 2006 party primaries, a panel of anonymous Mobile-area political insiders forecast the sheriff’s race, the state Supreme Court contests and two closely watched coastal state Senate seats.
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Ben Brooks Set a Barbecue Rally on Highway 90 to Launch His State Senate Campaign
Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks scheduled an April 2006 rally and barbecue on Highway 90 West to kick off his Republican campaign for Alabama Senate District 35 against George Callahan.
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George Callahan Launched a Shrimp-Boil Campaign to Retake His South Mobile County Senate Seat
Former state Sen. George Callahan opened his 2006 bid to reclaim south Mobile County’s District 35 seat with a shrimp boil in Coden that he said drew more than 200 people.
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Gary Tanner Banked $50,000 at a Mobile Rally as an Old Rival Warmed Up for a Rematch
State Sen. Gary Tanner raised more than $50,000 at a Mobile rally with two football names as hosts, while former Sen. George Callahan and Councilman Ben Brooks eyed the Republican side of District 35.
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Ben Brooks Weighed a Run for the State Senate or a Circuit Judgeship in 2006
Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks said in October 2005 he was strongly considering a run for state Senate District 35 or for the circuit judgeship being vacated by Ferrill McRae, but would consult his district first.