As Mobile fumed over one senator’s slight, a Kansas congressman kept up his own campaign against the Airbus-built tanker, accusing supporters of the aircraft of blackmailing the Air Force.
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Calvert
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A Steel Plant, a Shipyard and a Tanker: Would Unions Come Back to South Alabama?
With ThyssenKrupp rising near Calvert, Austal expanding downtown and aircraft work possible at Brookley, a veteran labor lawyer was asked whether organized labor would ride the boom back into Mobile. His answer: don’t count on it.
Mobile
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Two Little Girls, a Front Porch in Oakleigh and a Yard Sign Nobody Expected
Five days before the presidential election, a Mobile attorney sat on his Oakleigh porch in a funny hat and overheard two trick-or-treaters puzzle over the campaign signs in a white neighborhood’s yards.
Chickasaw
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South Alabama Sizes Up Joe Biden: Mixed Verdicts From Mobile’s Political Class
Judges, lawyers, party officials and consultants across Mobile and the Eastern Shore delivered a split verdict on Barack Obama’s selection of Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate in August 2008.
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At Mobile Convention Center, Fred Barnes Tells 600 What He Thinks History Will Say About Bush
Journalist and Bush biographer Fred Barnes headlined the Alabama Policy Institute’s annual fundraiser in Mobile, predicting the president would leave office to hisses and be judged more kindly later.
Baldwin County
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Mobile Republicans Wanted a Governor, a Southerner, or Condoleezza Rice on McCain’s Ticket
Asked whom John McCain should choose as a running mate, Mobile and Baldwin County Republicans named Charlie Crist, Mitt Romney, Haley Barbour, Condoleezza Rice — and, more than once, an Alaska governor few had heard of.
Baldwin County
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Mobile County Voted First: Primary Day on the Coast, and an Obama Operation ‘On Fire’
Because Super Tuesday collided with Mardi Gras, Mobile and Baldwin voted a week early. Democratic organizers reported heavy turnout in Republican strongholds and out-of-state volunteers working the county.
Baldwin County
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With Iowa and New Hampshire Behind Them, South Alabama Politicos Called the 2008 Race Wide Open
Days after Iowa and New Hampshire scrambled the field, dozens of Mobile and Baldwin county political figures offered wildly different forecasts for a presidential contest neither party could yet control.
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Giuliani Returns to Mobile for a Free Meet-and-Greet and a $1,000-a-Head Reception
Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani’s second Mobile visit of the year paired a free public gathering on the Causeway with a high-dollar reception and dinner hosted by the city’s GOP donor class.
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A Conservative Push for ‘None of the Above’ on Alabama’s 2008 Primary Ballot
Former Public Service Commissioner Jim Zeigler floated a slate of uncommitted delegates for Alabama’s Feb. 5 primary, calling it a lawful way for disappointed conservatives to vote for none of the above.