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Campaign signs moved outside Daphne, candidate says

Alabama Notes — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:11:41 +0000

DAPHNE — Mayoral candidate Derek Boulware has put his campaign signs back up and says this time they’re legal because they are just outside the city limits.

Police start ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign today through June 3

Alabama Notes — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:40:59 +0000

According to Huntsville police, the campaign is credited for increasing the nation’s seat belt usage rate from 58 percent in 1994 to 84 percent in 2009.

More parks, loose leaf pickup highlight Loretta Spencer’s bid to recapture Huntsville mayor’s seat

Alabama Notes — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:47:01 +0000

Spencer, who held the city’s top elected job for three terms before losing to Tommy Battle in 2008, released her campaign platform last week.

Phillips Academy 8th grader places second nationally in C-Span documentary contest (slideshow, video)

Alabama Notes — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:26:14 +0000

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The national cable network, C-Span wheeled its Campaign 2012 bus to Birmingham’s J.H. Phillips Academy Tuesday to deliver a second place national award in C-Span’s ?2012 StudentCam competition to eighth grader Talia Moore.Moore’s documentary, Birmingham and Read more from The Birmingham News

Jerry Carl responds to John Graham’s criticism of use of religion in campaign

Alabama Notes — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:52:10 +0000

“Regarding my faith, it is a very important part of whom I am. When I started this campaign, I decided to not hide my personal beliefs and to run a positive campaign,” Carl said.

Obama raises $53M for campaign, Democrats in March

Alabama Notes — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:34:03 +0000

President Barack Obama raised a combined $53 million for his campaign, the Democratic Party and other campaign-related funds in March.

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Romney gets support from Alabama members of Congress

Alabama Notes — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:15:11 +0000

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked up the support of most of Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation now that Rick Santorum has ended his campaign. ?

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Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign

Alabama Notes — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:23:18 +0000

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee.

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Rick Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign

Alabama Notes — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:40:35 +0000

Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination, clearing a path for Mitt Romney to become the nominee. A campaign spokesman says the former Pennsylvania senator was to make the announcement Tuesday in his home state of Pennsylvania, two weeks before the GOP presidential primary there. Santorum …

Mitt Romney edges into mop-up phase of Republican campaign

Alabama Notes — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:07:51 +0000

Romney was buoyed by Newt Gingrich’s decision to scale back his campaign to the vanishing point and Rick Santorum’s statement that he would take the No. 2 spot on the party ticket in the fall. Read more from The Birmingham News