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Parker Griffith party switch big issue in 5th Congressional District GOP primary

By Challen Stephens, The Huntsville Times

May 23, 2010, 6:02AM
Primary Previews: 5th Congressional District, Republican primary
Over the past week, The Huntsville Times wrote about the candidates in the June 1 primaries. WAAY 31 also provided each candidate a 2-minute spot to talk about their qualifications. You can watch those videos online on WAAY’s Vote 2010 page.

 

 

 

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Local and national GOP officials divided over 5th Congressional District

 By Challen Stephens, The Huntsville Times

May 18, 2010, 2:01PM

5th Congressional District Republican candidates at UAH forumGlenn Baeske / The Huntsville TimesAll three Republican candidates at a UAHuntsville forum in April. Candidate Les Phillip, right, Mo Brooks, left, and U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith, center.Congressman Parker Griffith and Republican opponent Mo Brooks held dueling press conferences this morning, emphasizing the ongoing rift between national and local Republican leaders.

Griffith touted the latest initiative of his Republican colleagues in Congress, a website that seeks public input on what to cut in the budget. Meanwhile, across town, Brooks announced his endorsement by four local Republican officials. (READ MORE)

Grand jury to begin review of bingo probe on Tuesday

The grand jury room of the federal courthouse in Montgomery is not exactly the place electronic bingo proponents had envisioned as the next battleground in their effort to have voters decide the game’s fate.



But that is exactly where the next phase in the state’s bingo wars will unfold as federal prosecutors begin Tuesday to question doz­ens of people in front of a grand jury investigating possible corruption sur­rounding efforts to pass bingo legislation. (Click Here)

Sen. Paul Sanford shocked at ‘dysfunctional’ Alabama Senate

By Bob Lowry, The Huntsville Times

May 02, 2010, 9:48AM

sanfordView full sizeHuntsville Times file photoState Sen. Paul Sanford

MONTGOMERY, AL — As a newcomer in 2010, state Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, says he was shocked at the dysfunction in the Alabama Senate and how poorly the Republican minority was treated.

Sanford easily defeated Rep. Laura Hall, D-Huntsville, in the June 9 special election to replace now-Congressman Parker Griffith.(Click Here)