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“This is something we've been thinking about and planning for a number of years”

Republican incumbent Congressman Robert Aderholt will have Democratic opposition in the general election in November. via Times-Journal

By the end of the day Friday, 17 candidates had qualified to fight it out for that rarity in Alabama politics, the right to succeed a retiring congressman. via Birmingham News Online

Alabama Congressmen Artur Davis and Spencer Bachus face apparent easy roads to re-election as qualifying for the June 3 party primaries closed today. via WTVM Columbus

“The committee must be led by a person who understands that we are a nation at war against a determined enemy. Our military forces will need to recover, refurbish and grow to be fully prepared for future conflicts”

Rep. John M. McHugh won't be done campaigning if he wins re-election this fall. In fact, he may face the contest of his political career. via Watertown Daily Times

“You would think folks would at least be talking about it a little more”

PRATVILLE- With just a week to go to for candidates to qualify for local races, Autauga County's election cycle has been a snoozer so far. via Montgomery Advertiser

House Republicans got a rare bit of encouraging news today when Rep. Bud Cramer announced he would be stepping down after nine terms in Congress, opening up a conservative-minded seat in northern Alabama. via PoliBlog

Alabama Senator Harri Anne Smith, of Slocomb, says no comment to Friday's Associated Press article. via WTVY Dothan

A Montgomery businessman publicly announced his candidacy for Alabama's 2nd Congressional District seat on a local radio news show. via Montgomery Advertiser

Alabama has suddenly become a key battleground in November's congressional elections with the announced retirement of Democratic Representative Bud Cramer of Huntsville yesterday. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

The president of the Alabama chapter of the National Organization for Women, Cheryl Sabel, has announced she is running for the Democratic Party nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

“My health is remarkably better. My medication is working well. I've still got MS, but I've got more energy than I've had in a long time”

TROY -- State Rep. David Grimes kicked off his campaign Friday for the Republican nomination in the 2nd Congressional District seat, calling for lower taxes, less government, a tough stand on illegal immigrants ... via Montgomery Advertiser

“The notion that the Clinton campaign would be trying to circulate this as a negative on the same day that Senator Clinton was giving a speech about how we repair our relationships around the world is sad”

OBAMA NARROWS GAP IN TX, OH; DEMS IN PHOTO FLAP; McCAIN SAYS WAR MAY SINK HIS CAMPAIGN; A BRIGHT DAY FOR ALABAMA DEMS; RENZI WON'T QUIT. via Politics1

“As concerns grow over the economy, we need leaders who know firsthand the importance of keeping taxes low in order to create and sustain jobs”

Montgomery businessman David Woods has kicked off his race for the Republican nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. via Birmingham News Online

Add one more to the list of those running for Congress from Alabama's 2nd District. via DothanFirst.com

“When a sharecropper's son can become a Congressman and help improve the everyday lives of the people who need a voice in Washington you know that America is still the greatest, most blessed country in the world”

Bobby Bright, the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, will be running as a Democrat for the southern Alabama seat of retiring Rep. via Washington Examiner

Last week, President Bush signed the Eco nomic Stimulus Act of 2008, clearing the way for nearly 138 million Ameri can tax filers to receive a re bate payment. via Montgomery Advertiser

In recent years, the members of the Alabama House have passed dozens of bills only to watch most get caught in a political fight in the Senate and die without coming up for a vote. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

“We should not single out just one industry”

The House on Friday narrowly approved a $73.8 billion measure to protect millions of families from the alternative minimum tax and offer new tax breaks to middle-income homeowners and low-income parents, offset ... via Birmingham News Online

“We are fighting a war in the Middle East that's cost about $100 billion we don't have”

In a quiet office at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, economist Dr. Cinzia Balit Moussalli is fully aware the national debt has reached a milestone. via WSFA-TV Montgomery

“She has done a lot for our party. If she were to run, I probably wouldn't run”

Jim Sullivan, the Republican president of the Alabama Public Service Commission, plans to run for re-election next year, and he may face opposition from Lucy Baxley, the former Democratic nominee for governor ... via Montgomery Advertiser