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Thanks to the Pentagon and most likely the American taxpayer, the skies of Afghanistan will again be filled with the distinctive noise of Russian helicopters.

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WASHINGTON -- A Penta gon contract proposal is "tilted" against a company that would build refueling tankers in Ala bama and spur thousands of jobs, Alabama lawmakers said Tuesday.

Yesterday it was a dry letter of protest, but today the bulk of the Alabama congressional delegation cranked up the volume on their complaint that the Air Force's rewritten request for bids on the new refueling tanker is unfair to the Northrop Grumman/EADS partnership.

Oct. 26 - Alabama Senator Richard Shelby is crying foul in the competition for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract.

On Sunday, October 18, more than 150 diners in Birmingham, Ala., got a taste of global food inequity at a "hunger banquet" hosted by Rogue Tavern and supported by local celebrities and businesses.

The biggest decision of the economic recovery will be made in the next six months, and President Obama will have almost nothing to do with it.

In a statement in response to the Augustine committee's final report, Sen. Richard Shelby again emphasized his concerns regarding safety that he mentioned in a Senate floor speech earlier this week: While I commend the Augustine Commission for their work, I find many of the options proposed in their final report to be unsatisfactory and ...

Take a hard look now. A new agency that consumers were promised would make bankers, credit card companies and mortgage lenders treat them fairly will never look as strong again.

A blue-ribbon panel's report on the future of space flight puts NASA's new Huntsville-designed rocket in jeopardy.

Yesterday Sen. Richard Shelby spoke on the Senate floor about the impending release of the Augustine committee report and its discussion of safety - or, rather, the lack of it, in his view.

Some nay votes from Alabama's two U.S. Senators have made Alabama the focal point of criticism on the cable network Comedy Central.

BEST CARE ANYWHERE?.... With some regularity, Republican opponents of health care reform will defend the existing system, not only as adequate, but as superior to the rest of the planet.

Jon Stewart speaks about an amendment Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn, put forward that would bar the Department of Defense from doing business with contractors that asked employees to sign away legal rights.

The heavy rains soaking Alabama have forced farmers to postpone their harvests. The rain that has blanketed the area is bad news for corn and cotton farmers.

When Chris Dodd faced the toughest decision of his Senate career, he turned to an unlikely source for advice: the top Republican on the Senate Banking Committee.

Democrats' best hope for passing the biggest overhaul of the nation's financial laws since the Great Depression may rest with Alabama Sen.

Capitol pizza: "good," says Kyle; White House tour by Secret Service: "cool" Next Article in Health>> Editor's note: CNN.com profiled Kyle Graddy last summer when he attended his first pro-baseball game during a peanut-free night in Birmingham, Alabama.

The pushback against certain parts of the Augustine Committee report continues apace as Senator Richard Shelby, Republican of Alabama, took to the Senate floor to discuss the Appropriations bill that the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, of which he is the ranking member, had just passed.

Oct. 8 - U.S. Senator Richard Shelby shared strong words on the competition for a $35 billion tanker contract, speaking on the Senate floor Thursday.

Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby is set to address the U.S. Senate regarding the recently re-started Air Force tanker contest.

In a speech on the Senate floor Monday to introduce the Senate's version of the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill, Sen.

Congressional health care overhaul plans contain "serious flaws that will have a dire budgetary impact on Alabama," according to Gov.

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby: Says 2010 federal agriculture bill approved by committee includes $3.5 million for research center at Auburn University.

The list of Republican complaints against President Obama is, by now, fairly long.

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A federal spending bill passed Thursday requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide a report in the coming months that could further threaten Georgia's use of Lake Lanier as a source of drinking water.

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby today introduced legislation proposing a constitutional amendment that would require Congress to have a balanced budget in efforts to reduce the nation's mounting debt.