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Current office: U.S. Senate
Birth place: Birmingham, AL (05/06/1934)
Home city: Tuscaloosa, AL
Education: LLB, University of Alabama School of Law, 1963 BA, University of Alabama, 1957.
Profession: Lawyer, 1963-1978 Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1969-1971 Prosecutor, City of Tuscaloosa, 1963-1971 United States Magistrate, Northern District of Alabama, 1966-1970 Law Clerk, Alabama Supreme Court, 1961-1962.
Political: Senator, United States Senate, 1987-present Switched from Democratic to Republican Party, November 9, 1994 Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1979-1987 Senator, Alabama State Senate, 1970-1978, Legislative Counsel, 1977-1978.
Membership: Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus National Republican Senatorial Committee Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus Senate Centrist Coalition Co-Chair, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus. Alabama Bar Association American Bar Association American Judicature Society Alabama Law Institute Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.
First elected: 11/04/1986
Last elected: 11/02/2004
Next election: 2010
Family: Wife: Annette Nevin; 2 Children: Richard Jr., Claude.
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Birth place: Birmingham, AL (05/06/1934)
Home city: Tuscaloosa, AL
Education: LLB, University of Alabama School of Law, 1963 BA, University of Alabama, 1957.
Profession: Lawyer, 1963-1978 Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Alabama, 1969-1971 Prosecutor, City of Tuscaloosa, 1963-1971 United States Magistrate, Northern District of Alabama, 1966-1970 Law Clerk, Alabama Supreme Court, 1961-1962.
Political: Senator, United States Senate, 1987-present Switched from Democratic to Republican Party, November 9, 1994 Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1979-1987 Senator, Alabama State Senate, 1970-1978, Legislative Counsel, 1977-1978.
Membership: Co-Chair, Congressional Privacy Caucus National Republican Senatorial Committee Senate Co-Chair, National Security Caucus Senate Centrist Coalition Co-Chair, Zero Capital Gains Tax Caucus. Alabama Bar Association American Bar Association American Judicature Society Alabama Law Institute Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.
First elected: 11/04/1986
Last elected: 11/02/2004
Next election: 2010
Family: Wife: Annette Nevin; 2 Children: Richard Jr., Claude.
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Albuquerque Journal
8.11.09 4:30 AM |
WASHINGTON Roadblocks disappearing, the Senate cleared the way Tuesday for a vote giving eager car buyers until Labor Day to cash in on rebates up to $4,500 for trading in their gas-guzzlers for...
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Mobile Press-Register
8.10.09 10:20 PM |
The Wall Street Journal reported that Bonner, together with five other lawmakers, is following an around-the-world itinerary that includes stops in Germany, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China....
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The Tuscaloosa News
8.8.09 10:38 PM |
By Tommy Stevenson Associate Editor
TUSCALOOSA | Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" political talk show, will be the featured speaker at the Tuscaloosa County Republican Party's...
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The Record
8.8.09 1:32 AM |
WASHINGTON — Car shoppers caught up in the frenzy of the "cash for clunkers" program now have more time and a $2 billion reason to trade in their old gas guzzlers.
President Obama signed into law...
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The Tuscaloosa News
8.7.09 11:13 PM |
MONTGOMERY | Both of Alabama's U.S. senators voted no when the Senate agreed to a $2 billion extension of the "cash for clunkers" program. The Senate approved the extension 60-37 Thursday....
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Chicago Tribune
8.7.09 1:00 AM |
Funding should keep auto rebate program rolling through Labor Day, Obama administration says
The "cash for clunkers" program will continue rolling after the Senate late Thursday approved $2...
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
8.7.09 12:00 AM |
WASHINGTON - Car shoppers caught up in the frenzy of the and#8220;cash-for-clunkersand#8221; program now have more time and a $2 billion reason to trade in their old gas guzzlers.
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette
8.7.09 12:00 AM |
WASHINGTON -- The "cash for clunkers" program will continue rolling after the Senate last night approved $2 billion in additional funding, ending a weeklong scramble to keep the popular auto rebate...
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Mobile Press-Register
8.6.09 4:35 PM |
Both Sotomayor and President Barack Obama came under attack from the right for comments made by Obama in 2007 where the president said he believed judges should have "the heart, the empathy" to...
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Lexington Herald-Leader
8.5.09 3:13 AM |
WASHINGTON The Senate will approve another $2 billion for the popular "cash for clunkers" program, probably by the end of the week, confident Democrats predicted Tuesday as Republican efforts to...
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