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Governor [Bob Riley] loses effort to organize Alabama Senate
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| Contributor | User 490 |
| Last Edited | User 490 Jan 09, 2007 08:13pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jan 09, 2007 08:00pm |
| Description | MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bob Riley's effort to organize the new state Senate, giving the GOP clout it hasn't had in the chamber in a century, collapsed Tuesday when senators elected Democratic Sen. Hinton Mitchem to the top leadership role of president pro tem.
Republican senators said the vote will make it harder for the Republican governor to pass his campaign promises, especially a second straight income tax cut.
"I would think that would be dead," said Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale.
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