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Alabama GOP chairman wins Reagan award

The Alabama state Republican leader who led the fight to prevent GOP Gov. Bob Riley from raising taxes has been honored by a national conservative group.

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Alabama mulls tax, government overhaul

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley is expected this week to call a special session of the Legislature to deal with the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

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Alabama mulls governmental overhaul

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Segregation in Alabama constitution to go

Alabama has begun a campaign to rid its constitution of segregation provisions that have been struck down in federal courts. The provisions include one requiring segregated schools and another involving poll taxes, which prevented many poor people -- incl

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UPI's Capital Comment for Jan. 10

Capital Comment -- Daily news notes, political rumors and important events that shape politics and public policy in Washington and the world from United Press I

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Alabama Gov. Siegelman concedes election

Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman conceded the Nov. 5 election to Republican Bob Riley Monday after nearly two weeks of demanding recounts in all of the state's counti

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Alabama Gov. Siegelman concedes election

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Courts to decide Alabama governor recount

Legal challenges were pending in several Alabama courts on Friday as Gov. Don Siegelman pursued a recount of his apparent loss to Republican Rep. Bob Riley in last week's general election. Certified election results gave Riley a 3,117-vote lead, but Siege

Top News // 2 decades ago

Courts to decide Alabama governor recount

Legal challenges were pending before several Alabama courts on Friday as Gov. Don Siegelman continued to seek a recount of his apparent loss to Republican Rep. Bob Riley in last week's election. The state Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in the

Top News // 2 decades ago

Alabama governor begins recount process

Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman Friday began the cumbersome process of trying to obtain recounts in each of the state's 67 counties. Siegelman refuses to concede defeat to Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Riley, even though unofficial vote totals put Riley 3,195 votes

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Robert Renfroe "Bob" Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American politician in the Republican Party. He was the 52nd Governor of Alabama, first elected in 2002, and re-elected in 2006.

Riley was born in Ashland, Alabama, a small town in Clay County where his family ranched and farmed for six generations. Riley attended the University of Alabama, and he graduated with a degree in business administration. Riley is married to Patsy Adams Riley, also from Ashland. The couple have four children (one of whom is deceased) and seven grandchildren.

Riley is married to the former Patsy Adams, also from Clay County. The Rileys have four children, Rob, Jenice, Minda and Krisalyn. Jenice, the Rileys' first daughter and the campaign's fundraiser, passed away in August 2001. The Rileys have three granddaughters and three grandsons. He is an alumni brother of Phi Kappa Sigma.

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