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"What has the tea party done for this country?" That’s the provocative question posed by veteran trial lawyer Jere Beasley in the September edition of his monthly newsletter. Beasley, a former Alabama lieutenant governor, said Americans should be alarmed at where tea party members of Congress have taken the country in the past several weeks. He said the country has seen the first downgrade of its credit in U.S. history, a tremendous drop in the stock market and dissatisfaction with Congress is at all-time highs. "I believe it’s time to stand up to the tea party movement and expose it...

Possible opponents eyeing AG Troy King's job 6/18/2005, 5:42 p.m. CT By PHILLIP RAWLS The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's appointed attorney general, Republican Troy King, is busy touring the state, laying the groundwork for a campaign next year, but others are considering whether they want to try to keep his service short. Both Democrats and Republicans say they are contemplating a run for attorney general next year, when King plans to seek a full four-year term. On the Democratic side, Mobile County District Attorney John Tyson says he's forming a campaign committee and hopes to make an...