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Wallace to run for Baxley's job Friday, June 24, 2005 By SALLIE OWEN Capital Bureau MONTGOMERY -- Public Service Commissioner George Wallace Jr., son of two previous governors, said he is running for lieutenant governor in the Republican primary next June. A recent survey indicates he has unusually high support among labor and minority voters for a GOP candidate, so Wallace said he would "strengthen the party's ticket." Despite the position's reduced influence, Wallace, 53, said there is room for him to make an impact. "The lieutenant governor can be more proactive and innovative," he said. The office's primary duty...

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...