Bill Barrow

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Then-newly-elected Rep. Vance McAllister, R-La. waits to be sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘Kissing congressman’ Vance McAllister rebuffs calls for his resignation

Bill Barrow · April 11, 2014 4:00 am

Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss, center, speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Election-year GOP split over home-state projects

Bill Barrow · April 7, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - This Jan. 14, 2013 file photo shows former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam talking about education reform during a forum in Nashville, Tenn. More than five years after governors from both major parties began a mostly quiet effort to set new standards in American schools, the so-called Common Core initiative has morphed into a political tempest that fuels division among Republicans. Bush hails Common Core as a way to improve student performance and, over the long term, competitiveness of American workers. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Common Core spawns widespread political fights

Bill Barrow · March 24, 2014 6:15 pm

La.’s Landrieu looks for independent, GOP support

Bill Barrow · February 23, 2014 7:49 pm

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley delivers his State of the State address in the historic Old House Chamber in the State Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 14 2014. (AP Photo/Kevin Glackmeyer)

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley defends decision not to expand Medicaid

Bill Barrow · January 15, 2014 5:00 am

These file photos show Democrats Senators, from left, Mary Landrieu, D-La., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C. (AP images)

GOP, Dems try to repackage arguments for 2014

Bill Barrow · January 1, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2013, file photo, Tea Party Express Chairwoman Amy Kremer, speaks in Charleston, S.C.,, businessman Richard Cash listens. Cash is running against Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., in next year's South Carolina GOP Senate primary. ea party activists helped fuel RepublicansÃ? gains in the 2010 elections. But now theyÃ?re criticizing Republican leaders seemingly at every turn. That puts GOP leaders on Capitol Hill in a tight spot, particularly on how to handle upcoming budget negotiations.(AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

GOP must navigate growing divide with Tea Party

Bill Barrow · September 14, 2013 4:00 am

FILE -In this March 7, 2013 file photo, South Carolina gubernatorial candidate, State Sen. Vincent Sheheen speaks at a news conference at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, S.C. As Democrats try to curtail Republican dominance of the South, the partyÃ?s top recruits for 2014 elections are trying to sell themselves as problem solvers who are above the partisan gridlock of Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, File)

Southern Democrats campaign as ‘problem solvers’

Bill Barrow · September 7, 2013 4:00 am

President Barack Obama, center, participates in the wreathlaying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns with Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, left, Commander of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Americans gather to honor fallen service members

Bill Barrow · May 27, 2013 4:00 am

Gingrey announces US Senate bid

Gingrey announces US Senate bid

Bill Barrow · March 27, 2013 4:00 am

In Ga., stadium opposition signals public shift

In Ga., stadium opposition signals public shift

Bill Barrow · January 20, 2013 4:01 am

Regents create 4 new schools from 8 Ga. campuses

Regents create 4 new schools from 8 Ga. campuses

Bill Barrow · January 8, 2013 6:18 pm