Nation IN BRIEF : ALABAMA : Ex-Governor, Now in GOP, Nominated
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Former Alabama Gov. Fob James, twice defeated as a Democrat, won the GOP gubernatorial nomination, stopping the historic run by state Sen. Ann Bedsole. James will face Democratic Gov. Jim Folsom on Nov. 8. By finishing second, Bedsole advanced further in a gubernatorial race in Alabama than any woman except Lurleen Wallace, who was elected in 1966 as a surrogate for her husband, George C. Wallace.
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