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PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION UPDATE:
Alabamians interested in attending the Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2005 may visit www.inaugural05.com or call the ticket hotline at 202-413-2600.

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Reforming our Intelligence Community

     I last wrote about intelligence reform in August, shortly after the 9/11 Commission released its report detailing the problems that led to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The Commission�s report also outlined specific recommendations for change, which received strong support from both Houses of Congress and the White House. After months of deliberation, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, an intelligence reform bill that will overhaul our nation�s intelligence community and bring about long-overdue change. ...Read more of Senator Shelby's Report to Alabama

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	The Senate schedule through Tuesday, January 4, 2005 The Senate will convene the first session of the 109th Congress at 12 noon on Tuesday, January 4, 2005.                       - MORE - Today in the House of Representatives

Press Releases

	12/21/04-SHELBY APPLAUDS COMMERCE DEPARTMENT DETERMINATIONS ON IMPORTED SHRIMP
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR WEST ALABAMA
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREA
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR MONTGOMERY AND SURROUNDING AREA
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES REFORM OF TVA
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES $25 MILLION FOR I-22 AND NORTHERN BELTLINE
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES $40 MILLION FOR BLACK BELT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR WIREGRASS
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES $35 MILLION FOR TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT AUBURN
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT UNIV. OF SOUTH ALABAMA
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR ANNISTON AND SURROUNDING AREA
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR AUBURN AND SURROUNDING AREA
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR NORTH ALABAMA
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR MONTGOMERY AND SURROUNDING AREA
	12/08/04-SHELBY COMMENTS ON PASSAGE OF INTELLIGENCE REFORM BILL
	12/08/04-SHELBY ANNOUNCES MILLIONS FOR SOUTH ALABAMA

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Sen. Shelby's Media Center

Shelby, Spann oppose commuting Lindh's sentence
         Article from The Birmingham News

Kudos to Shelby, city
Article from the Mobile Register

Selma to benefit from $15M
Article from The Selma Times

Alabama may get seat on TVA
Article from The Decatur Daily

Sen. Richard Shelby announces money for area projects
         Article from The Mobile Register

Shelby finishes year with best attendance report
         Article from The Montgomery Advertiser

TV: For the week of December 20, 2004:

On Wednesday at 6:00 pm CST, Senator Shelby is scheduled to appear MSNBC's
         Hardball.