Yeehaw! All my info on the race was listed out yesterday.
More coverage in the AP, The New York Times, Washington Post, Tuscaloosa News, and the Birmingham News.
And UPI's Capital Comment has a quick report on the ongoing repercussions of the race:
At least one person attending the Annual Black/Jewish Congressional Awards ceremony and reception hosted by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding and co-sponsored by the NAACP and The World Jewish Congress thought honoree Rep. Shelley Berkley's, D-Nev., remarks were rather curious.
Berkley made a point of saying kind things about Rep. Earl Hilliard, D-Ala., without who's help -- she said -- she would not be in Congress. Hilliard, the first black elected to Congress from Alabama since reconstruction, is currently engaged in a bitter runoff against fellow black Democrat Artur Davis. The principle issue in the race is Israel. Hilliard is receiving active support from the American Muslim community while Davis, some of his opponents charged, is being largely funded by supporters of Israel living in New York City.
Her comments about Hilliard, while supportive, conspicuously stopped short of an endorsement, according to a person at the event. Berkley's congressional press secretary did not, as promised, call to confirm whether or not she had endorsed Hilliard for re-election over Davis. As she is running for re-election, in a newly redrawn congressional district with a large minority population, against a black Republican woman, some people speculate Berkely's coyness may reflect her local political concerns. In any case, people still want to know which side of the Hilliard/Davis fence Berkley is on.
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