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" Editor&amp;#039;s note: the name of the incumbent candidate is italicized, while the candidate we&amp;#039;re endorsing is in bold. SENATE Jeff Sessions (R) Vivian Davis Figures (D) Sessions, who loves his reputation as a budget hawk, defended his opposition to broad federal relief for Hurricane Katrina victims by saying it would saddle generations of Americans with debt. Yet he&amp;#039;s happily supported war-funding bills that now top $600 billion. And like many wayward conservatives, he now also apparently loves unbridled executive power. Oh, and he&amp;#039;s okeydoke with torture.Esquire endorses: Figures HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congressional District 1 Jo Bonner (R) No major-party opponent Bonner has been clear from the start: He represents his district&amp;#039;s interests as conscientiously as he can and has no further political ambitions.Esquire endorses: Bonner District 2 Jay Love (R) Bobby Bright (D) Montgomery mayor Bobby Bright promises to bring &amp;quot;wiregrass values&amp;quot; to Washington. Whatever those are, his record is clear: He&amp;#039;ll leave behind a city with a balanced budget and years of growth under its belt. Esquire endorses: Bright District 3 Mike Rogers (R) Joshua Segall (D) To pick just one failure of the many he proudly brandishes, Rogers voted against the 21st-Century GI Bill--a slap in the face to the military families who make up his base. Esquire endorses: Segall District 4 Robert Aderholt (R) Nick Sparks (D) &amp;quot;Too extreme&amp;quot; for Alabama. That&amp;#039;s saying something. And that&amp;#039;s the word about incumbent Aderholt. Sparks, the self-made son of a local farmer, is a far better fit. Esquire endorses: Sparks District 5 Wayne Parker (R) Parker Griffith (D) Popular incumbent Bud Cramer is retiring. Local Republicans argue that their ultraconservative candidate&amp;#039;s values more closely match the district than Cramer&amp;#039;s merely conservative stance. Not so. Centrist state senator Griffith is Cramer&amp;#039;s heir.Esquire endorses: Griffith District 6 Spencer Bachus (R) No major-party opponent Bachus&amp;#039;s refusal to cut human-rights abusers any slack--including our best pal China--was refreshing in 2006. It still is. And his pragmatic work with Democrats on the Financial Services Committee shows independence, too.Esquire endorses: Bachus  District 7 No major-party opponent Artur Davis (D) See &amp;quot;The 10 Best Members of Congress.&amp;quot;Esquire endorses: Davis To see more of the Esquire Endorsements 2008 package, including our recommendations for who to vote for in other states, please click this link. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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