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Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville waves to his supporters at Auburn Oaks Farm in Notasulga, Ala., Monday, March 3, 2020. He is in a close battle with Jeff Sessions and Bradley Byrne. (Joe Songer/AL.com. via AP)

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Trump endorsement of Sessions' rival roils US Senate race
March 12, 2020 9:46 a.m.

Trump endorsement of Sessions' rival roils US Senate race

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Jeff Sessions’ rival in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama is a blow to the former attorney general — once beloved but later scorned by Trump — as he attempts a political comeback in the state where he was for years a conservative icon.