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By The Associated Press

Senator Sessions and opponent Senator Figures agree that the economy tops their list of concerns, but almost totally disagree on President Bush. Agree To Disagree

Published: Sun, October 12, 2008 - 4:58 pm Last Updated: Sun, October 12, 2008 - 5:27 pm

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions and his
Democratic opponent, state Sen. Vivian Davis Figures, agree that
the economy, including the pump price of gas, tops their list of
voter concerns before the Nov. 4 election.
But in interviews with the Associated Press they disagreed
almost totally on the record of President Bush.
Sessions supports Bush's tax cuts and the Iraq invasion, while
Figures deplores an administration that plunged the nation's
surplus into the red and sent troops to war on erroneous claims.
Seeking a third term, Sessions far outpaced Figures in
fundraising, building a warchest of more than $4.3 million, but
spending little of it on campaign advertising in a low-key contest
of yard signs and bumper stickers.
Sessions says he's proud of having more than 10,000 contributors
and was grateful that President Bush appeared at a Mobile
fundraiser for him.
Sessions says he focused his campaign on asking "the people to
give me an opportunity to serve again. I'm not focusing on my
opponent."
Figures, whose supporters include Mobile's baseball great Hank
Aaron, told the AP she got her campaign message out through a
"coalition-building" grassroots drive honed in earlier successful
races for the Mobile City Council and the state Senate.
The latest campaign finance reports for the campaign covering
through the end of June showed that Sessions had more than $4.3
million in the bank and Figures had $22,302. Those totals were
unlikely to change much before Nov. 4.