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They heard speeches from a pair of Republican presidential candidates, Rudolph Giuliani and John McCain. They raised their pay more than 60 percent. Together, they passed a grand total of one meaningful piece of legislation -- the Enterprise tornado relief bill -- and only after a lengthy debate over when to debate it. Then they took their scheduled week off for spring break.

Now get ready for round two of the 2007 edition of the Alabama Legislature. This time, maybe they'll get something done.