Alabama

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April 28, 2010
From Talking Points Memo: The campaign of gubernatorial candidate Tim James (R-AL) says that his ad proposing English-only driver’s licenses
April 15, 2010
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Artur Davis of Birmingham said black voters need no permission from the political organizations…
March 7, 2010
SELMA, Alabama (AP) - Georgia Congressman John Lewis strolled to the middle of the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday and…
March 7, 2010
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison for taking…
February 18, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Can an African-American become the next Governor of Alabama? Once unthinkable in a state infamous for its…
December 29, 2009
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A congressman trying to becoming Alabama's first black governor is facing opposition from some unlikely critics…
December 14, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mark Ingram dabbed his eyes, took a deep breath and tried to steady himself. All set,…
November 18, 2009
FROM THE GUARDIAN> It is the Alabama town forever associated with the civil rights struggle after state troopers clubbed and
October 26, 2009
MOBILE, Alabama (AP) -- A former Alabama judge has been cleared of charges accusing him of paddling and sexually abusing…
October 20, 2009
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Mayor Larry Langford could be tossed out of office and go to prison if convicted of…
October 13, 2009
From the Birmingham Weekly> Into a place where the Cahaba, one of America’s last free-running wild rivers, flows, Perry County
October 7, 2009
VIDEO - An Alabama judge is sitting on the opposite side of the bench, accused of improper relationships with inmates.…
October 5, 2009
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) -- Herman Thomas had an enviable political record as a black Democrat elected and re-elected in a…
September 15, 2009
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined two exclusive golf clubs in Alabama...
September 4, 2009
VIDEO - Police say a Mobile, Alabama woman is attacking people at stores and robbing them in broad daylight. Authorities…
August 13, 2009
VIDEO - The mayor of Birmingham now wants the city to give refunds to people who paid fines for violating…
July 14, 2009
On Monday, President Obama nominated a family doctor from Bayou La Batre, Alabama, to be the next surgeon general of
July 13, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama turned to the Deep South for the next surgeon general, choosing a rural Alabama…
July 1, 2009
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Mississippi’s still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward
June 14, 2009
HOBSON CITY, Ala. (AP) – The cafes, the school and the roller rink are long gone from Alabama’s oldest black