By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press
WASHINGTON, (AP) –The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says he’s been cleared by an ethics panel in an investigation of his investment activities leading up to and surrounding Congress’ $700 billion bailout of Wall …
By David MeeksReporting from Washington— After years of battling false claims and viral emails alleging that he is a Muslim, President Obama hasn’t gotten far among Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi – about half still believe he is Muslim and …
By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press – 10 minutes ago
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Sunday nudged rival Newt Gingrich to step aside, arguing a head-to-head contest between himself and Mitt Romney should “occur sooner rather than later.” …
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON, The New York Times
For the second time, federal prosecutors in Alabama have failed to convince a jury that politicians, lobbyists and a casino owner committed crimes in their failed attempt …
By Pete Williams and Kari Huus, MSNBC
The Justice Department has sent a letter to dozens of local law enforcement agencies in Alabama that receive federal money, warning them that they risk losing that funding if they’re not careful in how …
By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Atlanta— For months, they labored to cut a deal with their creditors. But $4 billion is a deep hole to negotiate out of.
And so, with a settlement seemingly out of reach, Jefferson County, …
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The nation’s strictest immigration law has resurrected ugly images from Alabama’s days as the battleground state for civil rights.
Sharing a border with Mexico and being flooded with boycotts does not make Arizona the poster state for the challenges of immigration …
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and JAY REEVES Associated Press
Potato farmer Keith Smith saw most of his immigrant workers leave after Alabama’s tough immigration law took effect, so he hired Americans. It hasn’t worked out: Most show up late, work slower …
(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Friday asked a federal appeals court to block Alabama’s strict new anti-illegal immigration law after a federal judge allowed key portions to take effect.
U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn earlier this week backed the …
By Mark Guarino, Christian Science Monitor
A federal court hearing in Alabama Wednesday will determine whether or not a recent state law restricting illegal immigration has constitutional merit. Although the judge has until next week to strike down provisions of …
