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DSCC chair Chuck Schumer came by the Big Tent today, and among other things, he gave an update on competitive Senate races and overall strategy for November.

AUGUST 15, 2008 THE MANUFACTURER OF PUBLIX VANILLA WAFERS IS RECALLING A LIMITED NUMBER OF 12OZ BOXES OF VANILLA WAFERS WITH A CODE DATE OF 030409A AS THEY MAY CONTAIN UNDECLARED SOY.

I like Rich Kaarlgard's suggestion in Forbes : Of course GM can be fixed. The question is whether CEO Rick Wagoner or anyone can fix the auto giant while it remains a public company and gasps under union ...

Toufayan Bakery is recalling 12-ounce boxes of Publix vanilla wafers with date codes of 030409A, because they may contain soy that is not listed on the label.

In a building partly built by slaves, the U.S. House of Representatives, in an unprecedented move on Tuesday, apologized for African-American enslavement and the injustices of Jim Crow laws.

Governor Riley is going to visit huntsville Tuesday morning to announce new locations for the state's first class Pre-K program.

News DTF busts meth lab in Red Level Monday, July 21, 2008 10:31 PM CDT A Red Level woman was jailed Friday night after agents with the Drug Task Force located a methamphetamine lab in her Welcome Church Road ...

Workers should see their paychecks go up a little - 70 cents an hour to be exact - because the federal minimum wage is scheduled to increase Thursday.

News DTF busts meth lab in Red Level Monday, July 21, 2008 10:31 PM CDT A Red Level woman was jailed Friday night after agents with the Drug Task Force located a methamphetamine lab in her Welcome Church Road ...

The FBI says two bank robbers known by authorities as the "Interstate Bandits" have struck in Raleigh, where they jumped a counter and grabbed money from cash drawers.

Boom Days Heritage Celebration 2008 will be the largest yet in Fort Payne, festival committee member Andrew Hairston said.

With this launch, the company intends to expand its business in the field of event management, which in turn could attract new customers thereby increasing the company's market share.

Children in Louisiana are worse off than children in every state except Mississippi, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2008 Kids Count study released Thursday.

A Republican state senator says he plans to introduce a bill to create an "I Believe" license plate in Alabama.

“Secondhand smoke is such a deadly thing. We protect our environment in so many other ways and this is such a simple way to do it”

Burns McNeill, a senior from Clinton, Soutth Carolina studying accounting, smokes a victory cigar after Alabama beat Tenessee at Bryant-Denny Stadium in 2007. via Tuscaloosa News

Bond has been denied for an Alabama man charged with raping a 14-year-old South Carolina girl he met on MySpace. via WIAT-TV Birmingham

“Drinking Water Week reminds us of the essential role we each play in respecting and protecting our drinking water supplies”

As Drinking Water Week continues, the American Water Works Association joins water professionals across North America in highlighting the importance of protecting and conserving water resources. via American Water Works Association

“I start saving as soon as we get home from the last one! I have one savings account, at the bank, that is just for convention, and I put $ in every month and don't touch it for anything else!”

By Susan Israel Special to The Washington Post Monday, April 28, 2008; Page C08 "You mustn't give your heart to a wild thing," Holly Golightly warned in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Oblivious to Holly or Hollywood ... via The Washington Post

“Should states apologize for slavery?”

Not very long ago, Florida's legislature joined the ranks of states such as North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey to apologize for Florida's role in slavery. via Topeka Capital-Journal

Obama won roughly 90 percent of the black vote in Mississippi on Tuesday, but only about one-quarter of the white vote. via WIBW-TV Topeka