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Monday May 6 | Anniston Star

Hot Blast: Obama and votes in Mike Rogers' 'neck of the woods'

During a recent meeting with constituents in Lee County, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, was asked the prospects for impeaching President Barack Obama.

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Thu May 02, 2013

Anniston Star

Senate passes Weaver Sunday alcohol sales bill

The Alabama Senate voted 20-1 today to pass a bill that would allow the Weaver City Council to approve Sunday alcohol sales within city limits.

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Alabama Live

Sequestration fireworks land Alabama lawmaker on front of Huffington Post

A heated exchange between an Auburn businessman and an Alabama congressman on the impact sequestration is having on his business was captured on video and later featured on the website Huffington Post Wednesday.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Anniston Star

George Smith: All dressed up for the mourning

A BIT of unfinished business on Minnie Lou Vice, whose funeral was Sunday afternoon at Oak Grove Baptist Church in the northern end of the county.

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Thu Apr 25, 2013

Anniston Star

House passes bill to allow Calhoun County to keep gas tax

One of several local bills approved Thursday MONTGOMERY - The Alabama House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal a 1971 law that determines how Calhoun County distributes its gas tax - a bill that could make the county $300,000-per-year richer, and the county's cities that much poorer.

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Alabama Live

Alabama Congressman joins bipartisan group calling on Pentagon to rethink civilian furloughs

An Alabama representative is among a bipartisan group of Congress members calling on the Department of Defense to rethink its plans to furlough civilian workers.

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