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A federal judge in Mobile has given The Poarch Band of Creek Indians permission to become co-defendants in an anti-gambling lawsuit filed by Attorney General Troy King against the U.S. Department of the ... via WAAY-TV Huntsville

“They painted the walls, fixed the bathrooms up real nice”

Owners of a rundown Montgomery apartment complex are beginning to make some improvements. via WSFA-TV Montgomery

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“He certainly hoped to die from the cancer before he was executed”

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A death row inmate who was challenging Alabama's method of lethal injection died Tuesday, apparently of complications from cancer, officials said. via KOB-TV

“Because people were stuck in old ways of doing business, it's been like pulling teeth”

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday the Air Force is not doing enough to help in the Iraq and Afghanistan war effort, complaining that some military leaders are "stuck in old ways of doing business." ... via Alabama Live

“With the price of oil going through the roof and the airlines having to address that, it's a tough time for the airlines”

It's soon to be the new power house of the airline industry. Delta and Northwest are combining their resources to compete in an industry that's struggling. via WSFA-TV Montgomery

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. Steel Corp. officials say they plan to build a $450 million plant on the Tennessee-Tombigbee River in Sumter County in Alabama's economically depressed Black Belt region. via Hattiesburg American

Republican and Democratic candidates seeking the 2nd District Congressional seat agreed tonight on the need to protect Alabama military bases and to provide assistance to farmers struggling to recover from a ... via WAAY-TV Huntsville

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“I believe that the coming of a democratic government in Pakistan is a new strategic opportunity. It is an opportunity for an ally in the war on terror”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday the conflict in Afghanistan is an important test of the credibility of the NATO alliance. via Voice of America

“I am so blessed that I am now able to give back what I received as a child in Catholic school. It means a lot to me to have my own children in our school experiencing the same gifts and blessing that I received”

Julie Wood, currently vice principal of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School's St. via Montgomery Advertiser

“There's all different kinds of girls.”

Nicki Amouri hands her camera to a friend, throws her arm over another and smiles wide as she leans in for a shot at the monument her class came to visit. via Slam Sports

Montgomery police are waiting for a suspect to be discharged from the hospital before serving a Reckless Murder warrant against him. via WSFA-TV Montgomery

The Montgomery Fire Department responded to a house fire at 2 a.m. this morning on Longwood Drive. via Montgomery Advertiser

Montgomery police say their newest crime-reduction team has begun making a difference. via WIAT-TV Birmingham

Alabama Attorney General Troy King is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior to keep it from allowing the Poarch Creek Indians to expand their gambling in Alabama. via Alabama Live

“HospiScript's exceptional reputation, commitment to high quality of service and strong presence in the hospice sector should broaden our growth prospects within an attractive market segment”

HealthExtras CEO David Blair highlighted recent growth in the hospice industry, favorable demographic trends and related expansion opportunities in pharmacy benefit management. via SNL Financial

The Montgomery Police Department held a promotion ceremony on Friday to give promotions to the following officers: To Captain: Ronald E. Cook, Jr.; Dale W. O'Banion; Otis D. Perkins To Police Lieutenant: ... via WSFA-TV Montgomery

“And we are criminals in that war. We've committed more war crimes almost than any nation in the world, and I'm going to continue to say it.”

The preacher in him would have continued speaking out against injustice, war and maybe even pop culture. via San Francisco Chronicle

“I saw debris flying around in a circle when I was about to go in and pick up my girlfriend from work”

Parts of the South faced another day of violent weather as tornado warnings went across a swath of the region and twisters were reported in Alabama and Mississippi. via TurnTo23.com

“We have among blacks, more unemployment, 2.5 million African-Americans in jail. We have an unfunded moral imperative to invest in healing the structural inequality”

Thousands gathered here Friday on the anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, reflecting that 40 years on his dream remains unfulfilled. via The Sydney Morning Herald

A Prattville man is behind bars today charged in a string of armed robberies around the Capital City. via NBC13.com

“I ain't never coming back to Chicago - not in this life anyway.”

In her south-side Chicago apartment, matriarch Weedy Warren waits for her spinster daughter Alberta to get home from work. via Houston Press

“These are excellent television stations that fit our strategy of growing our presence in thriving Southern cities, state capitals and university towns”

Charleston's oldest television broadcaster came under new ownership Tuesday under a deal financed partly by Alabama state employees. via Post and Courier

A Montgomery judge has blocked the state school system from implementing a new policy that would force lawmakers with jobs in Alabama's two-year colleges to use vacation time to fulfill their duties in the ... via WAFF-TV Huntsville