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House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
View Photo Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify ...
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Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
WASHINGTON -; Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this ...
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IRS worker No political bias against tea party
WASHINGTON -; An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full transcript of his interview by congressional investigators released ...
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18 mayors Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting government food vouchers be used to buy soda and other sugary ...
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Officials react to Litchfield Middle Schools failing classification
Gadsden's Litchfield Middle School was named one of 78 failing schools in the state in a release from the Alabama Department of Education on ...
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Man arrested on drug charges outstanding warrants
Kenneth Jermain Alexander, 31, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and was served eight other warrants — three for driving with a suspended or revoked license, plus counts of driving under the influence, driving without insurance, attempting to elude police, resisting arrest and giving false ID to law enforcement. When he was taken to the Etowah County Detention Center, ...
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Albertville to file for sewer rehabilitation grant
ALBERTVILLE — The Albertville City Council at its meeting Monday passed a resolution authorizing the city to apply for an ADECA Community Development grant for sewer rehabilitation of dilapidated ...
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UA in the News June 18 2013
UA in the News In the spotlight PE Magazine (National Society of Professional Engineers) - May 2013 Students in the University of Alabama's College of Engineering take a unique approach to dispelling the stereotype that engineers are dry and boring wallflowers by taking the stage. Since 2007, a student-led theater troupe called COE Does ART (The College of Engineering Does Amateur ...
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CBO 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill
Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, adding the bill would push federal deficits lower in each of the next two decades. The eagerly awaited report by Congress' non-partisan scorekeeping agency said the legislation would increase federal spending in the form of benefits for those gaining legal status, but those expenses would be more than offset by a rise in the labor force, increasing ...
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Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers. Over nearly four decades, authorities have pursued multiple leads into Hoffa's death that yielded nothing. Yet the mystery endures, fueled by a public fascination with mobsters and ...
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AP EXCLUSIVE US war games send signal to Assad - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois Missouri News Sports
By JAMAL HALABYAssociated Press ZARQA, Jordan (AP) - Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this dusty desert plain, holding war games that could eventually form the basis of an assault in Syria. With the recent deployment of Patriot missiles near the Syrian border, and the mock Syrian accents of those playing the ...
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State releases list of Ala schools failing by law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Seventy-eight Alabama schools, mostly poor and from both urban and rural areas, are considered failing, according to a list released Tuesday in response to a new state ...
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Avery to host district meeting
<p>Gadsden Councilman Robert Avery will host a district meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Carver Community Center.</p><p>Residents of District 3 as well as the general public are invited to ...
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Guns and Hoses Blood Drive Thursday
The third annual Guns and Hoses Blood Drive sponsored by the Gadsden Police Department and the Gadsden Fire Department will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at Convention ...
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House Senate on diverging paths on agency budgets
FBI agents with jackhammers and shovels were digging Tuesday under a New York City house once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De Niro's character in the movie ...
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Brazil protesters keep up pressure on government
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Protest leaders called for another huge demonstration in Brazil's largest city Tuesday, building on historic turnouts spawned by widespread frustration over decades of government red tape, high prices and shoddy services even as the nation's economic fortunes have ...
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Ga. man spared prison sentence in fraud scheme
http://bit.ly/11Jygx8 ) 23-year-old Raymond Spellen pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in March and appeared Tuesday in federal court. Spellen's brother has admitted to running a multi-state scheme that used stolen credit card information to buy electronics that were then resold on ...
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Alabama governor reinstating merit
Gov. Robert Bentley sent a letter to state agencies saying he plans to reinstate merit raises starting Jan. 1. State employees got their last merit raises and cost-of-living raises in late 2008. There have been none since then because the recession affected state tax collections.Bentley said state employees have been asked to do more with less in recent years. "They not only accepted that ...
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G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks tax evasion
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement - yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must ...
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G-8 NOTEBOOK Cameron Tweets WWII bomb at G-8 site
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) -- Well, that was close. Or was it? Shortly after wrapping up one of the most peaceful Group of Eight summits in recent memory, Prime Minister David Cameron let a cat out of the ...
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Missing Child Alert Infant abducted by teen in Birmingham area
One person is in critical condition and another behind bars after a shooting in Moss Point. According to Police Chief Keith Davis, a man from Pascagoula was shot twice in the upper torso area around 9:30 Monday night. Investigators say it happened on Church Street near the Hall Street intersection in a ...
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Dead zone predictions much less spread than 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. In the Chesapeake Bay, a smaller than average dead zone is expected.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for areas with too little oxygen to support life.It says the Gulf zone prediction is 7,286 to 8,561 square miles - anywhere ...
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Stocks move higher as traders wait on the Fed
NEW YORK - The stock market is closing higher as investors anticipate that the Federal Reserve will keep programs to support the U.S. economy in place.The Dow Jones industrial average rose 138 points, or 0.9 percent, to 15,318 Tuesday.The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 12 points, or 0.8 percent, to 1,651. All 10 industry groups rose.The Nasdaq rose 30 points, or 0.9 percent, to 3,482.The ...
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Biden vows to beat the gun lobby and pass laws
By NEDRA PICKLERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another chance. With President Barack Obama away in Europe, Biden held a White House event to announce progress on executive ...
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A look at US-Taliban relations
By The Associated Press Word that the Taliban and U.S. will hold formal talks to find a political solution to end nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan comes after years of failed efforts at peace talks. A look at the evolution of U.S. relations with the Taliban: 1980s -The Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist movement, emerged from the Pakistani-trained mujahedeen, or holy warriors, who ...
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Redevelopment of Fair Park at the heart of the budget mess
The city council of Birmingham is facing the difficult task of trying to redevelop a badly run-down part of the city with money that is short, and transforming the local economy to a cleaner one at a time of great recession, yet this must be done if we are to plan for the future.
Birmingham is a city that grew up as a manufacturing hub in the American south. The city was hit badly by the Great Depression, and it wasn’t until after the Second World War that things started to look up. The current situation in Birmingham is no different, although the local economy has diversified considerably since back then, it is still heavily reliant on manufacturing activities. Read more
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