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Alabama gubernatorial candidate Ron Sparks stopped in Anniston Thursday to celebrate the opening of the Calhoun County Democratic Party's new headquarters.
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So Much for That Friendly GOP 'Handshake'...ALGOP Deceives Voters
August 22, 2010
A contender for a local seat in the Alabama House of Representatives is up in arms about a poll run by Republicans in his district that he said inaccurately tells people he defended corrupt politicians and sued local businesses as an attorney.
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Dems Fondly Remember Rep. Lea Fite
IRON CITY -- Lea Fite, a state House member who died last year, was known for his generosity and efforts to help others. But even some members of his church were surprised to learn he had left an $850,000 gift for its ministry.
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BP already shifting blame, calls attempt to buy fishermen off with $5k an "early misstep"
May 4, 2010
Florida's governor extended a state of emergency order as far south as Sarasota today and BP's chief executive sought to divert blame for the giant Gulf of Mexico oil spill, even as the company accepted responsibility for the costs of cleaning up the giant slick.Oil spill catastrophe may test limits of post-Exxon Valdez liability law
May 1, 2010
[Article and photo from the Mobile Press Register. Sean Reilly, 5/1/2010.]OIL POLLUTION ACT MAY NOT HELP EVERYONE HARMED BY SPILL
WASHINGTON -- From President Barack Obama's administration on down, it's become a mantra of government leaders: BP Plc is the "responsible party" for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and will cover the bills for response and cleanup.
That assertion is based on the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, approved a year after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.
But the law has never faced a test like this, lawyers said Friday. And while BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward insisted in an interview with Reuters news service that the company will make good on all "legitimate claims for damages," others are skeptical that the process will work so smoothly.
That assertion is based on the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, approved a year after the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.
But the law has never faced a test like this, lawyers said Friday. And while BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward insisted in an interview with Reuters news service that the company will make good on all "legitimate claims for damages," others are skeptical that the process will work so smoothly.
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Scandal Brewing Over GOP Justices/Riley Leaks
February 16, 2010
Were details of bingo case leaked to Tyson before its release?[Editorial from Montgomery Independent by Bob Martin (Editor/Publisher) on 2/11/2010]
Attorneys representing Macon County Greyhound Park were somewhat surprised at what they read in a motion filed to vacate or stay an injunction by a circuit judge to halt raids at VictoryLand.
The motion was filed filed at the State Supreme Court by lawyers representing Gov. Bob Riley, namely John Tyson, Jr., Martha Tierney and Edgar Greene. According to the automated stamped time on the motion it was filed at 1:55:15 p.m. this past Jan. 29
What the legal team for VictoryLand found strange was a citation to a case in that filing. On page 5 of the motion filed by the governor's lawyers, a reference or citation was made to the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Surles v. Ashville, No. 1081015.
The reason they found it a strange citation was that the case of Surles v. Ashville had not been released when the governor's filing was made. According to the Supreme Court Clerk's office Surles v. Ashville was released at 2:04 p.m. on January 29.
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Response to State of the State Address by House Majority Leader Ken Guin
January 13, 2010
My fellow Alabamians, on behalf of the Democrats it is my privilege and
honor to reply to the Governor's message and to outline what we as
Democrats believe is the best course for the state of Alabama at this
critical time in our history.First, and this is difficult to say as a graduate of Auburn University, congratulations to Coach Saban and the Crimson Tide Team on the national championship. You bring honor to our state. Roll Tide!
Today Alabama faces its greatest economic challenge since the Great Depression. The percentage of Alabamians without jobs rose faster than almost any state in the nation last year. In other words, more people in Alabama are looking for work today and cannot find it than ever before. From Madison and Shelby Counties with the lowest jobless number in the state, at 7.3%, to Wilcox County with the state's highest percentage of our citizens without employment at 24.3 %, families across Alabama are suffering.
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