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Pouncey: Sharp budget drop in 3 years

MONTGOMERY(AP) — State school officials say austere financial times are looming in the school year that begins Oct. 1, with the state education budget down ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, September 24, 2010 12:00 am

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New bingo hall closes after only 1 month

WHITE HALL AP) — What was supposed to be the second electronic bingo casino in White Hall decided to avoid legal trouble by offering paper ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, September 24, 2010 12:00 am

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Wildlife recovery scaled back on state’s coast

MOBILE (AP) — Federal officials are scaling back wildlife recovery and rescue operations on the Alabama coast, but signs of the BP oil spill are ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, September 24, 2010 12:00 am

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DEA: Clean out medicine cabinets Saturday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tim Strain was a victim of prescription drugs, not an abuser. His girlfriend’s mother gave the 18-year-old additional pain medication for a ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, September 24, 2010 12:00 am

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Cleavage-bearing Perry cut from Sesame Street

NEW YORK (AP) — Katy Perry’s cleavage is fine for Russell Brand — not so for Elmo and Sesame Street. The children’s show says it ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, September 24, 2010 12:00 am

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Gulf Coast eyes tourism boost

ORANGE BEACH, (AP) — The Gulf Coast’s tourism industry is betting on red snapper to survive the winter. In an unusual move, the federal government ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, September 23, 2010 12:00 am

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Megachurch pastor caught in sex scandal

ATLANTA (AP) — As a Christian author, gospel singer and leader of one of the nation’s best-known black megachurches, Bishop Eddie Long finds a wide ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, September 23, 2010 12:00 am

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Experts craft oil spill study

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Doctors, scientists and public health experts began sketching the outlines Wednesday of a large-scale study of the health effects of the ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, September 23, 2010 12:00 am

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Battle waged over workers’ campaign donations

MONTGOMERY(AP) — A court fight is being waged over the decision by Gov. Bob Riley’s administration to end the payroll deductions that have allowed organizations ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, September 23, 2010 12:00 am

Crimson Tide

Tide defense ready for SEC

TUSCALOOSA (AP) — No. 1 Alabama simply inserted a few blue-chip recruits, some longtime backups and a healthy Dont'a Hightower into the defense. Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, September 22, 2010 6:03 pm

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