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Can’t do nation: Multiple crises fray US optimism

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s vaunted can-do spirit is badly frayed. From the Gulf oil spill to the war in Afghanistan, from lost jobs to soaring ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, June 4, 2010 10:24 pm

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Ala gov says he will close beaches if necessary

MOBILE (AP) — Alabama Gov. Bob Riley says he’s frustrated with the Coast Guard’s response on the state’s coast and will consider closing the beaches ... Read more

by Associated Press, Friday, June 4, 2010 10:22 pm

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James: Will wait for provisional ballot count

MONTGOMERY(AP) — Tim James said Thursday he will wait for more than 1,000 provisional ballots to be counted before he decides if he wants a ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 3, 2010 11:13 pm

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Davis done with politics

MONTGOMERY(AP) — U.S. Rep. Artur Davis said Thursday he’s through with politics after losing his bid to become Alabama’s first black governor, a stinging defeat ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 3, 2010 11:12 pm

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Holloway suspect accused of $250K extortion in Alabama

MONTGOMERY(AP) — A Dutch man suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba was charged Thursday in Alabama with trying to extort $250,000 ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 3, 2010 11:12 pm

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Oil washes into Mobile Bay, on Fort Morgan beach

GULF SHORES (AP) — Globs of oil were washing into Mobile Bay on Thursday and spotting the white-sand beach on the bay’s eastern side at ... Read more

by Associated Press, Thursday, June 3, 2010 11:07 pm

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Analysis: Voters reward purists, not pragmatists

An AP News Analysis WASHINGTON (AP) — Two more members of Congress have fallen to strategies that worked before, but not this year: switching parties ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 5:59 pm

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Bayou La Batre fishermen block sound in protest

BAYOU LA BATRE (AP) — Commercial fishermen in Bayou La Batre have staged a brief blockade to protest that BP is not using enough local ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 5:56 pm

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Some Alabama waters closed to fishing due to spill

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama conservation officials have closed some state waters to fishing on the coast due to the spreading oil spill in the Gulf ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 5:54 pm

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Bentley, James must wait week on gubernatorial runoff spot

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Robert Bentley and Tim James won’t know until next week who officially made the Republican runoff for governor with Bradley Byrne, and ... Read more

by Associated Press, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 5:52 pm

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