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Doc's Political Parlor http://www.politicalparlor.net & Home of Lawn Mower Repair Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:48:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 en Stories End for Two Public Figures http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PoliticalParlor/~3/474061477/ http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/12/03/stories-end-for-two-public-figures/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:48:47 +0000 Danny AL Executive Branch Otherwise Topical http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/12/03/stories-end-for-two-public-figures/ The State Ethics Commission voted 4-1 to end the case brought against Secretary of State Beth Chapman by Mark Montiel.

And football coach Tommy Tuberville is let go at Auburn.

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Montgomery Advertiser - Sparks considers run for higher office in 2010

Montgomery Advertiser - Investigation of inmate death reopens

Montgomery Advertiser - State to pay for wrongful imprisonment

Montgomery Advertiser - Colonial to receive $550M in bailout

Montgomery Advertiser - It’s official — economists agree the ‘R’ word has arrived

Montgomery Advertiser - Riley asks for tax, Medicaid relief

Florence Times Daily - Few overseas residents vote in Alabama election

Florence Times Daily - Ethics panel to consider Ala. secretary of state

Anniston Star - No more free rides: Detroit CEOs sing new tune

Anniston Star - Harvey H. Jackson: The art of giving

Decatur Daily - Local people give more during economic crisis

Decatur Daily - Steelcase incentives pay off for Athens

Opelika-Auburn News - Fredonia residents may appeal charter decision

Associated Press - TVA seeks 2,000 megawatts of clean energy

Washington Post - TransUnion: 3Q credit card delinquency rate rises

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Times Journal - Proposed EPA regulations troubling for farmer.

Greenville Advocate - “Cow tax” may or may not be proposed by EPA.

The Franklin County Times - Pilgrim’s Pride, employer of about 2000 in Franklin County, files for bankruptcy.

Andalusia Star-News - City Council gets lessons in nuisance control.

The Daily Sentinel - A vigilant, political watchdog.

The Clanton Advertiser - Alabama crop season comes to an end.

The Gadsden Times - Humane society asks Gadsden City Council to pass spaying, neutering law.

The Monroe Journal - Semi amusing editoral cartoon.

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Montgomery Advertiser - Bond broker Blount free following plea

Montgomery Advertiser - Program helps mentally ill criminals, inmates

Montgomery Advertiser - Activist Davis speaks at ASU

Montgomery Advertiser - AG’s office moves in to new home

Montgomery Advertiser - It’s official — economists agree the ‘R’ word has arrived

Tuscaloosa News - Lincoln, LBJ or Sun-tzu?

Florence Times Daily - Manufacturing index drops to 26-year low

Anniston Star - Fairness for the children

Anniston Star - Alabamian of the Year

Decatur Daily - Impound ordinance working

Opelika-Auburn News - Fredonia’s fate: County dissolves town’s charter

Opelika-Auburn News - Feds arrest Birmingham mayor on bribery charges

Associated Press - 2 Alabama officials on trade tour of Europe

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Tuscaloosa News - Tuscaloosa County schools have to borrow to meet payroll.

The Gadsden Times - Etowah County sheriff asks court to deny Attorney General’s intervention in bingo ruling.

Andalusia Star-News - A run on the food bank.

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Lucy Baxley, newly elected as President of the Public Service Commission, was expected to preside over her first meeting of the Commission tomorrow. Instead she has been hospitalized due to a hairline fracture of her pelvis resulting from a fall on Thanksgiving Day. Her assistant Lisa Parrish says no surgery is necessary and that Baxley is expected to make a full recovery.

Unfortunately, an incident like this will be a red flag to those who have been concerned as to whether she is able to meet the demands of the job after a debilitating stroke two years ago.

We wish her a speedy and full recovery from her Thanksgiving break.

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The indictment was unsealed this morning, and you may read it here.

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Larry Langford

The big story out of Birmingham this morning is the arrest of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford on federal charges. The rumor mill has wondered when something like this would happen, and Langford has been said to be “lawyered up” for some time now. A Birmingham wag wants to know if they arrested him at his home in Fairfield. (Birmingham Weekly’s site is reporting that he was arrested at Birmingham Budweiser, “where he has served as a public relations executive in the past.”)

A Birmingham politico tells the Parlor that Langford may continue as mayor until/unless he is convicted. If that happened, City Council President Carole Smitherman would become mayor for three months or until the next scheduled election, whichever comes first.

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]]> http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/12/01/larry-langford-arrested/feed/ http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/12/01/larry-langford-arrested/ Daily Headlines, Monday, 12/1/2008 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PoliticalParlor/~3/474061489/ http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/12/01/daily-headlines-monday-1212008/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:35:01 +0000 H Daily News http://www.politicalparlor.net/wp/2008/12/01/daily-headlines-monday-1212008/ Birmingham News - Alabama earmarks more of its taxes than other states

Birmingham News - Rep. Bachus’ online gambling ban gets last-minute assist from Bush administration

Birmingham News - Relics from Birmingham steel history gather dust in Bessemer

Birmingham News - 2,500 meals given to Birmingham homeless over 4 days

Birmingham News - No loss of income here: Colonial Promenade Fultondale bringing more tax dollars into city at a time when other areas are seeing less

Birmingham News - Number of autistic children in Alabama’s public schools growing rapidly; teachers lack training to deal with autism

Birmingham News - As a judge weighs the fate of Jefferson County’s occupational tax, keep in mind who the culprits are.

Press-Register - Outlook is dark in rural areas

Press-Register - Mobile to mark World AIDS Day

Press-Register - The Political Skinny: Northrop ad annoys official at Pentagon

Press-Register - Meeting in Mobile today to update highway plan

Press-Register - In tough economy, at least shop near home

Huntsville Times - Serious allegations

Montgomery Advertiser - Goodwill stores see sales boost

Montgomery Advertiser - Joining the jobless ranks

Montgomery Advertiser - Federal bench short on diversity

Tuscaloosa News - Northport needs new system for determining rates

Anniston Star - A statement about McClellan

Anniston Star - Treading water

Opelika-Auburn News - City’s 5-mil projects up for council discussion

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Troy Messenger - Pike County Legislators state they are in favor of grocery tax repeal.

Times Daily - National Alabama railcar production delayed.

Baldwin County Now - Profile of the Alabama Coastal Foundation.

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