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Sunday 12/24/2006 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

Posted by G, on December 24th, 2006, at 6:20 am

http://www.al.com/business/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/business/1166955677184540.xml&coll=2 – Alabama seeing big increase in home foreclosures, trend expected to continue.

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/elard.ssf?/base/opinion/1166955784184540.xml&coll=2 – Eddie Lard’s commentary offers a Christmas list of state policy decisions that would improve the lives of low-income Alabamians.

http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1166955740184370.xml&coll=3 – New York’s Innocence Project says that DNA tests have freed 188 prisoners wrongly convicted.

http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1166955639184370.xml&coll=3 – State fights efforts to gain DNA testing for convicted rapist who says it will prove him innocent.

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1166955695184360.xml&coll=1 – Ethics Commission director says Attorney General not pursuing cases.

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/061224/cobb.shtml – Incoming chief justice outlines plan for non-partisan judicial elections.

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/061224/giles.shtml – John Giles’ tenure as leader of Alabama’s Christian Coalition comes to end next week.

http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/061224/phone.shtml – PSC expands eligibility for programs that help provide telephone services access to low-income consumers.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061224/OPINION01/612240301/1012/OPINION – The Montgomery Advertise calls for pay raises for teachers to be linked to classroom performance.

http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2006/as-letters-1224-0-6l23t1727.htm – Dr. Randy Brinson (of Redeem the Vote and the new head of the Alabama Christian Coalition) writes that Christian evangelicals can see government as an instrument of good.

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