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July 24, 2014

Will it be cheesesteaks, sunshine or fame that tip the scale? Members of Congress make their pitches to host the DNC convention.

Some Republicans push compassionate, anti-poverty agenda ahead of 2016 contest.

How not to shut down coal plants.

Supreme Court may not protect Obamacare this time.

The drug that’s forcing America’s most important – and uncomfortable – health-care debate.

July 23, 2014

Why Am I Moving Left? I used to be right down the middle. But America’s changed, and so have I.

Why do other rich nations spend so much less on healthcare?

July 22, 2014

The Biden Agenda: Reckoning with Ukraine and Iraq, and keeping an eye on 2016.

July 21, 2014

Alabama congressman declared ‘driving force’ behind rise of the Southern Republicans in Congress.

New York Times: End partisan primaries, save America.

Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers: 1962 governor’s race really began four years earlier.

Rabbi done apologizing for Israel.

Eight New Yorker stories you should read.

Myths busted at climate change conference.

Online sales tax is back — and this time, it might actually have a shot at passing.

Vermont is the best covered state in the nation, California the worst.

July 20, 2014

Harper Lee and her lost privacy: Is silence still an option?

10 reasons why I am no longer a leftist.

Reinventing the American highway: The promise (and pitfalls) of learning to love tolls.

July 19, 2014

Lost Ball in High Grass: So There by Emmett Burnett.

Primary season by the numbers: Big shift to the GOP.

So what ever happened to the deficit?

July 18, 2014

Black Southern voters poised to play historic role.

Artur Davis explains why he'll run for mayor of Montgomery.

The Insiders: Less than four months before the election, Democrats don’t have peace or prosperity.

Love people, not pleasure.

July 17, 2014

The coming ice age.

The Chaos of the Dice: A backgammon hustler’s quest to gain an edge.

July 15, 2014

Steel Magnolia: Out of the South’s civil rights struggle, resilient Birmingham blossoms anew.

Alabama, The Boring? Not.

The Battle of St. George and Baton Rouge: Jeremy Alford on the battle lines being drawn over creating a new city from unincorporated Baton Rouge

July 14, 2014

The top four races Alabamians should watch closely Tuesday.

July 13, 2014

Experts says November elections anti-climactic.

July 12, 2014

Alabama ruling hobbles ban on guns in the open at polls.

Corporate tax dodgers leave the rest of us to foot the bill.

Alabama tax-free weekend begins Aug. 1.

July 11, 2014

For better politics, it's time for some raging moderates.

U.S. imposes tariffs on steel from nine countries accused of dumping.

Confederates in the basement, liberals in the living room.

July 10, 2014

“Lamar was proven right” -- Fact Check.

Those repulsive but effective negative political ads.

July 9, 2014

How a century-old steam plant may play a huge role in downtown Birmingham’s resurgence.

Meet the new head of ALEC, the free-market group of state legislators.

July 8, 2014

Dale Peterson, Jim Ziegler seek GOP auditor nod.

How much do our genes influence our political beliefs?

This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps.

July 7, 2014

Why the Highway Trust Fund is running out of money, in 5 graphs.

How the Obama administration is keeping big coal alive.

July 6, 2014

Top 10 golf courses in Alabama.

“Why did you shoot me? I was reading a book”: The new warrior cop is out of control.

July 5, 2014

Supreme Court rulings to reverberate in midterm elections this fall.

Birmingham insurance company a major campaign finance player.

Wired for success in central Alabama.

Pudner brings analytical skills to political campaigns.

July 4, 2014

Signers of Declaration of Independence knew risk loomed.

Senate Sketches by state Sen. Hank Sanders: The black irony of Independence Day.

Riley Revelations Part 1: Riley felt 'stabbed in the back' by Sen. Marsh.

Unease in GOP over Mississippi Tea Party anger.

The Supreme Court reins in government bullies.

July 3, 2014

AG race: Hubbard, Strange close on funds.

State Sen. Hank Sanders' Senate Sketches: 'When you asked me to drive you to Mobile, I knew you were real sick.'

July 2, 2014

Dinner & A Movie: Seasoned Red Snapper on Rice with a White Wine Reduction Sauce & 'The Act of Killing.' By Jim Hasser.

What Mitt Romney got right.

We're not as polarized as we think we are. Oh, yes we are.

The Increasingly Set Stage of 2016: We don’t know who the GOP candidate will be, but we know what he needs to be.

The United States of painkillers: Which states prescribe the most?

Space scientist Frederick Ordway dies.

July 1, 2014

Real Deals: Jumpin Jack out, Planet Fitness in; Downtown hotel sells for $4 million; First opening in Blue Collar development in May; Pre-sales underway at Phoenix Gulf Shores; Hotel, surf shop coming to Orange Beach; Landmark store for sale in Gulf Shores. By Kathy Jumper.

Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers: The infatuation with the governor's office.

Shadowy conduct of man who would be Alabama's new ethics chief.

Alabama shuts down church’s sex offender housing.

How Republicans took over state Legislatures -- in two gifs.

June 30, 2014

So There: A Network News Muse. By Emmett Burnett.

2014 legislative wrap-up.

Supreme Court deals blow to public unions.

Two years after booze privatization, liquor costs more in Washington state.

June 29, 2014

Sorry, but it's time to remind you about the possibility of a stock market crash.

June 28, 2014

Noam Chomsky: America’s corporate doctrine of power a grave threat to humanity.

June 24, 2014

Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers: Alabama No. 6 in corruption.

Watch the population center of the U.S. move westward, in 1 GIF.

June 23, 2014

Dinner & a Movie: Baked Spaghetti Casserole & Fill the Void. By Jim Hasser.

Mississippi race points to appeal of partisanship.

Map: The largest company by revenue in every state.

How the U.S. government helps McDonald's sell junk food.

Those with fake birth certificates find it’s easy to live the American dream.

June 22, 2014

Professors see huge increases in salaries.

June 21, 2014

Secretary of State race highlights GOP credentials.

Top 15 most popular political websites.

The scandal of fiddled-with global warming data.

June 20, 2014

Governor's staff undergoes major reorganization.

About those school district numbers.

Oil sands mining specifics sought.

Reporters ignoring scandals to avoid looking like 'right-wing nuts.'

Great white sharks numbers are surging.

June 19, 2014

Armistead repeats support for closed primaries.

What would actually happen if Tea Partiers controlled Congress and Rand Paul was president?

Did EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy declare a ‘war on coal’?

Ending 50 years of silence about Mississippi's summer of freedom.

June 18, 2014

The five worst political ads ever.

Southern Republicans bemoan the demise of their power in the House.

Alabama shrimpers hope to net some jumbo profits.

Tale of an illegal in Alabama.

Alabama gets new expert for casino trial.

June 17, 2014

End of oil and gas many decades away.

June 16, 2014

How much does spending differ among Alabama's school districts?

Coal's share of the global energy market hits 44-year high.

Court rulings on voter restrictions in limbo as mid-term elections near.

June 15, 2014

Looking Back: The Obama temptation. By Mark Levin.

June 13, 2014

VFW attacks the three Republicans who voted against the Senate VA bill.

Sessions says cost of VA bill underlies his nay vote.

The next move in Iraq.

June 12, 2014

The political center is shrinking. Here's proof.

The most partisan state legislatures in one interactive chart.

The three things Republicans and Democrats agree on.

Top spenders in Alabama House and Senate races.

June 11, 2014

Whistle-blower says Alabama VA director lied, did not fire employees who falsified records.

June 10, 2014

Sessions debunks Obama's entire immigration philosphy in a single paragraph.

June 7, 2014

Alabama wins if Thad Cochran loses.

The journey of Bowe Bergdahl: From prayers to fury.

June 6, 2014

D-Day landing sites beaches then and now: Normandy beaches in 1944 and 70 years later.

June 5, 2014

Despite losses, AEA proclaims victory.

Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers: Expecting no election surprises.

Will Hubbard lose gavel?

June 4, 2014

The race that could impact Alabama the most didn’t event take place in the state.

The New York Times: Let's give Mississippi less.

Why the American middle class is dying: Nine reasons.

How the 'War on Terror' became a war on the Constitution.

June 3, 2014

Alabama man told to disarm before voting.

You live in Alabama. Here's how you're going to die.

May 27, 2014

Is college worth it?

Are we underestimating America's fracking boom?

Talking about race is no black and white matter.

May 26, 2014

Sobering images show famous World War I battle sites a century later.

What did the framers really mean?

Surging Medicaid payments strain states.

May 23, 2014

A bogus claim that electricity prices will ‘nearly double’ because of clean coal technology.

May 22, 2014

Women are winning Senate primaries this year — but not many of them are running.

Feds to announce major tax fraud case in Alabama.

Bloomberg: Alabama's climate deniers refuse to save state.

May 21, 2014

State campaign finance laws on borrowed time.

EPA is readying climate rule for existing power plants as deadline approaches.

Senate Sketches by state Senate Hank Sanders: 'I just got to go.'

May 20, 2014

Republicans receive boost in Senate primaries.

The Great Society at 50.

Hubbard having a good week, so far ...

Five ways privatization is fleecing American taxpayers:

Government outsourcing goes horribly wrong more often than not. Here are a few representative horror stories.

May 18, 2014

Brown. vs. Board of Education: Here's what happened in 1954 courtroom.

One and Dunn?: PSC incumbent Terry Dunn draws three opponents.

May 15, 2014

The most segregated school systems in the country may not be where you would expect.

May 13, 2014

Looking Back: A figure in the infamous 'Leverett Murder Case' tells her story. A book review by Jim Hasser.

May 12, 2014

Three Alabama women accused of felony voter fraud.

May 11, 2014

New campaign ads show the good, the bad and the ugly.

Strange calls foul, but the scent of hypocrisy lingers.

Gathering May 17 to celebrate the Mobile-Tensaw delta.

May 10, 2014

Four GOP candidates seek state auditor's office.

May 9, 2014

Scientists, political leadership divided on global warming as White House prepares to seize power.

May 7, 2014

Senate Sketches by state Sen. Hank Sanders: 'The truth is one vote is powerful.

Lockett and load.

May 6, 2014

Vote puts Moore in odd spot.

May 4, 2014

Poll: For the mid-terms, a big tilt toward GOP.

The life of a stolen smartphone.

May 3, 2014

Hubbard PAC gives thousands to Moore.

George Bush is smarter than you.

The flaw in the ointment of ACA legislation. By George Will.

May 2, 2014

AEA buys ads for Republican challenger in Senate race.

Moore receives large donations from Hubbard just days after arrest.

April 29, 2014

Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Democrats at risk in November as Obama’s approval rating falls.

Benghazi documents point to White House for misleading talking points.

April 28, 2014

Study: One in 25 death cases likely innocent.

Who knew what and when?: Wren's statement of facts.

April 26, 2014

The world's 50 best restaurants.

April 25, 2014

Addressing the Alabama Powers that be. By Eddie Curran.

U.S. electricity prices may be going up for good.

A battle is looming over renewable energy, and fossil fuel interests are losing.

April 23, 2014

Strange correct to join egg rule fight.

April 22, 2014

Real Deals by Kathy Jumper.

Ticket-splitting reached a 92-year low in 2012.

Republicans have a major demographic problem. And it’s only going to get worse.

Poor black people don’t work?: Lessons of a former dope dealer.

April 21, 2014

Did your representative accept or decline a legislative pay raise?

Biotech's hard bargain.

Looking at costs and risks, many opt to skip health insurance.

A sign of progress in the water war — It’s not a typo: Alabama one step closer to creating a water plan.

April 20, 2014

Goat Hill gets greener.

Fracking foes cringe as unions as unions back drilling boom.

A Kid's Life: Growing up near Mobile Bay.

April 19, 2014

Conservative heavyweights have solar industry in their sights.

April 18, 2014

Campaign speech case is regulatory overkill. By George Will.

April 17, 2014

Inside the Alabama Statehouse with Steve Flowers: First Alabama settlers were diverse in their origins.

Senate Sketches with state Sen. Hank Sanders: An open letter to state's pastors.

April 16, 2014

Alabama Retail Association PACs make initial 2014 endorsements.

Hubbard business interests received almost $3 million from ALGOP.

The new liberal racism. By E.W. Jackson Sr.

Mental health care in the U.S. needs a check-up.

What the left and the right both get wrong about the Moynihan Report.

Progressives are wrong about the essence of the Constitution. By George Will.

Attacking the messenger, ignoring the message.

April 15, 2014

Senate GOP may run purple.

Why do oil industry tax breaks persist?

Alvin sounds off.

The Snowden Pulitzer.

April 14, 2014

Dinner & A Movie: Catfish on Garlic Cheese Grits Surrounded by Asparagus Smothered with Crab-meat Hollandaise Sauce. By Jim Hasser.

Tax firms often do poor job.

Political rifts slow U.S. efforts on climate laws.

Did Moore back legislation that could've led to personal gain?

April 13, 2014

Democrats settle on fairness issues hoping to avoid a repeat of 2010 midterm disaster.

Who's setting the agenda?

New York Times: Echoes of the super-predator.

Los Angeles Times: Low-wage workers pay the price of nickel-and-diming by employers.

Sears is dying: What the ubiquitous store’s death says about America.

April 12, 2014

Obama and LBJ: Measuring the current president against the past one’s legacy.

Speaker Hubbard: 2014 legislative session a success.

April 11, 2014

Michigan may be the GOP’s best answer to the ‘war on women.’ By George Will.

April 10, 2014

Speaker Hubbard: 'I'm under political attack.'

A no Wren situation.

April 9, 2014

Senate Sketches by state Sen. Hank Sanders: 'The last 24 hours.'

True the Vote Founder to Congress: "I will not retreat. I will not surrender. I refuse to be intimidated."

Issa accuses Cummings of colluding with the IRS.

April 8, 2014

Data uncovers nation's top medicare billers.

Doctors won't fight Obama on release of Medicare data.

What American health care can learn from Germany.

Wren chirps: Hubbard in a wringer?

Hunting the RINO's.

Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers: Agriculture still Alabama's most important industry.

April 7, 2014

Rand Paul blasts entitlement spending during visit to Mobile.

April 6, 2014

Reviewing a mostly unremarkable legislative session.

Boeing checking out options to fight increasing rivalry from Airbus.

April 5, 2014

Cheap shots in Alabama.

Her first, and last, book.

Speaker Hubbard reacts to plea deal.

AEA: Not just for Democrats anymore.

April 4, 2014

Dinner & A Movie: Crawfish quiche and 'Girl In Progress.' By Jim Hasser.

A tax reformer's uphill push.

April 3, 2014

Local casinos a losing bet.

The president tries to put a good face on Obamacare.

2014 legislative update: Alabama Legislature OKs new requirements for TANF recipients, doesn't end lifetime SNAP, TANF bans for people with felony drug conviction.

The Perfect Lobby: How one industry captured Washington, D.C.

April 2, 2014

Senate Sketches by state Sen. Hank Sanders: Spring Break ain't no break for me.

Montgomery Advertiser: Wren's plea deal may lead to House Speaker Mike Hubbard.

Bobby Jindal, with an eye on 2016, to unveil plan to replace Obama health-care law.

2014 legislative update: Bill to end lifetime SNAP, TANF bans still alive but loses procedural vote in Alabama House.

April 1, 2014

Lawmakers tourism grants carry odd political odor.

Police confront rising number of mentally ill suspects.

The week in the Legislature: Budgets to get top priority;

Only 3 days left in this legislative session.

Pittman doubts Bentley can get teacher pay hike.

A legislative summary.

Inside the Statehouse with Steve Flowers: Alabama tumbles from top of conservative states list.

2014 legislative update: Alabama House sends tight General Fund budget to Bentley; ETF plan wins Senate approval, awaits House vote.

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