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Alabama Attorney General Troy King is suing the Department of Interior to keep it from allowing the Poarch Creek Indians to expand their gambling in Alabama. via WBMA

Posted by Ron Colquitt, Staff Reporter April 01, 2008 4:26 PM Categories: Breaking News Eric Dewayne Lang, 33, of Mobile was shot late Monday night as he was leaving the Quik Pik convenience store in the 2300 ... via The Mobile Register Online

The Democratic Party has picked Mobile for its 13-state Southern regional caucus in June. via Alabama Live

“Had we known that we would have come up with something”

Voters trying to pick a U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama can choose between a "Choo-Choo" and a "No NCAA" who used to be known as "Rodeo Clown." There are also more traditional names, such as Jeff, Johnny and ... via Alabama Live

Alabama Congressmen Artur Davis and Spencer Bachus face apparent easy roads to re-election as qualifying for the June 3 party primaries closed today. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

Alabama's top Democrat has stepped up his defense of the Air Force's selection of Northrop Grumman and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. via The Birmingham News

Lawyers and judges across the state are taking a last-minute look at the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals now that it appears two incumbents may not seek re-election this year. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

The Alabama House has approved a bill that would prevent convicted sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a college or university. via WAFF-TV Huntsville

Republican John McCain is still the favorite of Alabama voters when matched against either Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton or Barack Obama. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

“If they are going to ban smoking in restaurants, maybe they should quit selling ciga rettes in the whole state”

A pending piece of legisla tion that would ban smoking in Alabama's bars, restaurants and workplaces has local ciga rette smokers fuming about gov ernment interference in their personal lives and business ... via Montgomery Advertiser

Start the cheer. Alabama now is a "destination state." According to the U.S. Census Bureau, migration into Alabama during a 12-month span in 2006-07 brought in 18,427 new citizens. via Anniston Star

“Our position is if you're going to be a smart, visionary police department, you need to base your size on community needs, and nothing else”

Mobile Police Chief Phillip Garrett runs the smallest per capita police force of any major Alabama city by rotating officers to different types of crimes while pushing city officials for extra officers. via Alabama Live

“If the governor wins on this a big loophole will be opened up, and I would expect that would stay open only until Congress could close it. But I am certainly hoping that the court will not open the loophole the governor wants”

The United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments in an Alabama voting rights case. via WBMA

“Why did Alabama have to pre-clear anything?”

Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Monday about the federal government's authority to block the governor of Alabama's appointment of a fellow Republican to a vacant county commission seat representing ... via Alabama Live

“If it's not affordable, it's not protecting people”

Between 2001 and 2005, homeowners insurance rates in Alabama jumped by 69.1 percent -- the second-largest rise nationally -- pushing the state's average premium for the most common kind of homeowners insurance ... via The Mobile Register Online

SATURDAY ARTS Auditions for the 2008 Summer Intensive Seminar and the Montgomery Ballet Company positions: 2:30 -4 p.m. at Montgomery Ballet Studios, 6009 E. Shirley Lane in Montgomery. via Tuscaloosa News

Alabama's port city lost some 16,000 jobs in the late 1960s when the government closed Brookley Air Force base. via NBC 15 Online

“From what the complainant described”

A south Alabama judge presiding in a church-related lawsuit has drawn the scorn of civil liberties lawyers for ordering his courtroom into a "circle of prayer." About 100 people were in the courtroom on Feb. via Alabama Live

“Relationships do matter in a global economy”

Gov. Bob Riley will lead trade missions this spring to China and South America in hopes of boosting Alabama's record exports. via Montgomery Advertiser

Thornton Price-Williams, former Mobile County License Commissioner, who served consecutive terms between 1968 to 1988, died Sunday at Providence Hospital in Mobile. via Alabama Live