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A far-reaching Senate proposal to overhaul the financial system would create three new agencies, while wiping out existing ones, to monitor risky bank practices and protect consumers.

Democrats so far have been unable to settle on someone to fill the third and final U.S. attorney's post in Alabama, according to U.S. Rep.

Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. One new U.S. attorney for Alabama is already on the job, another is close to being approved, but the third post is caught in political turmoil.

When Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd finally unveils his regulatory reform bill next week, the first gauge of pressure points in the Senate will emerge - and a flurry of deal-cutting will commence.

Your one stop pundit shop. Gail Collins nails it: There seems to be a semiconsensus across the land that the myriad decisions voters made around the country this week all added up to a terrible blow to the White House.

From the NY Times today : The moment of truth for health care is at hand, and the distortion that perhaps gets the most traction is this: We have the greatest health care system in the world.

It is an honor for Alexander City to have one of its local businesses recognized as an Alabama Retailer of the Year.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said he will unveil legislation next week to overhaul regulation of U.S. financial markets without Republican support after failing to reach a compromise.

Luther Strange is running for Alabama attorney general. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby's political acA tion committee has given $25,000 to Luther Strange's campaign for Alabama attorney general.

Former NASA Administrator Dr. Mike Griffin said today's Ares I test flight was "marvelous." "It was marvelous," he said.

Thanks to the Pentagon and most likely the American taxpayer, the skies of Afghanistan will again be filled with the distinctive noise of Russian helicopters.

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WASHINGTON -- A Penta gon contract proposal is "tilted" against a company that would build refueling tankers in Ala bama and spur thousands of jobs, Alabama lawmakers said Tuesday.

Yesterday it was a dry letter of protest, but today the bulk of the Alabama congressional delegation cranked up the volume on their complaint that the Air Force's rewritten request for bids on the new refueling tanker is unfair to the Northrop Grumman/EADS partnership.

Oct. 26 - Alabama Senator Richard Shelby is crying foul in the competition for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract.

On Sunday, October 18, more than 150 diners in Birmingham, Ala., got a taste of global food inequity at a "hunger banquet" hosted by Rogue Tavern and supported by local celebrities and businesses.

The biggest decision of the economic recovery will be made in the next six months, and President Obama will have almost nothing to do with it.

In a statement in response to the Augustine committee's final report, Sen. Richard Shelby again emphasized his concerns regarding safety that he mentioned in a Senate floor speech earlier this week: While I commend the Augustine Commission for their work, I find many of the options proposed in their final report to be unsatisfactory and ...

Take a hard look now. A new agency that consumers were promised would make bankers, credit card companies and mortgage lenders treat them fairly will never look as strong again.

A blue-ribbon panel's report on the future of space flight puts NASA's new Huntsville-designed rocket in jeopardy.