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    Ala. prison population grows again 3/18/2010, 6:15 a.m. CDT

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    Air tanker selection criteria sharply criticized by European leaders

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    By George Talbot

    March 18, 2010, 5:01AM
    Tensions over the contract -- one of the biggest ever awarded by the Pentagon -- have been rising in Europe ever since Northrop's March 8 announcement that it was quitting the competition.  Full story »

    Mobile mayor Sam Jones says he's cancer-free

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    By Robert McClendon

    March 18, 2010, 8:01AM
    "I'm feeling great," he said. "I've not had any problems as a result of going through that treatment protocol. I feel comfortable that the prognosis is really good."  Full story »

    Calhoun County judges hit with 14 tax liens since 2004, newspaper reports

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    By The Associated Press

    March 18, 2010, 7:32AM
    The Anniston Star reports that probate court records show Circuit Court Judge Joel Laird and his business, the Courthouse Cafe in Anniston, have been hit with 14 tax liens since 2004 over delinquent payment of about $40,000 in taxes. Full story »

    Barry Steam Plant still a leading emitter of mercury despite cuts

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    By Sean Reilly

    March 18, 2010, 7:31AM
    Mercury is produced by burning coal, a major fuel source at all four plants. Among other health effects, it can cause nervous system damage, mood swings and gum problems.  Full story »

    Mississippi to end segregation of HIV-positive inmates

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    By The Associated Press

    March 18, 2010, 7:29AM
    JACKSON, Miss. -- Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says the Mississippi prison system will end the practice of keeping male HIV-positive inmates in segregated units. Full story »
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    Orange Beach council opts against more time for 34-story project, The Verandas

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    By Ryan Dezember

    March 18, 2010, 7:17AM
    ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- Another of the high-rise condo projects pitched in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan was wiped off the books with the City Council's decision Tuesday not to renew the special zoning awarded more than four years ago for The Verandas.  Full story »

    Richard Shelby, Herb Kohl trade fire at Senate LCS hearing

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    By Sean Reilly

    March 18, 2010, 7:01AM
    At what was supposed to be a routine budget hearing, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus got briefly caught in the crossfire Wednesday between opposing sides in the battle for a valuable shipbuilding contract.  Full story »

    Louisiana man arrested in Texas on sexual torture charge out of Mobile

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    By Press-Register staff

    March 18, 2010, 6:55AM
    GALVESTON, Texas -- A Louisiana man has waived extradition to Alabama on a charge of sexual torture of a child after he was arrested in Galveston when stepping off a boat. Full story »

    Poor economy bites into university faculty salaries

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    By Renee Busby

    March 18, 2010, 6:31AM
    Nationally, one-third of the faculty at colleges and universities saw salary reductions in 2009-10, according to a recent survey by the College and University Professional Association of Human Resources. The survey also indicated no movement in the median, or middle point, of average salaries during the last year.  Full story »

    Army sergeant/porn suspect stole night-vision goggles from copter crash, tried to get mother to burn down his house, new charges allege

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    By Press-Register staff

    March 18, 2010, 6:10AM
    COFFEE COUNTY, Ala. -- New charged against an Army sergeant already facing more than 3 dozen child pornography charges allege that 30-year-old Dustin Hogan of New Brockton had a pair of military night-vision goggles lost in a helicopter crash and tried to get his mother to burn down his house. Full story »

    Dothan businesswoman murdered inside her furniture store

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    By Press-Register staff

    March 18, 2010, 6:00AM
    DOTHAN, Ala. -- Grace Bridges, a 69-year-old Dothan furniture store owner, was shot to death in the chest sometime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Wednesday. Full story »

    Lagging ticket sales cause Bill Cosby to push Mobile performances to May

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    By Lawrence F. Specker

    March 18, 2010, 6:00AM
    “We didn’t sell enough tickets on Monday night, so we decided to move the date ... because we felt it would give more people an opportunity to see the shows,” Cosby was quoted as saying in the AEG release.  Full story »

    Nonprofits to get training on recovery from Hurricane Katrina

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    By Casandra Andrews

    March 18, 2010, 5:45AM
    Boat People SOS has been awarded a grant to provide training, technical assistance and funding for certain nonprofit groups serving south Mobile County. Boat People SOS -- a Virginia-based agency whose name refers to Vietnamese refugees -- established an office locally after Hurricane Katrina to offer assistance and long-term recovery to Bayou La Batre and surrounding areas. The grant... Full story »

    Alabama sports artist Daniel Moore's appeal reinstated in UA rights case

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    By Press-Register staff

    March 18, 2010, 5:43AM
    A federal appeals court has reinstated Alabama sports artist Daniel Moore's appeal of part of a judge's ruling, even though that appeal had been turned back earlier because Moore's lawyer turned in some paperwork late. Full story »

    State Rep. James Buskey to run for re-election

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    By George Talbot

    March 18, 2010, 5:30AM
    Buskey, a Democrat, has no announced opponents for the seat, which includes portions of north Mobile between Schillinger Road and Martin Luther King Ave Full story »
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