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Alabama’s little-known connection to USA’s FIFA World Cup team

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Alabama native Aron Jóhannsson made his World Cup debut Monday during Team USA's 2-1 victory over Ghana. Jóhannsson, a 23-year-old striker, was born to Icelandic...

Govt. healthcare explosion: Alabama Medicaid rolls top 1 million for first time

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Over 1 million Alabamians are now enrolled in Medicaid, the government healthcare program for families and individuals with low incomes or certain disabilities. According to...

Santorum throws support behind Palmer in 6th Congressional District race

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum announced today that his Patriot Voices PAC has endorsed Gary Palmer for...

Ala. senators continue push for Constitutional Convention to rein in Federal government

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Alabama Senators Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) and Trip Pittman (R-Montrose) have for the past several months been engaged in a coordinated process with legislators from...

DeMarco and Palmer to debate at Regions Field Thursday night

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Republican 6th Congressional District candidates Paul DeMarco and Gary Palmer will square off head-to-head in a debate for the first time Thursday evening at...

Op-ed: F-35 injects more than $12 million into Alabama’s economy

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By: State Rep. Jack Williams (R-Vestavia Hills) While American air superiority is a global fact today, there is no guarantee it will be maintained in...

Sessions: I predicted immigration crisis a year ago (Video)

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Unaccompanied illegal immigrant children are flooding across the United States border at such a high rate that the U.S. government is asking officials in...

STUDY: Alabama was 6th most corrupt state from 1976-2008 under Democratic control

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A newly released study names Alabama among the most corrupt states in the union over a three-decade period starting in the mid-1970s. The study, which...

Moore case going to trial, court docs place Hubbard in scope of investigation for first time

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A judge in Lee County today denied a request made by attorneys of Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) for his case to be dismissed without...

‘Sessions voted against veterans!’ Not so fast

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I miss Left in Alabama, they were my favorite political blog for a while but they disappeared in irrelevancy. Here is why I loved them… Sessions...

Nation’s oldest and largest pro-life organization endorses DeMarco

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The National Right to Life Committee, the nation's oldest and largest pro-life organization, announced today that they have thrown their support behind State Rep....

Former Navy SEAL working for Alabama defense contractor now in Hollywood limelight

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Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film “American Sniper” is nearing the end of production out in California, and Kevin “Dauber” Lacz (pronounced “lace”) is making the...

Top Roby staffers dispatched to Montgomery to investigate VA scandal

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Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL02) announced today that she is dispatching two top members of her Washington, D.C. staff to Montgomery to "field information related...

Dale Peterson ‘rides again,’ this time in silence

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Dale Peterson became an overnight Internet sensation in 2009 when his campaign ad for Alabama Agriculture Commissioner went viral. In the ad, Peterson decried "thugs...

How does Alabama’s average IQ compare to other states around the country?

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A map purporting to display the average IQ in every American state is making the rounds online this week, and it contains both good...

Birmingham study debunks Obama EPA’s job-killing approach to regulation

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By Allen C. Dittenhoefer, Ph.D. On June 2, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new round of proposed regulations to further curb U.S....

Byrne says Obama took Nixon-esque approach to Taliban prisoner exchange

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(Above: Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL01) questions Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and DOD General Counsel Stephen Preston) In a Congressional hearing that lasted over 5 hours,...

The second-largest religion in Alabama may surprise you

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Christianity is far and away the largest religion in the United States. Over three-quarters of Americans identify themselves as Christians. The same could be...

Club for Growth endorses Palmer, will the Chamber engage?

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The Club for Growth PAC announced today that it is endorsing Gary Palmer for Congress in Alabama’s 6th Congressional District runoff, after previously supporting...

Bentley: I want to be the best governor Alabama has ever had

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(Video Above: Gov. Bentley says he wants to be "the best governor (Alabama) has ever had.) Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley received an eye-popping 89 percent...

EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower says Ala. VA director lied, did not fire employees who falsified records

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John Morykwas, a former employee of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS), told Yellowhammer News Tuesday night that CAVHCS director James Talton...

NRA President: more gun manufacturers may be coming to Alabama

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National Rifle Association President and Alabama native Jim Porter told the Birmingham Business Journal (BBJ) Tuesday that he believes more gun manufacturers will follow...

All three branches of government take aim at ‘biggest challenge Alabama has ever faced’

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The top officials in all three branches of Alabama's state government came together on Tuesday to announce the launch of the...

Republican PSC candidates unite behind Beeker’s push to unseat Dunn

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Republican Chip Beeker's campaign to unseat incumbent Public Service Commissioner Terry Dunn received the support of two former rivals on Monday. Small businessman Jonathan...
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