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The event starts at 5, and Battle is expected to speak between 5:45 p.m. and 6 p.m.... More
WASHINGTON -- The Office of Congressional Ethics has dismissed allegations that U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus engaged in insider trading, Bachus' office announced Monday night.The board that oversees the independent agency on Friday voted 6-0 to recommend to the House Ethics Committee...... More
A large number of our most educated and financially able citizens abandon Birmingham and then blame our City for being stupid and broke.... More
The event, which was organized by the Alabama Citizens for Immigrant Justice, will take place at the Senate meets to debate the immigration legislation.... More
He and others had been accused of making personal investment decisions based on information received as members of Congress.... More
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Mobile, said Monday that prospects are looking good for passage of the Restore Act, federal legislation that would steer billions of dollars in fines from the 2010 BP oil spill to the Gulf Coast states affected...... More
All of the participants in today's meeting were Democrats.... More
The wife of ousted Communist Party official Bo Xilai "made quite an impression when she showed up in Mobile, Ala., 15 years ago with her young son in tow," says an article published by The Wall Street Journal earlier this month.... More
People with pre-existing health conditions pour into insurance plan.... More
Editor's Note: "The Political Skinny" is an inside look at Alabama politics prepared by the staff of the Press-Register. For more information, e-mail skinny@press-register.com or call 251-219-5623.... More