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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.
In an Alabama appearance this month, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal called Barack Obama 'the most incompetent president since Jimmy Carter'
Pittsburgh is a bastion of liberalism in a state whose interior — the large area between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh — has been famously compared to Alabama. Jean MacKenzie PITTSBURGH, Pa. — “Don’t tell anyone how wonderful Pittsburgh is,” said a woman I was introduced to only as “Cousin Susie.” “It is Pennsylvania’s best-kept secret. We don’t want hordes of tourists coming in.” Looking around ...
Republican Mitt Romney won primary votes Tuesday in the southern states of Alabama and Kentucky, bringing him within arm's reach of scoring the delegates needed for his party's formal White House nomination.
Edition: U.S. Senate Unanimously Rejects A Budget Offered By Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) [UPDATE]
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.
The Department of Corrections may have to release about 18,000 inmates from the state's prisons due to budget cuts. "The only way you can significantly impact our budget is by prisoner release" Corrections
Editor's Note: "The Political Skinny" is an inside look at Alabama politics prepared by the staff of the Press-Register. For more information, email skinny@press-register.com or call 251-219-5623.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is greeted by Sharon L. Powe, member of Mobile County Republican executive committee. Jindal was the featured speaker at a fundraising dinner for the Alabama GOP Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the USS Alabama Battleship Park....
An Air Force dentist pulls teeth in the oil-stained garage where the town's fire truck normally parks. A reservist in camouflage dispenses free medicine in the police department lobby.
Two Alabama GOP super delegates shift loyalty to Romney.