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Ali Alexander, the right-wing extremist with Alabama ties, makes cryptic...
Ali Alexander Alabama-connected extremist Ali Alexander has a history of making inflammatory statements, some of which suggest he might be willing to test the boundaries of law to advance a right-wing...
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Russia's Putin appears cornered and "addled," but that makes him more...
A Russian convoyThe Russia-Ukraine conflict might be at its most perilous moment, and a key word in the puzzle is "de-escalation" -- and how to achieve it without accidentally prodding Vladimir Putin...
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Javelin missiles, the anti-tank weapons that could give underdog Ukraine a...
A Javelin missile takes to the airJavelin anti-tank missiles, the weapons that might give Ukraine a fighting chance in a war with Russia, are made in Alabama. From a report at al.com:Photographs of...
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Setting of a criminal-trial date in a case tied to Balch & Bingham proves...
Jim Croce The late Jim Croce was one of our all-time favorite pop/folk musicians, and if he were still alive and following corruption in Alabama, he might have written a song that goes something like...
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Lindsey Graham's suggestion that Putin's assassination, as an inside job,...
Lindsey Graham U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has drawn fire from both sides of the political aisle for saying out loud what many Westerners probably are thinking: that the best way to end the war in...
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Loveland, Colorado, will pay $3 million to settle police-brutality case where...
The brutalization of Karen Garner, 73A Colorado city has settled a police-brutality lawsuit, where the victim was a 73-year-old woman with dementia. Loveland, CO, police responded to a complaint from...
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Russia's Vladimir Putin is proving to be the butcher of Ukraine, and Donald...
Trump and PutinAmerican President Joe Biden has been on the political scene long enough to recognize an adversary, and a threat, when he sees one. Biden, in fact, has referred to Russian leader...
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Are the Alabama Supreme Court and Joe Biden's EPA about to usher in an era of...
Alabama Power's Miller Steam PlantRecent events suggest federal officials are keeping an eye on environmental problems in Alabama, and they intend to do something about the polluters who cause them....
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Even the atrocities of war cannot dampen the Trump-Putin bromance, even...
Sean Hannity and Donald Trump The world's most prominent, and nausea-inducing, bromance apparently is so strong that even the brutalities of war cannot put a dent in it. Donald Trump suggested as much...
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Criminal charges against justice official in Maryland raise this question:...
Jay E. TownA justice official in Maryland has been indicted on mortgage-fraud charges. That's a serious matter, but the charges appear to pale in comparison to allegations of misconduct that have been...
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Russia's war in Ukraine has reached a stalemate, which is a tribute to the...
The war in Ukraine has reached a stalemate, which sounds like a tribute to the toughness and moxie of Ukrainians defending their homeland against an assault from Russia. But it is not necessarily good...
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Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, once bounced from office in sex scandal,...
Sheena and Eric GreitensEric Greitens, former Missouri governor who was bounced from office in a sex scandal, faces accusations of abuse from his ex-wife as he tries to gain traction in the Republican...
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Donald Watkins reveals some of the "dirty secrets" Alabama Power, Matrix LLC,...
The scene of Burt Newsome's vehicle crashAlabama Power Company and Montgomery-based Matrix LLC employ a "breathtaking range of dirty tricks" to control politicians, public officials, regulatory...
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Donald Watkins offers insight on how former Balch attorney Chase Tristian...
Chase Tristian Espy Of all the unsavory issues surrounding Birmingham's Balch & Bingham law firm, the most troublesome one might involve the child-solicitation charge against a former attorney....
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Seven-hour gap in Jan. 6 phone records, plus judge's order referencing...
Many left-leaning Americans have been suggesting for several years that Donald Trump is a politician so corrupt that he might make Richard Nixon blush. Many on the right, meanwhile, seem prepared to go...
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Spring fever could produce an outbreak of excess body heat at Balch & Bingham...
Chase Tristian Espy: Facing child-solicitation charge Spring break has come and gone in Alabama, but the season is shaping up to be anything but a break for Birmingham's Balch & Bingham law firm --...
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Breaking: U.S. Judge Abdul Kallon issues surprising resignation announcement...
Abdul Kallon Abdul Kallon, federal judge in the Northern District of Alabama, announced his resignation today -- giving up a lifetime appointment as online reports swirl about possible investigations...
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Ali Alexander tries to distance himself from Proud Boys and Oath Keepers as...
Ali Alexander (Politico/Getty Images)Ali Alexander, the right-wing extremist with ties to Alabama, has received a grand-jury subpoena related to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation of the...
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Aftershocks from the surprise resignation of federal judge Abdul Kallon...
Abdul Kallon Did U.S. Judge Abdul Kallon reach an immunity deal with federal investigators, and did that at least partially explain his stunning resignation last week -- giving up a coveted lifetime...
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Two assistant U.S. attorneys reportedly resign shortly after Judge Abdul...
Hugo Black Courthouse Two assistant U.S. attorneys (AUSAs) in the Northern District of Alabama apparently resigned about 24 hours after federal judge Abdul Kallon announced his resignation last week,...
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