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New court document acknowledges Rebekah Caldwell Mason is under criminal...
Gov. Robert Bentley and Rebekah Caldwell MasonA court document filed yesterday indicates former advisor Rebekah Caldwell Mason is under federal investigation in a scandal that seems to be mushrooming...
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Members of Riley Inc. probably can't understand the irony of Alabama House...
Mike HubbardThe first two weeks of the Mike Hubbard trial have been rich with irony, the kind that might not be readily apparent to the general public.Here is what we mean: The trial, to a great...
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Trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard reveals defense attorney Bill...
Bill BaxleyIf nothing else is accomplished in the trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard, the public will at least know this: Defense attorney Bill Baxley is a bumbling, sleazy old con man. But...
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Did Mike Hubbard plan to shift $10 million to the Alabama court system, in...
Mike Hubbard(From newrepublic.com)Of all the political filth unearthed at the Mike Hubbard trial, perhaps this is the most disturbing: According to a report at The New Republic (TNR), Hubbard planned...
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Here is how Mike Hubbard wound up taking the stand in his own defense at...
Mike HubbardOn the surface, it looks like Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard took the stand in his own defense because he and his lawyers thought Hubbard could convince jurors of his innocence by...
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Does the conviction of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard indicate...
Mike Hubbard holds his head in despairas he waits to pay bail at the Lee CountyJail last night in Opelika.(From oanow.com)For roughly the past 22 years, a disturbing number of conservative politicians...
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Massacre at gay club in Orlando was carried out with an assault rifle and a...
Assisting the wounded in Orlando.(From patheos,com)Last night's massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida--leaving 50 people dead, at least 53 wounded, and now standing as the worst mass shooting...
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Former Speaker Mike Hubbard is the latest political crook to learn the...
Mike Hubbard, at the Lee County Jaillast Friday night.(From oanow.com)Does the Web press matter in Alabama? Ask Mike Hubbard, former Speaker of the House of Representatives. Ask former gubernatorial...
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Corrupt state judges helped create an environment where Mike Hubbard and his...
Josh Moon(From montgomeryadvertiser.com)Corrupt state judges helped create the environment that led to the conviction of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard on 12 counts of ethics-law violations, writes...
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More indictments expected from Mike Hubbard investigation, with former Deputy...
Sonny Reagan (right) and former Gov. Bob RileyMore indictments from the Mike Hubbard investigation are expected, starting perhaps with former Deputy Attorney General Sonny Reagan, according to a new...
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Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was convicted of sexually...
Brock Turner(From theguardian.com)A former Stanford University swimmer is expected to spend less time behind bars for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman in California than I did for blogging in...
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Amid reports that Gov. Robert Bentley's mental health is cracking, we have...
Robert BentleyGov. Robert Bentley's mental health appears to be cracking under the weight of a federal investigation into apparently rampant corruption in his administration. (See here and here.) Now,...
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Are Birmingham law firms -- especially Maynard Cooper Gale -- angling to...
Mike HubbardOf the many questions raised by the conviction of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard on ethics-law violations, this might be one of the most interesting: Who will handle Hubbard's...
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What do the Mike Hubbard convictions mean? If Bob Riley, Bill Canary, and...
Bob Riley, on the stand at Mike Hubbard trial(From wiat.com)The conviction of former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard might seem like a huge first step toward cleaning up corruption in a Deep South...
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Rebekah Caldwell Mason's financial difficulties and Robert Bentley's boredom...
Robert Bentley and Rebekah Caldwell MasonThe scandal enveloping Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley started when one of his sons tried to help a family at his church that was going through rough financial...
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Are rumors of an FBI raid in Montgomery connected to Alabama Gov. Robert...
Robert BentleyAlabama was awash with rumors late last week that the FBI was raiding government offices in Montgomery. Both al.com and the Montgomery Advertiser reported on the story (see here, here,...
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns white-collar corruption convictions of former...
Robert McDonnell(From slate.com)The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) yesterday overturned the convictions of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell, leaving many Alabamians and justice activists asking: Does...
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If Bob Riley and Mike Hubbard really talked about "everything," that suggests...
Mike Hubbard(From wiat.com)What was the most intriguing moment in the Mike Hubbard trial, which ended with the former Alabama House Speaker convicted on 12 counts of ethics-law violations? There are...
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Don Siegelman, with no Rolex and no Ferrari, remains in prison while SCOTUS...
Don SiegelmanDon Siegelman yesterday reacted with disgust and sarcasm to news that the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) had overturned the convictions of former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell and his wife,...
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Could federal bribery charges be headed for Florida AG Pam Bondi, who backed...
Pam Bondi and Donald Trump(From victorygroup.com)A scandal that has been brewing in Florida for roughly three years could have a profound impact on the 2016 presidential election. For good measure, it...
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