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          <title>Mother indicted on murder charges for 5&#45;year&#45;old son&#8217;s death</title>
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Shalinda Kalika Glass, 28, of Rainbow City, has been indicted.           ]]></description>
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          <title>3 arrested in Ala &#8216;Lay Dam Road Murders&#8217; cold case</title>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Three men have been arrested in connection to a 14-year-old murder case where three men were tied up, robbed and set on fire while staying at a hunting cabin in the Unity Community.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Artur Davis gets Alabama union endorsement</title>
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis has picked up an endorsement from a major union.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Birmingham teachers lose suit over coaching jobs</title>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that a school system can cancel a teacher&#8217;s extra duties as a coach after the school year has ended.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Hoover Islamic Center condemns Fort Hood, Texas shootings</title>
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A local Islamic center condemns the violence at Fort Hood.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Riley directs flags to half&#45;staff in honor of Fort Hood victims</title>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. &#8211; Gov.r Bob Riley directed flags to be flown at half-staff starting today until sunset on Tuesday, Nov. 10 on state government buildings as a tribute to those who lost their lives at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Bhm P.D. identiyfy victim and suspect in homicide #54</title>
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The victim has been identified as Daryl Jackson.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Poll: One&#45;third can find, get swine flu vaccine</title>
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ATLANTA (AP) - A new national poll found that only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it. The numbers are about the same for parents who tried to get the vaccine for their children.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Alabama Supreme Court gives death row inmate another review</title>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has told a lower court to take another look at a death penalty case from Jefferson County.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bhm P.D. charges suspect in homicide #53</title>
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The victim has been identified as Tiffany Edwards,19, of 112 Village Court West, Birmingham.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATE: Suspect caught after shooting at downtown Orlando office building</title>
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A suspect gunman has been captured after shooting several, killing one person at a downtown Orlando, Fla., office building.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Dothan, Ala. resident among those wounded in Fort Hood massacre</title>
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DOTHAN, Ala.&#8212;U.S. flags and stars adorn the porch and front door of a local family affected by a national tragedy at an Army post in Texas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Search for body of Ala. baby at landfill suspended</title>
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Montgomery police have suspended a
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Police started the investigation after a doctor called and told
them about a pregnant woman who had refused to allow doctors to
deliver her baby on Oct. 19.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tuscaloosa man arrested in rape investigation involving a 14&#45;year&#45;old</title>
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A Tuscaloosa man has been charged in a rape investigation involving a 14-year-old.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:12:36 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: Civilian Police Officer credited for helping stop Fort Hood shootings</title>
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The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tuscaloosa crime reports for November 5, 2009</title>
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The crime reports for November 5, 2009 from the Tuscaloosa Police Department.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:14:58 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Legislation will extend unemployment insurance benefits in Ala.</title>
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Legislation President Barack Obama is set to sign
Friday would extend unemployment insurance benefits by 14 weeks for
jobless people in all states, including Alabama, who have exhausted their benefits. The
jobless living in 27 states, plus the District of Columbia and
Puerto Rico, that have unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher
would receive an additional six weeks.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Huntsville man burned in meth lab fire</title>
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An Owens Cross Roads man is
recovering after suffering first and second degree burns in an
apparent meth lab fire.
&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Huntsville Emergency Medical Services responded to a call around
2:30 a.m. Thursday where a man was transported to Huntsville
Hospital for burns following a fire in a shed.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Update: Fort Hood: Another victim of shooting rampage dies</title>
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 Post spokesman Tyler Broadway said early Friday that the toll now stands at 13 dead and 30 wounded.            ]]></description>
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          <title>28 sheriffs endorse Sparks for Alabama governor</title>
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The sheriffs gathered in Tuscaloosa on Thursday to make the endorsement.
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          <title>Madison County teen found guilty in girl&#8217;s death</title>
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 A Madison County jury has found 17-year-old Michael Steger guilty of reckless murder in the 2007 shooting death of a 16-year-old girl.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:19:47 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge clears way for sale of Scrushy&#8217;s lake home</title>
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The estate, valued at some $7 million, is to be sold at auction Monday at the Tallapoosa County courthouse.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:19:20 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Ala. woman indicted in Tenn. newborn kidnapping</title>
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 Tammy Renee Silas has been in custody since Oct. 2 after police found the week-old infant, Yahir Anthony Carrillo, at her home in Ardmore, Ala.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:18:02 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Ex&#45;Riley aide: Miss. Indian casinos gave to Riley</title>
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 The claim by Bill Johnson triggered denials Thursday by Riley aides, the state Republican Party chairman, as well as the former campaign officials Johnson cited as his source.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:17:23 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama Power getting stimulus money for updates</title>
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Alabama Power spokesman Michael Sznajderman says the $6 million will help with a $30 million project to upgrade two generating units at Lay Dam, one at Bouldin Dam and one at Jordan Dam.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Current, ex&#45;Tuskegee officers charged in teen rape</title>
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 William Curtis Jr., whose work at Tuskegee University ended in 1995, was indicted Tuesday along with John Moon, who was suspended from Tuskegee University police after his arrest Oct. 18.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:16:30 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Mix It Up at Lunch Day coming to Ala. schools</title>
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tudents will be asked to sit with someone new at the cafeteria on Tuesday.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Man burned in apparent meth lab fire</title>
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 Huntsville Emergency Medical Services responded to a call around 2:30 a.m. Thursday where a man was transported to Huntsville Hospital for burns following a fire in a shed.
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          <title>Tuscaloosa teens drink, smoke more</title>
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Tuscaloosa teenagers drink more and smoke more than kids in the rest of the state and the rest of the nation.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Army: 12 dead in attacks at Fort Hood, Texas</title>
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage on the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>1 soldier from Alabama&#8217;s 135th Expeditionary injured in Fort Hood attacks</title>
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NBC13HD has learned that one member of the Alabama Army National Guard&#8217;s 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command was wounded today in the attacks at Fort Hood.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Former Riley aide says Indians gave to campaign</title>
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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) - A former member of Gov. Bob Riley&#8217;s Cabinet says Riley received campaign contributions from Mississippi Indians who operate casinos and that money is influencing Riley&#8217;s fight against electronic bingo in Alabama.
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          <title>Judge clears way for sale of Scrushy&#8217;s lake home</title>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A judge has refused to block the sale of Richard Scrushy&#8217;s palatial Lake Martin home.           ]]></description>
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Pierre Smith testified in his own defense at his capital murder trial Thursday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Both directions of I&#45;20/59 blocked in Bessemer 18&#45;wheeler accident</title>
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An 18-wheeler traffic accident has caused a backup of four to five miles in either direction on I-20/59 in Bessemer.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:39:46 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Tyson Foods found in violation of Fair Labor Standards Act</title>
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Tyson Foods found in violation of Fair Labor Standards Act.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:27:12 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge sets filing deadline for Langford&#8217;s retrial request</title>
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Judge Scott Coogler has given prosecutors 11 days for respond to Larry Langford&#8217;s request for a new trial.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:48:16 CST</pubDate>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The battle over an unbid $13 million computer contract is beginning to have an impact on how other state contracts are awarded.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:09:18 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Video: Birmingham&#8217;s acting mayor fires chief of staff Deborah Vance&#45;Bowie</title>
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Carole Smitherman fired Vance-Bowie over the handling of the city&#8217;s $20 million budget shortfall.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:22:44 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Update: Woman dead in Birmingham car accident</title>
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A woman has died in a serious two-car accident in Birmingham this morning.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:17:01 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Smoot lawyer denies SEC claim of payments</title>
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A lawyer for Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot is denying government claims that she improperly directed payments from county bond deals to two small banking firms.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:11:26 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Video: Attorney Patrick Cooper announces campaign for Birmingham mayor</title>
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Candidates are beginning to line up in Birmingham to replace Larry Langford as mayor of Alabama&#8217;s largest city.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:10:51 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: Person shot in Birmingham</title>
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More details are developing regarding a person who was shot this morning in Birmingham.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:53:16 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>New markers in Tenn to honor 18 black soldiers who fought for Confederacy</title>
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New markers honoring 18 black soldiers who
fought for the Confederacy will be dedicated Sunday at a cemetery
in Pulaski.
&nbsp;  &nbsp;  All of the soldiers were from Giles County, and records show
many of them received a military pension.
&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Cathy Wood is president of the Giles County chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy. She says her group and the
Sons of Confederate Veterans chapter joined to buy the footstone
markers, which will list the names, lifespans and unit numbers of
the men.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:02:55 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Atty: Ala city filing for bankruptcy more than $1 million in debt</title>
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&nbsp;  &nbsp;  An attorney representing Prichard in the
south Alabama city&#8217;s bankruptcy proceedings says the city&#8217;s debt is
probably more than $1 million.
&nbsp;  &nbsp;  Attorney Scott Williams says bills from some of the city&#8217;s
largest creditors, including Allied Waste, are being paid.
&nbsp;  &nbsp;  But Williams says money owed to retired city employees who did
not receive a pension check last month must be added to the
equation.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:58:22 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Ala. preacher arrested in connection with fire at his church</title>
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Federal agents say they&#8217;re searching for
a Clarke County preacher who&#8217;s facing arson charges in connection
with a fire at his church.
&nbsp;  &nbsp;  An indictment issued by a federal grand jury in Mobile charges
42-year-old Ron Bordelle Williams with setting fire to the Miracles
of Prayer Church/Word of Life Center four years ago.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:50:35 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>2 people killed in early morning fire in Pinson</title>
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Two people were killed in a mobile home fire in Pinson this morning.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:42:58 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Tuscaloosa crime reports for November 4, 2009</title>
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The crime reports from the Tuscaloosa Police Department for November 4, 2009.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:34:07 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama cities plan Veteran&#8217;s Day parades</title>
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&nbsp; The Alabama Tourism Department says Birmingham will again hold the nation&#8217;s oldest Veteran&#8217;s Day parade.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:54:01 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>2nd Tuskegee officer indicted in child rape case</title>
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WSFA reports Wednesday that William Curtis, Jr., was indicted along with fellow officer John Moon in a specially called session of the Macon County Grand Jury.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:53:13 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama police plan next move in baby death probe</title>
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&nbsp;  Police were trying to determine their next step in the case Wednesday.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:48:04 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Yankees win World Series</title>
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Yankees won the World Series, beating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:02:45 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Video:Suspected serial killer of as many as eleven people appears in court</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/videosuspected_serial_killer_of_as_many_as_eleven_people_appears_in_court/106400/</link>
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Suspected serial killer of as many as eleven people appears in court            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:59:29 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Ga. archaeologist: more clues to de Soto&#8217;s trail</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/ga._archaeologist_more_clues_to_de_sotos_trail/106397/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
 Dennis Blanton of the Fernbank Museum of Natural History was scheduled to present his findings Thursday to the Southeastern Archaeological Conference in Mobile, Ala.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:53:47 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Video: Researchers new test to determine if you&#8217;re having a heart attack</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/video_researchers_new_test_to_determine_if_youre_having_a_heart_attack/106398/</link>
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Researchers new test to determine if you&#8217;re having a heart attack.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:53:44 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Video: Making a Difference Award&#45; Lots of Love</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/video_making_a_difference_award-_lots_of_love/106312/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Making a Difference Award           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:07:39 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>VIDEO: Prosecution rests in Banana Joe&#8217;s murder trial</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/video_prosecution_rests_in_banana_joes_murder_trial/106308/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The prosecution called its final witnesses in the Banana Joe&#8217;s double murder trial Wednesday afternoon.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:10:15 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>PACT will run out of money in 2016</title>
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Without the legislature&#8217;s help, Alabama&#8217;s Prepaid College Tuition program will run out of money by 2016.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:04:12 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Larry Langford wants a new trial, change of venue</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/larry_langford_wants_a_new_trial_change_of_venue/106304/</link>
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Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has requested a new trial along with change of venue.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:57:54 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Robbery reported at Regions Bank in Pelham</title>
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A Regions Bank in Pelham was robbed around 2:30 this afternoon.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:46:55 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge won&#8217;t let Walker Co. bingo halls stay open</title>
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JASPER, Ala. (AP) - A judge who declared electronic bingo illegal in Walker County has denied a request to allow the operations to continue until a higher court rules on an appeal.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:35:30 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bessemer DA lets bingo halls stay open for now</title>
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BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) - A prosecutor is allowing 13 electronic bingo halls in Jefferson County&#8217;s Bessemer Cutoff to remain open for at least the next few months.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:56:17 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Study: Alabama income tax on working poor harshest</title>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A new national study shows Alabama levies more income tax on families living in poverty than any other state.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:55:13 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Auburn University hosts gubernatorial forum</title>
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The election may be more than a year off, but you wouldn&#8217;t have known it by the turnout at the Alabama Gubernatorial Forum 2010 at Auburn University on Tuesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:55 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Search is on for &#8220;Granddad Bandit&#8221;</title>
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Federal agents are requesting help in locating a serial bank robber, called the &#8220;Granddad Bandit.&#8220;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:10:31 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Video Update: JPMorgan paying $700M to settle JeffCo SEC charges</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/jpmorgan_paying_700m_to_settle_jeffco_sec_charges/106212/</link>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. is paying more than $700 million to settle federal regulators&#8217; charges it made unlawful payments to friends of public officials to win municipal bond business in Jefferson County, Ala.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:21:31 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Lawyer says Larry Langford rejected plea deal</title>
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A defense lawyer says former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford rejected a plea bargain in his federal trial on bribery charges because he maintained that he had not broken the law.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:37:48 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Expect lower natural gas rates this winter</title>
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Customers of Alabama Gas Corp. are going to pay lower rates for heating their homes.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:07:12 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabamians across the state travel to Montgomery for PACT meeting</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/alabamians_across_the_state_travel_to_montgomery_for_pact_meeting/106150/</link>
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People from all around the state of Alabama are travelling to Montgomery for a PACT meeting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:30:16 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Lane closure slated for bridge work in Tuscaloosa</title>
          <link>http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/lane_closure_slated_for_bridge_work_in_tuscaloosa/106149/</link>
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Expect road work in the Tuscaloosa area tomorrow on the Woolsey Finnell Bridge.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:22:04 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police: Man linked to Jamaican lottery scam; swindled $1 million from two people in Foley</title>
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Police say a man jailed in Bay Minette
is linked to a Jamaican lottery scam that swindled two Foley
residents out of more than $1 million.
&nbsp;  &nbsp;  The Mobile Press-Register reports that Foley police Cpl. Tony
Nelson says 71-year-old Stanley Samuel Walker of Kingston, Jamaica,
is being held in the Baldwin County Corrections Center, charged
with theft of property and with bail set at $350,000.           ]]></description>
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Federal court records show a Dothan man has
been arrested and charged with trying to hire another man to murder
his estranged wife.
&nbsp;  &nbsp;  The Dothan Eagle reports that according to a Dothan police
statement, 52-year-old Michael Capshaw was charged by FBI agents,
who alleged that Capshaw hired an undercover agent to kill his
49-year-old wife.           ]]></description>
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A person is in custody following a shooting in Birmingham that left a woman dead.           ]]></description>
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The crime reports from the Tuscaloosa Police Department for November 3, 2009.           ]]></description>
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 Twenty-nine-year-old Aaron Siebers was arrested after police say he admitted making up the assault and said he was responsible for
the knife wound to his leg and other superficial cuts on his body.
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&nbsp;  Organizer Patti Lambert of Decatur says she&#8217;s unsure how many will participate, but she&#8217;s hopeful of a good turnout for Wednesday&#8217;s board meeting           ]]></description>
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 Sheriff Greg Bartlett tells WAFF Tuesday that 48-year-old Dewaine Elton Ott pulled out in front of a deputy in the early morning hours of Halloween and the official observed the truck weaving in and out of lanes heading to I-65.
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The judge ordered Jackie Knott to 90 days jail time, of which she will serve only five days.
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Major Huey Thornton told the Opelika-Auburn News Tuesday night that officers will meet Wednesday to discuss their next steps.
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&nbsp; The letter came about after a meeting of the Tri-State Delegation last week and was sent Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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Beech had about 53 percent of the vote in unofficial results Tuesday night, while her Republican opponent, Jerry Reed, had 47
percent.
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Family, friends and police officers gathered to remember a missing Homewood woman and to help keep her case in the spotlight.           ]]></description>
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Acting Mayor Carole Smitherman told Birmingham City Council Tuesday that the current budget under funded essential services by $20 million. 
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A new financial literacy campaign is under way to teach teens about money.           ]]></description>
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ATLANTA (AP) - AT&amp;T Inc. is suing Verizon Wireless over its competitor&#8217;s &#8220;There&#8217;s a Map for That&#8221; commercials.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:17:19 CST</pubDate>
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama voters can expect to see the faces of some well-known Democratic felons in advertisements that Republicans plan to run before the 2010 legislative elections.           ]]></description>
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In the wake of former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford&#8217;s federal corruption trial, NBC13.com wants to know: Do you think all candidates should have to submit their personal finances to be considered for elected office?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:01:00 CST</pubDate>
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There&#8217;s a new warning out there on Craigslist.com. The website recently posted a scam alert, telling applicants to be on the lookout for bogus ads that promise work that doesn&#8217;t exist.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:25:05 CST</pubDate>
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ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Corrections officials say 64-year-old David Larry Nelson, who has been on death row for more than 27 years, has died at the Holman prison infirmary.           ]]></description>
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Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to deny electronic bingo permits for 19 bingo halls.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:30:54 CST</pubDate>
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          <title>Football artist Daniel Moore wins court decision over Tide</title>
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that artist Daniel Moore did not violate trademark laws by painting scenes of University of Alabama football without licensing the work through the university.           ]]></description>
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An undercover drug operation resulted in many arrests today in Bessemer.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Smitherman: City under funded essential services by $20 million</title>
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Acting Mayor Carole Smitherman told Birmingham City Council Tuesday that the current budget under funded essential services by $20 million.           ]]></description>
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A ruling today from a Jefferson County judge will keep bingo halls in Walker County closed, for now.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Candlelight vigil planned tonight for Nadia Kersh</title>
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Tonight, People will remember a woman who was last seen leaving work in Homewood one year ago.           ]]></description>
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The latest survey of gasoline prices in Alabama show prices are remaining steady.           ]]></description>
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The crime reports from the Tuscaloosa Police Department for November 2, 2009.           ]]></description>
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Experts offer tips for keeping you safe on Facebook.            ]]></description>
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Polls open in a few hours with important races is New Jersey and Virginia. .&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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Blind Ohio band students are marching in tandem.           ]]></description>
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