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• Senate Democrats back Little

  Associated Press

  MONTGOMERY — State Senate Democrats kept Sen. Zeb Little as their majority leader Tuesday after he apologized for alcohol use that led to his arrest for driving under the influence.

  April 7, 2009

• Lt. Gov. Folsom to seek re-election

  Associated Press

  MONTGOMERY — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. said Wednesday he will run for re-election next year rather than seek to return to the governor’s office he held 15 years ago.

  April 2, 2009

• Ballroom enthusiast think crew was ’Borat’ star’s

  Associated press

  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A Birmingham man who was initially pleased to have Alabama ballroom dancing depicted in a German TV documentary, now believes he was the latest victim of “Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen.

  March 18, 2009

• Army reviews troop use after fatal Ala. shootings

  Associated Press

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Army said Wednesday it opened an inquiry into whether federal laws were broken when nearly two dozen soldiers were sent to a south Alabama town after 11 people died in a shooting spree last week.

  March 18, 2009

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