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Ala. County to File Biggest Municipal Bankruptcy

Birmingham's Jefferson County deep in the red

(Newser) - Jefferson County is Alabama's most populous county, the home of Birmingham, and now destined to be the answer to a dubious trivia question: County commissioners today voted to file the biggest municipal bankruptcy in US history, reports the Birmingham News . The $4.1 billion bankruptcy stems from $3.14...

Top Conservative-Friendly US Counties
 Top Conservative-Friendly 
 US Counties 
OPINION
Mar 20, 2010 5:19 AM CDT

Top Conservative-Friendly US Counties

A few in the South, as one might expect

(Newser) - Things getting a little too liberal in your neck of the woods? The Daily Caller has a list of the most conservative-friendly counties in the US. The top five:
  • Williamson County, Tenn.: Area south of Nashville that’s home to country stars including Kenny Chesney has the highest rate of
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Obama Ally Launches Bid for Ala. State House

Davis would be state's first black governor

(Newser) - US Rep. Artur Davis, a close ally of President Obama's, launched his long-rumored campaign for governor of Alabama today, the Birmingham News reports. "I believe the poet was wrong when he said that the past is the light that will guide our feet," said Davis, who would be...

Idol's Studdard Says, 'I Do'

American Idol winner met her while signing CDs 2 years ago

(Newser) - Remember Ruben Studdard? The winner of American Idol’s second season now has won himself a wife. Studdard, 29, married his girlfriend of 2 years, Surata Zuri McCants, 30, in a lavish ceremony today in Birmingham, Ala., OK! reports.

America's 10 Chubbiest Cities
America's 10 Chubbiest Cities
Nov 25, 2007 1:00 PM CST

America's 10 Chubbiest Cities

Sun Belt hogs the lion's share of pudgiest locales

(Newser) - The weather may be great and the lifestyle good, but Southern culinary hospitality might be landing the Sun Belt disproportionately on Forbes' list of America's most obese cities. The most rotund:
  1. Memphis
  2. Birmingham
  3. San Antonio

US Multinational Faces Human Rights Trial

Mining company accused of playing role in Colombian murders

(Newser) - A landmark trial addressing corporate culpability for human-rights violations committed on foreign soil gets under way this week, testing whether an 18th-century antipiracy law applies to modern business practices. At issue is the 2001 murder of three Colombian mining-union leaders, the Wall Street Journal reports, and under scrutiny is the...

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