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          <title>Trustees act on airport terminal, rec building, budget</title>
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The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a budget increase for the new terminal at Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport, initiated a project to build a new recreation building for students and adopted AU&#8217;s 2008-2009 operating budget.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:25:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Bond set at $250,000 for LaFayette councilman</title>
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Chambers County District Court Judge Calvin Milford set a $250,000 bond for Lafayette City Councilman Toney Ben Thomas during an initial court appearance at the county&#8217;s detention facility Friday, according to officials at the jail.


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          <title>Riley declares state of emergency</title>
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Governor Bob Riley today declared an official state of emergency due to the imminent threat posed by Hurricane Gustav.&nbsp; The emergency declaration enables the Governor to invoke various emergency preparedness measures.
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          <title>22&#45;year&#45;old man killed in motorcycle accident</title>
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A 22-year-old Columbus, Ga., man was killed Thursday night after he apparently drove his motorcycle the wrong way on U.S. Highway 280 in Phenix City. Charles Daniel Hillhouse was driving a 1996 Honda CB750 motorcycle east in the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 280 when he struck several vehicles, according to Lee County Coroner Bill Harris.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:57:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Son of Salem woman killed in Iraq</title>
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Soldier with local ties killed in Iraq, but questions about death linger.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:31:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>LCAR grows with development</title>
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As local development continues to progress, so does the Lee County Association of Realtors. This group of 352 realtor members and 58 affiliate members recently moved with a majority vote to proceed with the construction of a free standing association building.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:42:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Child abuse reported in Opelika</title>
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Opelika police are investigating a report of child abuse, but are not releasing any details on the case. A police report was filed Thursday stating that child abuse had occurred at a residence in the 3500 block of Birmingham Highway, according to Opelika police Capt. Allan Elkins.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:36:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Bush never sent Congress a balanced budget to pass</title>
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Back from vacation, I chanced upon Malcolm Cutchins&#8217; astonishing claim that President Bush bears none of the responsibility for the $482 billion budget deficit and the ballooning $9.6 trillion national debt because it is Congress, not the president, who passes spending bills.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:13:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Warren McCord: Traffic is here, so we must manage it</title>
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There is little in Auburn to complain about except the weather and traffic. In the case of both, the severity often depends on one&#8217;s perspective.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain chooses Alaskan governor</title>
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John McCain tapped little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice presidential running mate, two senior campaign officials told The Associated Press on Friday.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:55:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Time for football fans to live up to reputation</title>
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Auburn&#8217;s been regarded as a college football Shangri-la. An oasis of passion, pride and hospitality nestled betwixt Southern pines and plains.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:21:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tide&#8217;s Gibson suspended for 2 games</title>
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Alabama redshirt freshman receiver Brandon Gibson of Mobile will be suspended for the Crimson Tide&#8217;s first two games due to an accidental secondary NCAA rules violation. Gibson signed with the Tide out of UMS-Wright in 2007.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:05:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>As Gustav nears, Gulf Coast puts faith in planning</title>
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With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:01:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>David Duchovny in rehab for sex addiction</title>
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David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. Duchovny, 48, plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series &#8220;Californication,&#8221; which earned Emmy nominations for casting and cinematography. The show&#8217;s second season begins Sept. 28.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:59:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Help&#45;wanted ad for nanny: &#8216;My kids are a pain&#8217;</title>
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It was an unusually honest ad for a live-in nanny, a 1,000-word tome beginning, &#8220;My kids are a pain.&#8221; But it worked, attracting a brave soul who&#8217;s never been a nanny before.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:57:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Comcast to make monthly Internet use cap official</title>
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Comcast Corp., the nation&#8217;s second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month. On Oct. 1, the cable company will update its user agreement to say that users will be allowed 250 gigabytes of traffic per month.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:54:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain makes decision on running mate</title>
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John McCain is keeping the name of his running mate a closely held secret just hours before the Republican presidential candidate is set to introduce his No. 2 at an Ohio rally.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:51:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama&#8217;s flagship crops suffer with drought</title>
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SHORTER &#8212; While expensive to grow, peanuts and cotton, considered Alabama&#8217;s flagship crops, have been facing a third year of drought.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:36:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fay improves drought situation</title>
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Tropical Storm Fay&#8217;s rains brought much-needed relief to eastern Alabama, bringing the area almost out of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:34:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Retail and industry important to healthy Auburn</title>
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An industry groundbreaking or a retail store opening: which one is best for the local economy? Both, said Auburn Economic Development Director Phillip Dunlap.


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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:30:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Lee Red Cross to offer disaster training</title>
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The American Red Cross responds to a disaster in the United States every eight minutes. While the location of the next disaster is a matter of chance, the training the 1.2 million Red Cross volunteers have in meeting that challenge is not.


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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:27:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>AU Trustees to discuss rec center, airport</title>
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The Auburn University Board of Trustees will meet at 8:30 a.m. today at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center to discuss a new Student Recreation Building and a budget increase for the Auburn-Opelika Robert G. Pitts Airport terminal project.


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          <title>Officers say farewell to one of their own</title>
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Every pew in Central Baptist Church was full Thursday morning for the funeral of an Opelika police 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:12:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Motorcycle wreck on South College Street</title>
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Auburn police responded to a motorcycle wreck just after 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of South College Street and East University Drive.
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          <title>Valley Police Department reports</title>
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The following are incident reports from the Valley Police Department:
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:23:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office reports</title>
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The following are incident reports from the Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office:
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:20:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>VIDEO: Lafayette councilman to appear in court Friday</title>
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LaFayette&#8217;s Mayor Robert Finley is staying neutral about the arrest of one of his council members Thursday. He called the situation with Toney Ben Thomas, 44, a &#8220;personal affair,&#8221; and yet he was surprised, &#8220;to a certain extent&#8221; by the arrest.


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          <title>Economy had spring rebound, but another rut expected</title>
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 WASHINGTON  &#8212; The economy pulled out of a dangerous rough patch in the spring, thanks largely to strong exports, but the rebound isn&#8217;t expected to last. Economic slowdowns overseas could make exports tail off just as Americans are hunkering down after the bracing impact of rebate checks wanes, plunging the country into another rut later this year. 


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          <title>Opelika Police Department reports</title>
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Opelika Police Department reports
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:07:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Riley prepares state for storm</title>
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Governor Bob Riley today continued to prepare Alabama for the possible onslaught of Hurricane Gustav. The governor spoke by phone this morning to Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Paulison, who is currently stationed in New Orleans.&nbsp;
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          <title>Car stolen at gunpoint in Opelika by passenger in vehicle</title>
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A driver in Opelika reported his car was stolen at gunpoint by someone he had given a ride to early Thursday morning, according to police. The victim reported he was driving a 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis when a passenger pulled a gun on him and then took the vehicle, according to Opelika police Capt. Allan Elkins.
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          <title>Name of pedestrian killed on Interstate 85 in Opelika still pending</title>
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More than 12 hours after a 51-year-old man was struck and killed on Interstate 85 Wednesday, Lee County Coroner Bill Harris was still trying to reach the man&#8217;s family and was unable to release the name. The name of the man will not be released until his family is reached, Harris said.
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          <title>State officials keep eye on Gustav</title>
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Gov. Bob Riley says state agencies are keeping a close watch on Tropical Storm Gustav as its spins its way toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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          <title>Rains from Fay came as blessing to dry South</title>
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In late July, an unusually beautiful rainbow stretched from horizon to horizon over our twin cities. Lately with all the rain, one had to wonder if the Biblical rainbow-promise was to be tested.


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          <title>Few surprises in Opelika municipal election</title>
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Tuesday night&#8217;s Opelika election results revealed no major surprises. Incumbents are often the favorites heading into an election as people are sometimes hesitant for change unless a major overhaul is clearly obvious.
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          <title>Fantasy football binds Huntsville workers together</title>
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A software programmer with Internet access restrictions at work? That&#8217;s the case for Carlos Mathews. He can&#8217;t visit sports Web sites, for example, and there&#8217;s one big reason - fantasy football.


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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:24:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Georgia: ethnic cleansing still going on</title>
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Georgia&#8217;s foreign minister says &#8220;ethnic cleansing&#8221; of Georgians from the separatist province of South Ossetia has been completed but continues in so-called buffer zones. Eka Tkeshelashvili says Georgians have been cleared from their homes in conflict zones.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:21:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>TVA asks NRC to renew build permits for 2 reactors</title>
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The Tennessee Valley Authority, faced with growing electricity demand and rising coal costs, asked regulators Wednesday to renew construction permits for two unfinished nuclear reactors it virtually abandoned 20 years ago. Knoxville-based TVA hasn&#8217;t decided whether it will complete the Unit 1 and 2 reactors at the Bellefonte site near Scottsboro.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:43:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/tva_asks_nrc_to_renew_build_permits_for_2_reactors1/33778/#When:12:43:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N&#8217; Roses songs</title>
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 A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N&#8217; Roses album &#8220;Chinese Democracy&#8221; on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000. FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Kevin Cogill on Wednesday morning on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:15:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Gustav kills 23; New Orleans makes evacuation plan</title>
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Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Oil workers began leaving their rigs and New Orleans drew up evacuation plans. Gustav killed 15 people on Haiti&#8217;s deforested southern peninsula, where it dumped 12 inches (30 centimeters) or more of rain.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:11:01 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/gustav_kills_23_new_orleans_makes_evacuation_plan/33768/#When:12:11:01Z</guid>
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          <title>Dems choose Obama in historic acclamation</title>
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Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration. Competing chants of &#8220;Obama&#8221; and &#8220;Yes we can&#8221; surged up from the convention floor as the outcome was announced.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:07:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Man struck and killed on Interstate 85</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/man_struck_and_killed_on_interstate_85/33731/</link>
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Man struck and killed on Interstate 85
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:01:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/man_struck_and_killed_on_interstate_85/33731/#When:04:01:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Valley remains politically divided</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/valley_remains_politically_divided/33725/</link>
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Valley city residents remain divided in the wake of Tuesday&#8217;s municipal election that unseated one incumbent council member and put three others in jeopardy.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:44:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/valley_remains_politically_divided/33725/#When:02:44:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Provisional ballots key in LaFayette</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/provisional_ballots_key_in_lafayette/33724/</link>
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With as few as two votes&#8217; difference between candidates in some races, provisional ballots may make the difference in the City of LaFayette&#8217;s mayoral and council races.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:42:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/provisional_ballots_key_in_lafayette/33724/#When:02:42:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Jones: Arrests pending in Wednesday shooting</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/jones_arrests_pending_in_wednesday_shooting/33723/</link>
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No arrests have been made since the occupant of a vehicle shot a Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office reserve deputy during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning. But Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said arrests are pending.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:38:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/jones_arrests_pending_in_wednesday_shooting/33723/#When:02:38:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Opelika revisited: Many candidates, few voters</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/opelika_revisited_many_candidates_few_voters/33722/</link>
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The Opelika municipal election Tuesday featured a confounding paradox &#8212; a 20-year high in the number of candidates, with a 20-year low in voter turnout.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:33:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Auburn police reports</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/auburn_police_reports7/33709/</link>
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Auburn Police Division reports
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:47:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/auburn_police_reports7/33709/#When:23:47:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Valley Police Department reports</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/valley_police_department_reports6/33692/</link>
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The following are incident reports from the Valley Police Department:
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:37:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office reports</title>
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The following are incident reports from the Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office:
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:35:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Threat of Gustav worries Gulf coast</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/threat_of_gustav_worries_gulf_coast/33659/</link>
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On the cusp of Hurricane Katrina&#8217;s third anniversary, nervous Gulf Coast residents watched Wednesday as a storm threatened to strengthen and crash ashore, testing everything the city has rebuilt.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:55:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Opelika police reports</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/opelika_police_reports9/33639/</link>
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Opelika Police Reports
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:57:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Jay Jacobs: Goal at Auburn to win the right way</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/jay_jacobs_goal_at_auburn_to_win_the_right_way/33638/</link>
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The Opelika-Auburn News recently published an excellent story about the significant impact Auburn University and its students have on the community.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:34:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;Don&#8217;t drink and drive&#8217; isn&#8217;t that confusing, is it?</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/opinion/editorials/article/dont_drink_and_drive_isnt_that_confusing_is_it/33637/</link>
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For years, we&#8217;ve heard the same message: &#8220;Don&#8217;t drink and drive.&#8221; It&#8217;s alarming and discouraging, however, that so many of today&#8217;s drivers fail to heed that message.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:32:01 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/opinion/editorials/article/dont_drink_and_drive_isnt_that_confusing_is_it/33637/#When:14:32:01Z</guid>
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          <title>Alabama governor promotes car pooling</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/alabama_governor_promotes_car_pooling/33616/</link>
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Gov. Bob Riley is on the road urging commuters to car pool to work.

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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:32:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Gustav weakens but could become hurricane again</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/gustav_weakens_but_could_become_hurricane_again/33615/</link>
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Tropical Storm Gustav was losing steam early Wednesday as it moved through the Caribbean a day after hitting Haiti as a hurricane. But the storm could regain hurricane strength later in the day or on Thursday once it clears Haiti.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:29:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Feds indict 2 men in separate child porno cases</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/feds_indict_2_men_in_separate_child_porno_cases/33613/</link>
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 A federal grand jury has returned indictments against two Alabama men for receiving and distributing child pornography.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:27:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Dell unveils new PCs targeting emerging markets</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/dell_unveils_new_pcs_targeting_emerging_markets/33612/</link>
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Dell Inc. unveiled four low-cost computer models Wednesday designed for China, India and other emerging economies in a new bid to tap the potential of high-growth markets outside the United States. The two notebook and two desktop PCs are the first Dell models designed especially for emerging markets.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:25:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Australia assessing visa for Snoop Dogg</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/australia_assessing_visa_for_snoop_dogg/33611/</link>
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The immigration department said Wednesday it was conducting a character assessment of Snoop Dogg, including his criminal history, as Australia considers whether to grant the rapper a visa for a concert tour later this year. A department spokesman said reports the visa had already been granted were false.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:22:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/australia_assessing_visa_for_snoop_dogg/33611/#When:12:22:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Dalai Lama, battling exhaustion, cancels trips</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/dalai_lama_battling_exhaustion_cancels_trips/33610/</link>
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The office of the Dalai Lama says the Tibetan spiritual leader is suffering from exhaustion and is canceling his international trips.


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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:19:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Clintons throwing a one&#45;two punch at McCain</title>
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 Democrats were using the one-two punch of Hillary and Bill Clinton to unify their party against Republicans and argue that the nation would be safer &#8212; its economy as well as its citizens &#8212; under a Barack Obama administration.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:17:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/clintons_throwing_a_one_two_punch_at_mccain/33609/#When:12:17:00Z</guid>
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          <title>UPDATED: Officer, suspect injured in early morning shooting</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/officer_suspect_injured_in_early_morning_shooting/33599/</link>
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A routine traffic stop took a violent turn early Wednesday morning in the Smiths Station area.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:32:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/officer_suspect_injured_in_early_morning_shooting/33599/#When:10:32:00Z</guid>
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          <title>AU president back at work after brief hospitalization</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/auburn_president_faints_at_social_event/33593/</link>
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University President Dr. Jay Gogue fainted at a social event Tuesday evening, said Brian Keeter, public affairs for Auburn University.

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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:04:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/auburn_president_faints_at_social_event/33593/#When:04:04:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Crawley, Heard, Maxwell, Motley winners in Lanett&#8217;s election; Duskin, Looser runoff in Distric</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/crawley_heard_maxwell_motley_winners_in_lanetts_election_duskin_looser_runo/33580/</link>
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Incumbent Oscar Crawley won the mayoral race in Lanett&#8217;s municipal elections Tuesday, which saw an estimated 39 percent voter turnout, according to the city clerk&#8217;s office.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:44:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/crawley_heard_maxwell_motley_winners_in_lanetts_election_duskin_looser_runo/33580/#When:03:44:00Z</guid>
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          <title>LaFayette mayoral race continues to runoff</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/lafayette_mayoral_race_continues_to_runoff/33577/</link>
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A six-way race for LaFayette mayor was sure to split the vote and end in a runoff, candidates said, and it came down to a contest between the incumbent and the youngest contender.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:22:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/lafayette_mayoral_race_continues_to_runoff/33577/#When:03:22:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Valley&#8217;s mayor re&#45;elected, three council members face runoff</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/valleys_mayor_re_elected_three_council_members_face_runoff/33574/</link>
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Valley&#8217;s Mayor Arnold Leak was pleased to be re-elected to the city&#8217;s top post Tuesday night, but he had mixed feelings about the rest of the election results.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:08:01 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/valleys_mayor_re_elected_three_council_members_face_runoff/33574/#When:03:08:01Z</guid>
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          <title>Fuller, incumbents win Opelika election</title>
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In Tuesday&#8217;s municipal election, Opelika voters chose all incumbents in the mayoral and city council races and added a new name in Ward 2. A run-off election will be required for Ward 3. Mayor Gary Fuller, as well as city council members Patsy Jones for Ward 1 and Dr. William Lazenby for Ward 5 were re-elected Tuesday. Larry Gray won the Ward 2 seat. Ward 3 candidates Lucinda Samford Cannon and Joey Motley will face each other in a run-off election Oct. 7.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:08:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/fuller_incumbents_win_opelika_election/33573/#When:03:08:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Election results for Smiths Station</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/election_results_for_smiths_station/33515/</link>
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LaFaye Dellinger was re-elected to serve her third term as Smiths Station mayor winning Tuesday&#8217;s municipal election 250 to 87 over K.C. Belcher.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:44:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/election_results_for_smiths_station/33515/#When:02:44:00Z</guid>
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          <title>LaFayette election results</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/lafayette_election_results/33554/</link>
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LaFayette&#8217;s mayoral race isn&#8217;t over yet. Incumbent Mayor Robert C. Finley and challenger Matthew Hurst will face off in a runoff Oct. 7.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:07:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/lafayette_election_results/33554/#When:02:07:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Lee County investigating sex abuse in Phenix City</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/lee_county_investigating_sex_abuse_in_phenix_city/33529/</link>
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Lee County investigating sex abuse in Phenix City
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:33:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/lee_county_investigating_sex_abuse_in_phenix_city/33529/#When:01:33:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Fuller, Patricia Jones, Gray, Lazenby winners in Opelika&#8217;s election; Cannon, Motley in runoff</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local_govtpolitics/article/fuller_patricia_jones_gray_lazenby_winners_in_opelikas_election_cannon_motl/33528/</link>
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Gary Fuller, Patricia Jones, Larry Gray, William D. Lazenby won their races  in Opelika&#8217;s election. Lucinda Samford Cannon and Joey Motley are in a runoff for Place 4
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:26:00 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local_govtpolitics/article/fuller_patricia_jones_gray_lazenby_winners_in_opelikas_election_cannon_motl/33528/#When:01:26:00Z</guid>
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          <title>Crawley, Heard, Maxwell, Motley winners in Lanett&#8217;s election; Duskin, Looser runoff in District 4</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local_govtpolitics/article/crawley_heard_maxwell_motley_winners_in_lanetts_election_duskin_looser_runo/33525/</link>
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Incumbent Oscar Crawley won the mayoral race in Lanett&#8217;s municipal elections Tuesday, which saw an estimated 39 percent voter turnout, according to the city clerk&#8217;s office.

&#8220;I congratulate Oscar,&#8221; said opponent Bill Owens, who came in third with 14.7 percent. &#8220;He&#8217;s got four more years.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:22:01 CDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local_govtpolitics/article/crawley_heard_maxwell_motley_winners_in_lanetts_election_duskin_looser_runo/33525/#When:01:22:01Z</guid>
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          <title>Valley city election results</title>
          <link>http://www.oanow.com/oan/news/local/article/valley_city_election_results/33520/</link>
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Leak wins re-election in Valley.


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David Waldrop was re-elected to the District 1 seat of the Notasulga City Council 51 to 22 over Richard Lumpkin in Tuesday&#8217;s city election. In District 2, Terry Broach defeated challenger Lewis Jarrell 50 to 36 to retain her seat on the city council.


Mayor Frank Tew and council members Coy Bennett Bass Jr., Baxter G. Garner and Robin T. Collins ran unopposed.&nbsp;
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          <title>Consumer outlook up, housing bottom may be near</title>
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Americans felt better about the economy in August, as a barometer of sentiment posted the biggest boost in two years amid falling gas prices
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          <title>Alabama 4&#45;H kicking off centennial year</title>
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Alabama 4-H, the state&#8217;s oldest youth development organization, will begin a year of celebration Friday, Aug. 29, to honor the thousands of youth, volunteers and alumni who are Alabama 4-H.&nbsp;
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          <title>&#8220;Book and Buffet: An Evening with Rheta Grimsley Johnson&#8221; Thursday at AU</title>
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&#8220;Book and Buffet: An Evening with Rheta Grimsley Johnson&#8221; Aug. 28

at AU&#8217;s Jule Collins Smith Museum
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The following are incident reports from the Valley Police Department:
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The following are incident reports from the Lee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office:
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:13:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>More Alabama students taking AP classes</title>
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Alabama students are taking more Advanced Placement classes than ever before, thanks in part to state funding over the past two years that&#8217;s encouraged participation.
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          <title>Gun charges expected in Obama plot</title>
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Three men who authorities initially feared were plotting to assassinate Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention are facing only gun charges &#8212; signaling they never posed a real threat.
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          <title>Opelika police reports</title>
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Opelika police reports
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:57:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mike Rogers: Economy taxing on our laborers</title>
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With Labor Day around the corner, many hard working folks across East Alabama are looking forward to a day of rest.
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          <title>Best vote in Opelika is your vote</title>
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Residents of Opelika are deep-rooted with community pride. They care about the education their children receive and the facilities they receive it. They care about opportunities for local industry and the revenue that&#8217;s generated and goes back into the city.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:17:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Students pack bookbags; teachers pack heat</title>
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Students in this tiny district started school Monday wondering which teachers might be toting firearms. Several parents said they had no idea that employees of the K-12 school were allowed to carry concealed guns on campus until recent publicity about the school board&#8217;s policy, approved quietly last fall.
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          <title>Fay&#8217;s remnants soak drought&#45;parched South</title>
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The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind from Georgia to Louisiana. Floridians, meanwhile, continued to mop up floodwaters created by the storm that stuck around for a week and made a historic four landfalls, dumping more than 30 inches of rain.
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          <title>New Census figures on poverty due Tuesday</title>
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The Census Bureau on Tuesday reports new numbers on poverty, income and health insurance &#8212; an annual snapshot of the economic well-being of American households.
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          <title>Hurricane Gustav gaining strength south of Haiti</title>
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Rapidly growing Hurricane Gustav headed for a collision with impoverished Haiti on Tuesday. The storm was also on track to slice along the south coast of Cuba during the week &#8212; possibly growing into a perilous Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph (185 kph) winds by the weekend as it enters the Gulf.
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Authorities in Shelby County say four men are jailed without bond in connection with the slayings of five men who were found in an apartment. The Shelby County Sheriff&#8217;s Office announced the arrests on Monday. Each suspect was charged with two counts of capital murder.
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          <title>Bollywood&#8217;s &#8216;Hari Puttar&#8217; film sparks lawsuit</title>
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Bollywood producers set to release a film called &#8220;Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors&#8221; are working to fend off a lawsuit filed by Warner Bros. that claims the movie title hews too closely to their mega-famous boy wizard franchise.


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          <title>Dealmaking, drama lead up to Clinton speech</title>
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While Hillary Rodham Clinton urges her supporters to heal a fractured Democratic Party by lining up behind Barack Obama, his Republican opponent is asking voters to remember Clinton&#8217;s own criticism that Obama isn&#8217;t ready to take that 3 a.m. phone call.


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          <title>Will economy&#8217;s path be shaped like a U, V, W or L?</title>
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By focusing on letters, Wall Street is &#8220;trying to make a desperate situation look sort of technical - &#8217;It&#8217;s not that much of a fuss, the big boys can take care of it, don&#8217;t you worry,&#8220;&#8217; said Wall Street historian Charles Geisst. &#8220;Except the big boys here, their trousers are getting a little short, I&#8217;m afraid.&#8221;


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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:07:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>No bull: Cows seem to know which way is north</title>
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No bull: Somehow, cattle seem to know how to find north and south, say researchers who studied satellite photos of thousands of cows around the world. Most cattle that were grazing or resting tended to align their bodies in a north-south direction.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:04:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Investigation into fatal wreck continues</title>
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Flags flew at half-staff in Opelika, and police officers wore black bands across their shields Monday.&nbsp;
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          <title>Residents need to be ready for storm season</title>
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Residents need to be ready for storm season


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          <title>Opelika voter turnout predicted to be higher than previous election</title>
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Opelika voter turnout predicted to be higher than previous election
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          <title>Lee County wants to study aquarium project</title>
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The Lee County Commission will consider allocating money in the next budget cycle towards a feasibility study for the Alabama Aquarium project.
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          <title>Hamming it up: Amateur radio course open to public</title>
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Hamming it up: Amateur radio course open to public
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          <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:25:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter: Barbara R. Patton not same as former Opelika mayor</title>
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My name is Barbara R. Patton. I was born and raised in Opelika, and I am a staunch supporter of Mayor Gary Fuller.
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          <title>Man arrested in connection with death of Opelika Police Officer</title>
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Jimmy Vickerstaff, Jr., 31, of Auburn was arrested and charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident.&nbsp; 
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          <title>Gustav forms in Caribbean</title>
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The National Hurricane center says Tropical Storm Gustav has formed in the central Caribbean, and is heading for the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
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