Workers who have lost their jobs at electronic bingo casinos across the state should know that help is on the way -- from the man who helped put them out of work -- Gov. Bob Riley.
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By Sebastian Kitchen and Markeshia Ricks, Montgomery Advertiser
During a Monday night forum, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Artur Davis and Ron Sparks clashed over gambling, health care and contributions that they received.
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By Phillip Rawls, The Associated Press, Montgomery Advertiser
A showdown is developing between the governor and Greene County officials over one of the largest electronic bingo casinos still operating in Alabama.
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A poll conducted by the Christian Coalition on electronic bingo may have been flawed because of the way the questions were worded and the order in which they were asked, polling experts say.
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BESSERMER, Ala. -- Bessemer City Councilwoman Louise Alexander has been found not guilty in Jefferson County Circuit Court Alexander in Bessemer.
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Gov. Bob Riley (R) Elected: November 2002, 2006 Term expires: January 2011
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