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- Severe Storms, Tornadoes Hit Southeastern US
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP)--Severe storms wracked the southeastern U.S. late Thursday, causing damage in North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Virginia and leaving thousands without power in Washington, D.C. Authorities were preparing early Friday to begin
- Severe storms strike Southeast, damages Miss. mall
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AP - An apparent tornado spawned by storms sweeping across the Southeast damaged a shopping mall and downed power lines in northeast Mississippi on Thursday, and severe weather warnings were in effect for northwest Alabama.
- English-only bills killed in Alabama
An Alabama Senate panel has put off action on two bills that seek to mandate that the state?s driver?s license tests be offered only in English and implement a rule that English is the state?s official language. The move effectively kills both
- Obama wins in North Carolina, but trails Clinton in Indiana
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AP - Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary on Tuesday but fell behind Hillary Rodham Clinton in Indiana, the last big-delegate prizes left in their long race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama's win mirrored earlier triumphs in Southern states with large black populations, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and South Carolina among them.
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Introduction
Alabama became the United States twenty-second state on December 14, 1819. The capital is Montgomery. Alabama gets its name from the words "tribal place" in the Creek Indian language. The state's nickname, Yellowhammer State, dates back to the Civil War and refers to the new, bright yellow cloth that was used on soldiers uniforms.
State web site www.state.al.us
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