Robert Bentley

Elise Foley

Potential Changes Filed For Alabama Immigration Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Alabama lawmakers took the first step Thursday toward amending -- but not repealing -- the state's contested immigration law. Republ...

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John Celock

Governors Target Prescription Drug Abuse

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.29.2012

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The nation's governors have begun studying prescription drug abuse and plan to develop best practices that can be used by state governments. The N...

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John Celock

GOP Governor Says He Hasn't Studied Controversial Ultrasound Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) said Sunday morning that he has just learned about the transvaginal ultrasound bill pending in the state...

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Anna Staver

Opponents Of Alabama Immigration Law Seek Allies In Business Sector

HuffingtonPost.com | Anna Staver | Posted 02.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Opponents of Alabama's contested immigration law are asking local manufacturers of Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Hyundai cars to help them pu...

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Elise Foley

Alabama Governor Working With Lawmakers To Change Controversial Immigration Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.09.2011

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said on Friday that he is working with lawmakers on a bill to revise the state's immigration law, after concerns were rais...

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Alabama GOP Leaders Rethinking Strict New Law

AP | Phillip Rawls | Posted 12.08.2011

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By PHILLIP RAWLS, ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama Republicans who pushed through the nation's toughest law against undocumented immigr...

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Elise Foley

Repeal Parts Of State Immigration Law: Alabama AG

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.06.2011

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As Alabama Democrats gather support for a full repeal of the state's immigration law, the Republican attorney general called on Tuesday for state legi...

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German Mercedes-Benz Executive Arrested Under Alabama's New Immigration Law

Think Progress | Amanda Peterson Beadle | Posted 11.22.2011

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Mercedes opened its first American manufacturing plant in Vance, Alabama in 1993, spurring a trend of foreign car makers and suppliers opening factori...

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John Celock

Revenues Vary State-To-State

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.14.2011

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New reports indicate that both Alabama and New York have seen revenue drops in recent years, while one state reports a jump and another reports holdin...

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Police to Begin Enforcing Controversial Provisions Of Alabama Immigration Law

AP | By JAY REEVES | Posted 11.29.2011

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Police in Alabama are getting ready to enforce what is considered by many as the toughest immigration law in the nation. B...

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GOP Governor: 'It Would Be An Embarrassment For U.S. To Default On Its Obligations'

Posted 09.15.2011

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By Edith Honan SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - State governors meeting in Utah Saturday urged a speedy resolution to the deadlock in Washington over...

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Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Alabama Immigration Law

AP | By BOB JOHNSON | Posted 09.07.2011

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Civil rights groups sued Friday in federal court to block Alabama's new law cracking down on undocumented immigration, which ...

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Strict Immigration Law Signed By Alabama Governor

AP | BOB JOHNSON | Posted 08.09.2011

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama vaulted past Arizona on Thursday with what is being called the most restrictive law in the nation against illegal imm...

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Reflections On Governor Bentley's Sister-Brother Act

Philip Goldberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip Goldberg

The response to Governor Bentley's comments was appropriate and necessary. Rather than add to the chorus, I'd like to use the occasion to make some broader observations.

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Healing The Interfaith Gap In Alabama With Dharmic Seva

Anju Bhargava | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anju Bhargava

Can we all come together to make this value a reality in the pluralistic mosaic of America? Can each one of us become agents of change that Dr. King and Mahatma Gandhi propagated?

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Alabama Governor's Comment -- And Our Response -- Was Wrong

Brad Hirschfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Hirschfield

A close reading of Gov. Bentley's comments reveal he was trying to strike a balance. He failed, and his subsequent apology didn't do much better. He offered the "if/then" apology, i.e. if his comments offended anybody, then he is sorry.

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Robert Bentley Apologizes For Controversial Remarks

AP | BOB JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two days after being sworn in as Alabama governor, Robert Bentley apologized Wednesday for proclaiming to a Baptist church au...

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GOP Governor: Christians Are My Brothers And Sisters, Others Not So Much

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) commemorated the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, telling a gathering of Alabamians that he didn'...

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AL-Gov: 48% Bentley (R), 35% Sparks (D) (University of Southern Alabama 10/6-21)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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University of Southern Alabama for Mobile Press-Register, Birmingham News and Huntsville Times 10/6-21/10; 777 likely voters, 3.5% margin of error Pre...

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