Word: alabamas
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...denied that he favored abortion in such cases? Not quite. Gantt's words were snipped from a longer answer at a press conference restating his consistent pro-choice position. Even campaign ads responding to out-of-bounds attacks now take on a further negative spin. A new spot for Alabama Democratic gubernatorial challenger Paul Hubbert begins, "Guy Hunt's launched a vicious negative campaign. He can't run on his record, so he's resorted to outrageous false attacks...
With his pasty complexion, protruding ears, receding hairline and somewhat doleful expression, Souter, 51, was as deceptive in appearance as he was unshakable under pressure. Alabama Democrat Howell Heflin called Souter a "Stealth nominee" because so little was known about his views. But other questioners commented on the variety of his experience -- as attorney general, trial judge, state supreme court justice, federal appeals court judge -- and the ample record, including 220 state supreme court opinions, that was available for scrutiny. Unlike failed nominee Robert Bork, however, Souter had left behind no trail of speeches or law-review articles that might...
...problem with this policy, says Mark Thornton, an economics professor at Alabama's Auburn University, is that it forces drug manufacturers to create a more potent and profitable drugs that often are more dangerous than the ones they replace. As the government increases the risk of producing and selling a drug, the risks involved in selling that drug increase (sometimes only temporarily). Thornton argues in a forthcoming book on America's drug laws that this provides an incentive for drug producers to manufacture drugs that can be transported more easily, which usually means more potent and compact drugs...
...Fail. In 1988 Wall allowed Fail to acquire 15 insolvent Texas S&Ls in exchange for $1,000 in cash and $70 million in borrowed money, and threw in $1.85 billion to cover the liabilities of the bankrupt thrifts. Fail in 1976 had been indicted for securities fraud in Alabama. Though the charge against Fail was dropped, a company he controlled pleaded guilty to fraud. According to federal regulations, that should have disqualified Fail...
Flattened musk turtle An Alabama reptile listed in 1987 because it was threatened by runoff from old coal mines. Local Congressmen claimed that protecting it could cost billions, but the ruckus died down when new mines were able to meet standards...