<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alabama: News &amp; Videos about Alabama - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Alabama</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Alabama from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:11:04 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Alabama: News &amp; Videos about Alabama - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Alabama</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Alabama from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>IndyCar announces deal to add Alabama track in 2010</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/07/27/indy.alabama/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/racing/07/27/indy.alabama/index.html</guid><description>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- IndyCar racing is coming to NASCAR country.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Crew of Alabama says sailors jumped pirates to retake control</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/11/ship.hijacked.crew/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/11/ship.hijacked.crew/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The battle for control of the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama began with a bold move by some of the crew to jump the pirates, crew members say.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama mass grave may contain bodies from 1870s epidemic</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/alabama.mass.grave/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/31/alabama.mass.grave/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A mass grave unearthed Tuesday in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, is believed to contain bodies from an epidemic of yellow fever that swept the city in the 1870s, police said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At least 10 dead in two-town Alabama shooting spree</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/shooting.alabama/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/10/shooting.alabama/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>At least 10 people were killed Tuesday in a shooting spree that spanned two small southern Alabama towns, state officials confirmed. The gunman, who turned the gun on himself, and the wife and child of a sheriff's deputy were among those killed.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama to link premium costs to workers' health</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/19/alabama.obesity.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/09/19/alabama.obesity.insurance/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A new plan that would effectively fine Alabama state employees who don't monitor their health is set to start early next year.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Road trip retraces civil rights history in Alabama</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/30/roadtrips.civil.rights/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/07/30/roadtrips.civil.rights/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A trip through sweltering Alabama to experience some of the civil rights movement's most important sites brought history books to life for my family and me.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ala. to Charge Obese State Workers</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1835334,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Alabama, pushed to second in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Restaurants' triple serving of recession</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/09/news/economy/restaurants/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/09/news/economy/restaurants/index.htm</guid><description>Jeannie Felts Buckner is caught in a recession triple squeeze.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Diesel: The truck stops here</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/27/news/economy/diesel_impact/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/27/news/economy/diesel_impact/index.htm</guid><description>The kid who delivers your pizza may be charging you an extra buck for gas, but for the guy that trucked the tomatoes, hauled the dough or milked the cows, passing along the fuel increase isn't as easy as pie.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Military: 23 Marines injured in Alabama bus accident</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/09/alabama.bus.accident/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/09/alabama.bus.accident/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A bus carrying members of a Marine Corps Reserve unit overturned at an Alabama military base Sunday, leaving 23 Marines injured, four of them critically, the military said in a news release.</description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>4 secrets for a perfectly timed vacation</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/20/vacation.timing/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/traveltips/02/20/vacation.timing/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>If you've seen one tourism brochure that refers to itself as a "year-round" destination, you've probably seen them all.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Andy Staples: A look at the top prospects in the class of 2009</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/02/07/next.year/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/02/07/next.year/index.html</guid><description>Sick of hearing about the class of 2008 after a few days of paralysis by analysis? Good. Now it's time to move on to the class of 2009.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Andy Staples: Clemson lands impressive haul</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/02/06/clemson/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/02/06/clemson/index.html</guid><description>Life was pretty good for Tommy Bowden before Wednesday. The Clemson coach recently signed a seven-year contract extension -- after a flirtation with Arkansas -- that could pay him as much as $2.2 million a year. He already had defensive end DaQuan Bowers, the player some believe is the best prospect in the class of 2008, on campus and attending classes.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:51:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Supreme Court halts Alabama execution </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/31/scotus.alabama.execution/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/31/scotus.alabama.execution/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Supreme Court blocked a scheduled execution at the last minute, keeping in place a de facto moratorium on capital punishment while it considers the constitutional question over how lethal injection is administered.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Andy Staples: Quick update on America's best uncommitted players</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/01/24/uncommitted.update/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/01/24/uncommitted.update/index.html</guid><description>Players are committing earlier and earlier these days. How early? Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei quarterback Matt Barkley, one of the nation's top prospects for the class of 2009, already announced his commitment to USC.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Rare snow disrupts travel in the Southeast</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/01/19/southern.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/01/19/southern.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Rain and snow fell Saturday across the Southeast, causing slippery roads, triggering flight cancellations and setting the stage for icy conditions as temperatures continued to drop.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 03:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Andy Staples: Assessing Looking at which teams are winning recruiting wars</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/01/15/top.classes/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/andy_staples/01/15/top.classes/index.html</guid><description>The easiest way to rank a recruiting class is to wait four years and add up a school's wins and losses. But where's the fun in that? With three weeks to go until national signing day, most programs have a pretty good idea how their class will look. And while it's a fruitless exercise to rank classes that aren't yet complete, it's not hard to figure out which category some of the nation's high-profile programs belong in at the moment.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gas prices hit working class</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/13/news/economy/gas_burden/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/13/news/economy/gas_burden/index.htm</guid><description>Lower-income Americans spend eight times more of their disposable income on gasoline than wealthier residents do.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How do I start blogging?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/24/smbusiness/blogging.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/24/smbusiness/blogging.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>Dear FSB: I run a newly established home-based travel agency. What is the best way for a small business owner to get started blogging?</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How can I market on a shoestring?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/25/smbusiness/market_on_a_shoestring.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/25/smbusiness/market_on_a_shoestring.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>Dear FSB: I own a small health and safety company, which I am financing on a tight budget. What is the best way to market our services in the local metro area (Columbus, Ga.) without breaking the bank?</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama Picks a Bible Textbook
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1674427,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1674427,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>The state's school board is the first to approve a text for studying the Bible's influence on history and culture, which is not the same thing as Bible study. Will other states follow suit?
</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>3 Soldiers Dead in Ala. Copter Crash</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1661310,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1661310,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>An Army helicopter on a training flight in foggy weather struck a power line and crashed in northeast Alabama, killing all three soldiers on board</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jets: The Sweet Life of Swinging Joe</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/classic_nfl/09/07/jets/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/classic_nfl/09/07/jets/index.html</guid><description>This story was originally published in the Oct. 17, 1966 issue of Sports Illustrated</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama star corner Castille pleads not guilty</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/08/27/alabama.castille.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/08/27/alabama.castille.ap/index.html</guid><description>TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama star cornerback Simeon Castille pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge that he shouted to passengers in a car and challenged them to a fight.</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Four states working to fix insurance</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/magazines/fsb/States_fix_insurance.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/13/magazines/fsb/States_fix_insurance.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>A range of remedies to help homeowners and businesses.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama Town May Vote Itself Dry</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1652749,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1652749,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A measure to end the sale of alcohol in Athens, Ala., is up for a citywide vote, a rare instance where voters could overturn a previous vote to allow sales</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Most ruthless foreclosure states</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/real_estate/foreclosure_by_the_state/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/19/real_estate/foreclosure_by_the_state/index.htm</guid><description>In Alabama, late-paying homeowners can lose their properties to foreclosure at breathtaking speed - as little as 30 days after a delinquency notice is published.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rove Named in Alabama Controversy</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1627427,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1627427,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Bush's adviser was cited in efforts to get the Justice Dept. to pursue Siegelman, according to a newly disclosed affidavit </description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The deep end</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/05/15/rivals.recruiting/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/05/15/rivals.recruiting/index.html</guid><description>Anyone who follows college football recruiting knows that it's a cyclical business.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 19:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Train carrying shuttle rockets derails </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/05/02/derailment.shuttle/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/05/02/derailment.shuttle/index.html</guid><description>A train carrying reusable solid rocket booster segments for the space shuttle derailed in western Alabama Wednesday, leaving at least two people injured, a NASA spokeswoman said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 19:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mad as hell</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/04/27/talladega.picks/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/04/27/talladega.picks/index.html</guid><description>SI.com's experts weigh in with their predictions for this Sunday's race in Talladega, Ala.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rights of spring</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/24/spring.power.rankings/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/24/spring.power.rankings/index.html</guid><description>This much we now know beyond the shadow of a doubt: Americans love their spring football.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Take two</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/13/saban.interview/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/13/saban.interview/index.html</guid><description>Last Monday, I published a column about new Alabama coach Nick Saban that mentioned how he abruptly skipped out on our scheduled interview during my recent visit there. That little nugget was never intended to be the centerpiece of the column. It was part of a larger description of what I observed there -- all of which illustrated a larger point that Saban's "jerkish" ways would ultimately be good for Alabama's long-struggling (and often loosely run) program.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Changing of the Tide</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/09/alabama/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/09/alabama/index.html</guid><description>TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- New Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn't have time for you. Or me. Or anyone that's not one of the 85 or so football players he's trying to turn into champions (or the prospective recruits he'd like to add to those 85). Thus, he treats the rest of his world -- assistants, support staff, the media -- accordingly.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Turn of the Tide</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/bill_trocchi/03/08/inside.bkc/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/bill_trocchi/03/08/inside.bkc/index.html</guid><description>ATLANTA -- They came within one basket of the Sweet 16 last year, returned four starters, and were ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation in December. And now the Alabama Crimson Tide will wait for a call from the NIT.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Too good to pass up</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/03/01/power.rankings/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luke_winn/03/01/power.rankings/index.html</guid><description>It's a Mata-Matta world -- in that order -- at the top of the regular season's final Power Rankings.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Storms across U.S. kill at least 11</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/01/severe.weather/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/01/severe.weather/index.html</guid><description>Storms stampeded throughout the central and southeastern United States on Thursday, leaving at least 11 people dead.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The 10 Spot: Feb. 1, 2007</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/02/01/ten.spot/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/02/01/ten.spot/index.html</guid><description>1. Sweat shirt size of the week: The XXXXXXL sported by 7-foot-9, 370-pound Chinese center Sun Ming Ming for the Maryland Nighthawks of the ABA. Naturally, Sun (or is it Ming Ming?) complains that the garment is too small. Indeed, it's so hard to find a good tailor (or schneider, for you Yiddish-speaking readers) these days.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 15:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The 10 Spot: Jan. 5, 2007</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/01/05/ten.spot/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/pete_mcentegart/01/05/ten.spot/index.html</guid><description>It's the first Friday of the month and thus time for the latest all-reader-submission edition. Thanks as always for the entries. Please check back with the 10 Spot next week when we will be on location in Glendale, Ariz., for the BCS Championship Game, including a live running diary posted throughout Monday night's game.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Deep South headed for deep freeze</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/12/07/big.chill/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/12/07/big.chill/index.html</guid><description>A powerful cold front headed for the Deep South on Thursday, bringing the lowest temperatures of the season to many parts of the United States.</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 14:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama church destroyed by suspicious blaze </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/26/alabama.churchfire/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/26/alabama.churchfire/index.html</guid><description>An Alabama church was destroyed early Saturday in a fire that authorities are calling suspicious.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Calf from Alabama 'mad cow' being tested</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/17/mad.cow/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/03/17/mad.cow/index.html</guid><description>One of at least two calves born to an Alabama cow with mad cow disease will be tested for evidence of the fatal, brain-wasting disease, the state's agriculture commissioner said Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Three students arrested in connection with Alabama church fires</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/08/alabama.churches/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/08/alabama.churches/index.html</guid><description>Three people have been arrested in connection with 10 church fires in Alabama last month, officials said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fires probed for links to church arsons</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/20/church.fires/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/20/church.fires/index.html</guid><description>Investigators on Monday were examining two fires in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to determine whether they were set intentionally and, if so, whether they are related to a series of fires set at churches elsewhere in the state.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 22:53:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Handprint could be key to church fire probe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/09/alabama.churches/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/09/alabama.churches/index.html</guid><description>Investigators looking into the fires at nine Baptist churches in Alabama over the past week are hoping a handprint left on one church's front door may help catch a perpetrator.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Powerful storms sweep South</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/01/14/severe.weather/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/01/14/severe.weather/index.html</guid><description>Storm-hit towns and communities in the Carolinas, Florida and Alabama are cleaning up in the wake of a string of suspected tornadoes that swept the Southeast on Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Property taxes: State by state</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/22/real_estate/buying_selling/property_tax_burden/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/22/real_estate/buying_selling/property_tax_burden/index.htm</guid><description>Local property taxes vary greatly, from nearly $2,000 per person in New Jersey to $331 in Alabama.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 17:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama townspeople open hearts to evacuees</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/katrina.safehaven/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/06/katrina.safehaven/index.html</guid><description>The people of this small Alabama town have opened their homes and hearts to survivors of Hurricane Katrina.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama emergency information </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/30/katrina.advice.alabama/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/30/katrina.advice.alabama/index.html</guid><description>The following are some helpful Web sites and phone numbers for the Alabama area:</description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alabama power outage statewide</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.alabama/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.alabama/index.html</guid><description>More than 656,000 homes and businesses across Alabama were without electricity Tuesday, and water and debris still closed off many roads.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Where to turn for information, how to help</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/30/katrina.advice.us/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/30/katrina.advice.us/index.html</guid><description>Disaster response officials are urging evacuated residents not to return for at least a week to areas of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dennis spreads across Southeast</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/10/tropical.weather/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/07/10/tropical.weather/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Dennis weakened to a tropical storm Sunday night after sweeping ashore with winds up to 120 mph, causing power outages and flooding in the Florida Panhandle and lower Alabama.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2005 05:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>1 Deals on Wheels</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/03/01/8253100/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/03/01/8253100/index.htm</guid><description>The Strategy: Move a Cheap House to a Nice Lot Minimum Investment: Less Than $50,000 </description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ivan blamed for 25 U.S. deaths</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/18/hurricane.ivan/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/18/hurricane.ivan/index.html</guid><description>The remnants of Hurricane Ivan had reached as far north as Massachusetts on Saturday after pounding the Gulf Coast in Florida and Alabama and spawning tornadoes and flooding in the Southeastern United States.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. death toll at least 24 in Ivan's wake</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/17/hurricane.ivan/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/17/hurricane.ivan/index.html</guid><description>After wreaking havoc on the Alabama and Florida coasts, the remnants of Hurricane Ivan punished the Southeastern United States on Friday, knocking out power to more than a million customers and flooding parts of Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2004 06:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ivan's stormy trek floods Southeast</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/16/hurricane.ivan/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/16/hurricane.ivan/index.html</guid><description>Remnants of Hurricane Ivan soaked the Southeast Thursday evening after the storm came ashore with full force in Alabama and spawned tornadoes that killed eight people.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2004 04:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>2 killed in Fla. as Ivan comes ashore</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/15/hurricane.ivan/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/15/hurricane.ivan/index.html</guid><description>Two people in Florida were killed when the outer edge of Hurricane Ivan bashed four southeastern states with strong winds and pounding waves Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2004 04:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Delegates mostly take protests in stride</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/03/gop.protests/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/03/gop.protests/index.html</guid><description>Delegates attending the Republican National Convention found that the theatrics weren't just on Broadway. Organized protests and spontaneous sidewalk encounters with anti-Bush demonstrators became part of their New York experience, a contrast to the unified and harmonious message found inside Madison Square Garden.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2004 04:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rep.  Herseth, Judge Parker ... Mayor Barry?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/02/wed/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/02/wed/index.html</guid><description>President Bush and John Kerry campaign today in battlegrounds Colorado and Florida, respectively. If not respectfully. But the political headlines this morning come out of South Dakota and Alabama, where tight elections with echoes of comebacks kept us guessing till early this morning.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ten Commandments case looms large in Alabama primary</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/24/ten.commandments/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/24/ten.commandments/index.html</guid><description>Bounced from office and not listed on any ballots, Alabama's "Ten Commandments judge" could nonetheless be a major player in the state's primary June 1.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2004 18:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Great Radio on the Road Why the new satellite-radio             services are worth the price</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365062/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365062/index.htm</guid><description>What makes a five-hour road trip more boring than watching a spoonful of jelly harden? Making the drive without a decent radio station. That's when satellite radio pays off. You can listen to a vas...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Supreme Court hears execution arguments</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/29/scotus.death.penalty.ap/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/29/scotus.death.penalty.ap/index.html</guid><description>The Supreme Court used the case of Alabama death row inmate David Larry Nelson for a stark discussion Monday about execution methods, and whether federal judges can consider last-minute challenges to punishment.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush releases his Vietnam-era military files</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/13/elec04.prez.bush.texas.records/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/13/elec04.prez.bush.texas.records/index.html</guid><description>Hundreds of pages of President Bush's Vietnam-era military files were released to the media Friday amid questions about whether he completed his required service in the Air National Guard.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2004 19:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Savings</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/12/01/354948/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/12/01/354948/index.htm</guid><description>TOP CURRENT YIELDS % Min. yield invest. Telephone BANK MONEY-MARKET ACCOUNTS </description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2003 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Alabama</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2002/10/15/pf/saving/travel/bpvac_golf/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2002/10/15/pf/saving/travel/bpvac_golf/index.htm</guid><description>A decade ago, Alabama's state pension fund made an unusual investment, pouring over $100 million into what was to become the largest golf construction project in history. The result? The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, an immense network of 378 holes on eight sites throughout the state, all designed by renowned course architect Robert Trent Jones Sr., who died two years ago at 93.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2002 04:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Extreme Pets</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/09/01/287211/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2000/09/01/287211/index.htm</guid><description>Sure, Lassie was nice. But pet owners today are more exacting. To get a hairless Sphynx cat like Austin Powers's Mr. Bigglesworth, prepare to pay Mew Attitudes Cattery in Ozark, Ala., $3,000. 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IT'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228619/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/07/07/228619/index.htm</guid><description>Tune your car radio to a country music station to set the mood. Then head out of Birmingham, Ala., southwest on I-59. Small towns go tumbling by: Abernant, Centreville, West Blocton. 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Aerospace Ambassadors, a nonp...</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 1992 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>THE CHALLENGE OF KEEPING THE U.S. NO. 1 IN THE WORLD </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/12/01/86985/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/12/01/86985/index.htm</guid><description>What a coincidence that your October story on why people live best in the U.S.A. was waiting for my husband and me when we returned from a visit to Ellis Island. Standing in the building there, I'd...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 1991 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The pros and cons of prepaying</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/09/10/86095/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/09/10/86095/index.htm</guid><description>Frightened by the prospect of unrelenting tuition inflation, nearly 160,000 parents have latched on to plans that allow them to prepay college tuition for their kids. Should you? 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The company, which has diversified into consumer goods and financial services, would dearly love to bundle some half- million acres of timberland it owns into ...</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 1985 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>