BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Don Siegelman and Richard Scrushy ask court to dismiss honest services fraud charges against them.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Oil spill cleanup workers still waiting on pay.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Flu shots starting earlier this year in Alabama because of 2009 swine flu outbreak.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - 1,900 checks, or about $10 million, paid by new oil spill claims operation.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Kiplinger.com names Huntsville among 10 great cities for raising families.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt investigated for possible misuse of travel stipends, Wall Street Journal reports.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - New steel plant to get more money from Thomasville, Clarke County.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Alabama leaders say they knew nothing about BP claims meeting.

SENATE SKETCHES – “Senate Sketches,” Sen. Hank Sanders’ (D-Selma) weekly message to his constituents.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY - No investigation expected.

ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: The Tenn-Tom tries again: A river runs through it, but will commerce?

ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: Measuring the drapes: And taking a little off the top of Social Security.

JACKSONVILLE NEWS – Columnist Steve Flowers:  Labor Day marks eight weeks before election.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Production of Santa Fe going to Georgia.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Alabama Power bills among highest in Southeast, review of federal reports shows.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Profits at Alabama banks increase.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - The Montgomery Advertiser: Public records belong to citizenry.

WASHINGTON POST - Columnist Kathleen Parker:  My name is Glen Beck, and I need help.

WASHINGTON POST - Columnist Harold Meyerson:  A deserted feeling in working-class America.

NEW YORK TIMES - New job means lower wages for many.

NEW YORK TIMES – Tax cuts that make a difference.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - The Birmingham News: Alabama's lack of charter schools points out one of the big reasons the state's Race to the Top application ranked dead last: The Alabama Education Association.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - 11 Alabama entities to be reimbursed for health care costs.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - How important is pre-K education? Put your best teachers there.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - The Press-Register: Will Alabama learn lessons from its failed Race?

(TALLADEGA) DAILY HOME - Preuitt drops bid for state senator.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS -Alabama education revenue is down but improving.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Thad Allen: In hindsight, BP might have shut down oil well sooner.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Report estimates illegal immigration up in Alabama, down nationally.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus wants answers from Homeland Security over terrorism fears set off by 2 Yemeni.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Alabama's poor Race to the Top showing reflects problems deeper than a lack of charter schools.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Alabama superintendent to U.S. Secretary of Ed: Race to the Top wasn't fair.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Board raises co-pays for Alabama state agency employees and retirees.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Report: U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith one of wealthiest members in Congress.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Travel spending probe including U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Talbot: News and notes from the Alabama political beat.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY - Prosecutors: uphold Siegelman, Scrushy convictions.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY – The Times Daily: Unusual contribution.

ANNISTON STAR - Reviewers bash Alabama’s 'Race to the Top' application.

ANNISTON STAR - GOP chairman: Jim Preuitt’s decision to end state senate re-election campaign leaves party ‘scrambling’.

ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: Paying attention to climate change: Glad scientists are helping us.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - 2nd Alabama GOP justice gives to Democratic candidate.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - $15M grant to aid in construction of veterans home in Pell City.

OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS – The Opelika-Auburn News: State didn’t have to finish last in race for federal grant.

DOTHAN EAGLE – The Dothan Eagle: Raising taxes should be difficult.

DOTHAN EAGLE – The Dothan Eagle: Personal hubris, taxpayer funds.

NEW YORK TIMES - The New York Times: The real say on pay.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Times Watchdog Report: Two years later, $1.2 million still missing at Alabama A&M.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - James Buskey sues to have Rashawn Figures removed from ballot.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Troy King joins legal brief in support of Arizona's controversial immigration law.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Fishing reopened in 5,130 square miles of Gulf federal waters.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Committee delays computer contract after learning company rep using state resources.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Alabama, Tennessee not included in EPA hearings over coal ash.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Appliance rebates are still available for Alabamians.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Property owners fear land grabs in Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge expansion plan.

DECATUR DAILY - Legislative panel moves to stop last minute pacts.

DECATUR DAILY –The Decatur Daily: State employees fare well on insurance rates.

DOTHAN EAGLE - Bright: No malicious intent behind Pelosi statement.

DOTHAN EAGLE - The Dothan Eagle: Breaking ranks.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - More illegal immigrants living, working in Alabama, study finds.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Environmental groups doubt safety of oysters from Gulf.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Recession talk quieted by improving economic data.

OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS - The Opelika-Auburn News: Politics don’t belong in the courtroom.

WASHINGTON POST - White House considers pre-midterm package of business tax breaks to spur hiring.

WASHINGTON POST - The Washington Post: Unfulfilled promises to black farmers and Native Americans.

NEW YORK TIMES – Employers push costs for health on workers.

NEW YORK TIMES – An oil platform burns, blanketing the Gulf with angst.

NEW YORK TIMES – The New York Times: Shifting the health cost burden.

NEW YORK TIMES – Columnist Paul Krugman:  The real story.

NEW YORK TIMES – BP says limits on drilling imperil oil spill payouts.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Labor Day weekend ends a lost summer on Alabama beaches.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - The Press-Register: Drill, but be mindful of dangers involved.

DAILY YONDER - Tracking rural stimulus dollars.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill hits $8 billion.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Mo Brooks and Steve Raby: Two different visions on role of next congressman.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Stimulus job funding expires at month's end for 2,300 in Alabama.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - BP's top local official says response has moved to 'deep cleaning' of beaches.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - At least 205 coastal Alabama residents have been treated for oil-related health issues.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Alabama Supreme Court leaves door open for VictoryLand raid.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - State finance director says contractor has right to public office, resources.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Alabama governor hires Birmingham law firm for oil spill work; Troy King says there's a conflict.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - King wants Alabama justices to recuse themselves in pharmaceutical case.

DECATUR DAILY - Alabama AG, governor at odds again over oil spill.

DOTHAN EAGLE - Bright, Roby agree to two debates in October.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - State House candidate faces uphill battle.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Shelby letter questions Cahaba River area expansion.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Bright: No apology due for comment about Pelosi.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER -  Alabama Power to help with high bills.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - The Montgomery Advertiser: Riley emphasizes highway safety.

OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS - Statewide media receive unique message from Democratic Party.

WASHINGTON POST - Democrats add fiscal austerity as a campaign issue.

NEW YORK TIMES – Growth in jobs beats estimates, easing concerns.

LOS ANGELES TIMES - Hitchens will appear at Alabama debate Tuesday.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Oil spill claims payments rise sharply in Gulf Coast Claims Facility's second week.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Alabama Supreme Court justice failed to disclose Greenetrack ties before election.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Alabama joins other states in legal action supporting Arizona's immigration law.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Shelby seeks to slow down plans to expand the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Riley to campaign for Republican candidates.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Democrats await new federal prosecutor in Montgomery.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - TVA's new "vision" includes more nuclear power, less coal.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - The Birmingham News: Legislative budget-writers have a serious problem trying to figure out how much money to spend on Alabama's public schools, colleges and universities each year.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Medical sociologist Jason Adam Wasserman:  It's a fact that poverty in the U.S. is real.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Editor Frances Coleman:  Can’t we just say ‘no’ to prejudice?

DECATUR DAILY – The Decatur Daily: Keeping tax cuts bad for US.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS – The Tuscaloosa News: U.S. fight is against terror, not Muslims.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - “Alabama Exposure,” reporter Dana Beyerle’s weekly political roundup for readers of the NYTimes regional newspapers.

GADSDEN TIMES - Candidates ready to chase votes.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Governors treasure cultures while fighting illegal immigration.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Proposed change shines light on student loan repayments.

ANNISTON STAR – Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb:  Stopping the revolving door.

ANNISTON STAR – Publisher H. Brandt Ayers:  I was there.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY - Final push for votes begins.

NEW YORK TIMES – On economy, Democrats face a lack of unity.

NEW YORK TIMES – The New York Times: Jobs and politics.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Oil spill claims show statewide scope of Deepwater Horizon disaster.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - 10,000 patients: Clinic for uninsured reaches milestone as it struggles to cover costs.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Job losses strike deeply in Birmingham, Huntsville and Mobile.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - State of Alabama sending tax notices to some consumers for online, out-of-state purchases.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Robert Bentley and Ron Sparks differ on approaches to Alabama's relationship with Washington, D.C.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - The Birmingham News: Riley's administration ends state employees' payroll deductions used for political purposes.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS – The Birmingham News: This Labor Day finds too many Alabama workers in the market for work and others nervous about joining the ranks of the unemployed.

DECATUR DAILY - ‘Obamacare’ issue in legislative races.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Voters choose governor in 2 months.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Future hiring will mainly benefit those with specialized skills.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS –The Tuscaloosa News: Jobless figures good, but not good enough.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Alabama private colleges among groups using Web loan tool.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - The Montgomery Advertiser: Celebrate value of honest work.

WASHINGTON POST - Obama to call for $100 billion business tax credit.

NEW YORK TIMES – The New York Times: Labor Day, now and then.

NEW YORK TIMES – The New York Times: Unsolved coal ash problem.

NEW YORK TIMES – Columnist Paul Krugman:  1938 in 2010.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - The Press-Register: The summer of the oil spill can't end too soon.

GADSDEN TIMES – The Gadsden Times: No party loyalty on court.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Bill Clinton visiting Birmingham to support Ron Sparks.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Robert Bentley: 'Government needs an attitude adjustment.'

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - No state spending cuts yet, Riley's office says.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - “The Political Skinny,” a weekly roundup of news from Mobile, Montgomery and Washington for the readers of The Press-Register.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Robert Bentley and Ron Sparks differ on approaches to Alabama's relationship with Washington, D.C.

GADSDEN TIMES - Governor candidates campaign at Labor Day events.

ANNISTON STAR - A Teachable Moment: No labor union for Alabama teachers?

WASHINGTON POST - Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections.

WASHINGTON POST - Midterms 2010: What you need to know.

WASHINGTON POST - Columnist Eugene Robinson:  Gov. Barbour's civil rights fairy tale.

NEW YORK TIMES - Obama to propose tax write-off for capital investments.

NEW YORK TIMES - Obama offers a transit plan to create jobs.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - The Birmingham News: A plan to increase the size of the Cahaba National Wildlife Refuge is good for the creatures which call the river home and for the people who call Alabama home.

WSFA - Alabama GOP leaders to name Preuitt replacement.

DURANGO (COLORADO) HERALD- Even now, civil rights is a hot issue in Deep South Alabama.