BIRMINGHAM NEWS - U.S. Rep. Bobby Bright quips that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might die.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - CDC investigating 'human impact' of Monday's ammonia leak.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Computer contract moves forward, but Riley still says it will be delayed.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - More than 200 people affected by oil spill stand in line for food giveaway.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Robert Bentley and Ron Sparks trade jabs in north Alabama forum in governor's race.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Alabama's Mercedes plant to hire as many as 500 temporary staffers.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Alabama Fire College board to consider whether to buy out executive director's contract.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Alabama scores rock bottom in Race to Top.

TIME – How the stimulus is changing America.

DECATUR DAILY - Jobs funds may ‘save’ state schools.

DOTHAN EAGLE - Bright's Pelosi comments make national news.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Bill opposed by legislators seen as lifeline.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Saturday’s pro-bingo rally to include voter drive.

GADSDEN TIMES - Alabama distribution of jobs bill money.

GADSDEN TIMES – The Gadsden Times: Finishing last in the race.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Bright's Pelosi joke grabs national headlines.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Schools may face deeper budget cuts.

ANNISTON STAR - Snapshot of economy about to get a lot bleaker.

ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: A damaging lawsuit.

WASHINGTON POST - Uneven Katrina recovery efforts often offered the most help to the most affluent.

WASHINGTON POST -The Washington Post: The oil spill's economic cleanup.

NEW YORK TIMES – Columnist Paul Krugman:  This is not a recovery.

WASHINGTON POST - Oil cleanup both bonanza and bust.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Editor Joey Kennedy:  At least Alabama can thank God for Mississi -- oh, never mind!

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - The Press-Register: There's plenty to learn from George Hall Elementary.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Education secretary visits George Hall Elementary, says Mobile school is model of improvement.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Seafood industry battles perception problem following Gulf oil spill.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Federal judge orders former Alabama state Sen. E.B. McClain to report to prison.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Gov. Riley: Saturday's pro-casino rally really about registering Democrats.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Four-state coastal alliance aims to revive Gulf region after oil spill.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - BP's oil spill payments to Alabama governments only 22 percent of total claims.

DECATUR DAILY - Campaign raises funds to honor past Bryce patients.

DECATUR DAILY - Alabama state workers get political donations curbed.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Bentley, Sparks trade barbs in governor’s race.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Riley: VictoryLand certificate is ‘fake'.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Low birth rate tied to economy.

GADSDEN TIMES - Congressman doubles as UPS service provider in Gadsden.

GADSDEN TIMES - Alabama court upholds 2 death sentences.

GADSDEN TIMES - Alabama DA seeks new judge in civil rights slaying.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - State in top 5 for negative campaign ads on TV.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Decatur couple adds 10 children to family.

ANNISTON STAR - Thad Christian’s death still raises questions 45 years later.

ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: Good jobs? We'll take 'em — State campaign has strong merit

WASHINGTON POST - Bernanke: Fed to take dramatic steps if economy deteriorates more than expected.

WASHINGTON POST - Tens of thousands expected on Mall for separate Beck, Sharpton rallies on King speech anniversary.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Experts: Submerged oil threatens organisms.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - The Press-Register: Four-state region needs this focused approach.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - More than 1,500 march on Alabama Statehouse to protest lost bingo jobs.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Mobile's perfect storm: Danger could be more significant than people think.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Southern governors, meeting in Hoover, seek more trade with China.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Even with charter schools, Alabama would have flunked Race to the Top.

DECATUR DAILY - The Decatur Daily: Bright has the right idea in campaign.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - BP exec, claims administrator address governors.

DOTHAN EAGLE - Adams pulls out of State Senate race.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS – The Tuscaloosa News: Riley focused on symptoms, not cause.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS – Editor Tommy Stevenson:  What he said and what they believe.

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

GADSDEN TIMES - Court to decide if sex offenders must have a home.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Katrina's effect on economy hard to determine.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Billions in Katrina recovery money still unspent.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - The Montgomery Advertiser: After Katrina, listen to warnings.

ANNISTON STAR - Sadness. Remembrance. And hope. New Orleans' allure still shines bright.

ANNISTON STAR – Editor Bob Davis: Improved schools stuck on the shelf.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY - GOP eyes North Alabama.

WASHINGTON POST - Five myths about mosques in America.

NEW YORK TIMES – Columnist Frank Rich:  The billionaires bankrolling the Tea Party.

NEW YORK TIMES – UC-Berkley professor Laura Tyson:  Why we need a second stimulus.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - The Birmingham News: There's an amazing recovery under way five years after Hurricane Katrina, but there's a long, long way to go.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Editor Tom Scarritt:  Debate shows deep divide.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - Defense secretary says insourcing hasn't cut costs as hoped; future of initiative uncertain.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER -The Press-Register: Katrina + 5: We were the lucky ones.

BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS JOURNAL - Governor's race: What’s on their minds?

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Oil spill aftermath, claims, discussed at Southern Governors' Association.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Ken Feinberg: Most individual oil spill claims lacked minimal documentation for payment.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Obama: Work to bring Gulf Coast back from Katrina disaster will continue.

DECATUR DAILY - Competition for jobs fierce.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - BP says it is staying to help Gulf recover.

TUSCALOOSA NEWS - Dining Dollars lawsuit comes years after controversy began.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - BP executive: State's lawsuit complicates process for evaluating $148 million claim.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Riley tells BP people are hurting, waiting for claims related to oil spill.

ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: Alabama at bottom of this race.

WASHINGTON POST - Environmental groups face their future in climate-change debate.

NEW YORK TIMES – Risk-taking rises as oil rigs in Gulf drill deeper.

NEW YORK TIMES –The New York Times: Mr. Feinberg and the Gulf settlement.

NEW YORK TIMES – Columnist Paul Krugman:  It’s witch-hunt season.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - Alabama, Mississippi building codes improve, but trail national averages.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Alabama Power's residential, commercial customers pay some of highest bills in Southeast.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - The Birmingham News: Alabama taxpayers should not be charged to view public court records online.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - The Huntsville Times: Nuclear safety remains an issue.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - BP, state officials plan to discuss Alabama's oil spill claim next month.

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - At least 197 coastal Alabama residents have been treated for oil-related health issues.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - As Alabama schools miss out on federal funds, Rep. Phil Williams begins stumping for charter schools.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Deep-water drilling in the Gulf could restart before Nov. 30, governors told.

BIRMINGHAM NEWS - Jefferson County judge refuses to dismiss suit to force Gov. Bob Riley to pay legislative panel's legal fees.

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

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - $20 billion oil spill claims account could cause problems between BP, feds.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY - GOP's McMillan to focus on food safety.

(FLORENCE) TIMES DAILY -Heart disease lead cause of death in Alabama men.

DECATUR DAILY - Southern governors push for more Gulf oil revenue.

GADSDEN TIMES - GOP Supreme Court justice makes campaign donation to Democrat.

ANNISTON STAR – The Anniston Star: Governors and their legacies:  Tainted by the water war?

TUSCALOOSA NEWS – The Tuscaloosa News: BP claims process sure to be long ordeal.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - Date for BP, state meeting in flux.

MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER - 6 of 18 Southern governors attend convention.

OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS- The Opelika-Auburn News: Katrina taught us tough lessons.

OPELIKA-AUBURN NEWS - Columnist Jennifer Foster:  Term limits ‘a lazy response.’

WASHINGTON POST - Glenn Beck may be unlikely leader for conservative Christians.

NEW YORK TIMES - Obama weighs smaller measures on the economy.

NEW YORK TIMES – The New York Times: Who else will speak up?

LOS ANGELES TIMES - Obama presses for small-business aid as hiring stalls.

FORTUNE - Alabama schools turn to bank loans to operate.

HUNTSVILLE TIMES - The Huntsville Times: Race to the top or bottom?

(MOBILE) PRESS-REGISTER - The Press-Register: Five years later:  Are we any more protected from the next mega-catastrophe?

BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS JOURNAL - Alabama ranks high for auto loan delinquency.

ARAB TRIBUNE - Bentley and Sparks square off in Arab.

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.