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Alabama
Alabama , indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). They lived in S Alabama in the early 18th cent. and were members of the Creek confederacy. During the 19th cent. they moved to W Louisiana and E Texas. The state of Alabama takes its name from them. In Texas the Alabama share a reservation with the Coushatta, who also speak a Muskogean language. In 1990, there were over 1,000 Alabama and Coushatta in the United States.
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Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel Launches The 2005 Year of Alabama Food Campaign; For more information, visit www.800alabama.com/yof.
PR Newswire; 1/11/2005; 700+ words
; ...Ala., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel is launching its 2005 Year of Alabama Food campaign designed to convince travelers...celebrate the rich culinary flavor of Alabama. "People know us for our great golf...
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Alabama Telco Credit Union is Newest Lender on AppOne Platform.
Newspaper article from: Investment Weekly News; 12/19/2009; 700+ words
; Alabama Telco Credit Union, a Birmingham-based credit union...and the auto, RV and marine dealers they work with. Alabama Telco is one of the top five indirect lenders among Alabama credit unions in terms of auto loan volume. AppOne...
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OUTDOOR ALABAMA EXPO CELEBRATES YEAR OF OUTDOOR ALABAMA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/6/2006; 700+ words
; The Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel issued the following...and Natural Resources in conjunction with the Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel kicks off the first of three Outdoor Alabama Expos with the first expo at Madison County Public...
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Alabama's evolving standard of admissibility for expert scientific testimony.
Magazine article from: Jones Law Review; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...and the plaintiff's injury. Admissibility of such expert testimony in Alabama state courts is governed by several sections of the Alabama Rules of Evidence. (1) Alabama Rule of Evidence 702 directly addresses the admissibility of expert testimony...
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ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ISSUES RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF MARCH 2006 AS 'ARTS EDUCATION MONTH' IN ALABAMA SCHOOLS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/9/2006; 642 words
; The Alabama Department of Education's Board of Education...February 09, 2006 Resolution: WHEREAS, the Alabama State Board of Education and the State...Our Schools Month;" and WHEREAS, the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Alabama...
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Alabama Live to Distribute Content Through MindSpring Enterprises
PR Newswire; 10/28/1997; 700+ words
; Agreement Allows MindSpring Users Easier Navigation of Local Alabama Content HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Alabama Live, Alabama's most popular information and entertainment service on the Net, announced...
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ALABAMA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES OPINION TO ALABAMA CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION COMMISSION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/9/2006; 700+ words
; The Alabama Attorney General issued the following opinion: Honorable Martin A. Ramsay Executive Director, Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission Post Office Box 1548 Montgomery, Alabama 36102-1548 Crime Victims Compensation Commission...
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Alabama Power Employees to Participate in Relay for Life.
PR Newswire; 4/23/2003; 700+ words
; ...April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Fifteen Alabama Power employees will help fight cancer...joint initiative of Georgia Power and Alabama Power, both subsidiaries of Atlanta...from Georgia Power will hand the baton to Alabama Power runners on April 28 near the Alabama...
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Alabama Save The Commandments & Keep Chief Justice Moore Tour; Christian Groups to Visit Alabama Cities
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 11/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...Nov. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On November 12, 2003, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary will assemble to hear the prosecution of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore. Alabama Attorney General, Bill Pryor, will be the lead prosecutor. A unanimous...
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Alabama Giving Receives National Grant to Promote Philanthropy in Alabama.
PR Newswire; 1/9/2003; 700+ words
; ...BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Philanthropy in Alabama just got a national boost, thanks to a grant for $300,000 made to Alabama Giving, a project of the Alabama Funders Forum. The $300,000 grant, to be distributed over...
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Alabama
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990
ALABAMA Formed: 1969, Fort Payne, Alabama; Disbanded 2003 Members: Jeff Cook (born Fort Payne, Alabama, 27 August 1949); Teddy Gentry (born Fort Payne, Alabama, 22 January 1952); Mark Herndon (born Springfield, Massachusetts, 11...
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Alabama National BanCorporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Alabama National BanCorporation 1927 First Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 U.S.A. Telephone: (205) 583-3600...Commercial Banking; 522120 Savings Institutions Alabama National BanCorporation (ANB), a bank holding...
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Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc. 121 Somerville Road, Southeast Decatur, Alabama 35601-2446 U.S.A. Telephone (256) 353...Activities for Crop Production Based in Decatur, Alabama, Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc. (AFC...
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Alabama Claims
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
ALABAMA CLAIMS ALABAMA CLAIMS. American grievances against Great Britain during and just...Seward instructed Minister C. F. Adams to lay the losses caused by the Alabama before the British government, with a demand for redress. In April...
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Powell v. Alabama
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
POWELL V. ALABAMA Powell v. Alabama , 287 U.S. 45, 53 S. Ct. 55, 77 L. Ed. 158 (1932...nine young black men were traveling on a freight train through Alabama. Haywood Patterson, Eugene Williams, and brothers Roy and Andy...
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