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Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida

Anadarko bought seven of the recently opened tracts south of Pensacola because of their proximity to its Independence Hub, a major natural gas field off Alabama that supplies 1.5 to 2 percent of the natural gas consumed in the U.S. every day, said ...

Year of the tornado

Tornadoes sent trucks airborne in Alabama, carved a rare path of destruction through downtown Atlanta, flattened towns in Iowa, and killed more than 115.

Monstrous class sizes unavoidable at colleges

Others include Maryland, MIT, Virginia Tech, Clemson and the University of Alabama. The reforms go beyond simply reducing class sizes or encouraging lecturers to speak with more animation, though that’s an element. Details vary, but one theme is a ...

Can I relocate my real estate business?

In this week's video Answer Desk, msnbc.com's John W. Schoen has some advice on how to avoid giving the government more of your money than you need to. Q: Thirty-one years ago, I started in the residential rental business in northern Alabama. I ...

Why is the national debt out of control?

With the federal government beginning a new fiscal year Monday, the national debt now stands at about $8.5 trillion — or about $540 billion bigger than it was a year ago. Like a number of readers, Charley in Alabama wants to know: who's to blame ...