Saturday, December 31, 2011

How not to fix the immigration system - Chicago Tribune - Crops don't get picked. Chickens don't get plucked. Kids don't go to school. And the line at the Department of Motor Vehicles is really, really slow. Those are among the unintended consequences of Alabama's overreaching immigration law.



http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-12-29/news/ct-edit-immig-20111229_1_arizona-s-sb-senate-president-russell-pearce-illegal-immigrants


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Some new state legislation will go into effect Sunday | The Montgomery Advertiser


http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20111231/NEWS02/112310313/Some-new-state-legislation-will-go-into-effect-Sunday


New Ala. laws for 2012 include part of immigration law, new rules for expert testimony | The Republic


http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/1c881071b75b4f2eb02b13f6d3140300/AL--New-Ala-Laws/


FBI agent drowns trying to save swimmer in Puerto Rico - CNN.com


http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/30/us/fbi-agent-drowns/index.html?hpt=hp_t3


She Made Me Run! - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - But as Iowa reaches a crescendo, three Republican wives say they’re forcing their humble, self-effacing mates to sacrifice themselves to save the nation. That might be believable, if the mates weren’t Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump.



http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/dowd-she-made-me-run.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print


Chick-fil-A Bowl: Backups power Auburn – USATODAY.com - Jay G Tate - Montgomery Advertiser


http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2011-12-31/chick-fil-a-bowl-auburn-virginia/52310170/1


Braves trainer's wife dies in car accident | Braves.com - Mark Bowman


http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111231&content_id=26250408&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl


Auburn shows it’s not coming apart at the seams yet | Jeff Schultz


http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2011/12/31/auburn-shows-its-not-coming-apart-at-the-seams-yet/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog


Wife of Braves trainer Jeff Porter killed in wreck involving State Patrol trooper | ajc.com - Mike Morris


http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/wife-of-braves-trainer-1283677.html


World rings in 2012, bids adieu to tough year – USATODAY.com


http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-31/world-new-year/52301146/1



Woody Paige: Time has come for Tebow Time - The Denver Post - No miracles. He has to be mean, motivated and mad. - Tebow should reread the Scriptures of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John describing Jesus when he channeled anger. - Tebow's time to turn past-season anger into postseason joy is now.


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2011/12/woody-paige-time-has-come-for-tebow.html


Alex Rodriguez and wrestler Torrie Wilson are an item - USATODAY


http://themeck.blogspot.com/2011/12/alex-rodriguez-and-wrestler-torrie.html