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July 4th TEA Parties in Alabama
Alabama is host to several tea parties across the state this Saturday, July 4th. The Tea Parties have become a celebration of the founding principles and a protest against an out-of-control federal government.
Birmingham - Saturday, July 4, 5:30 p.m. Verizon Wireless Music Center
Florence - Saturday, July 4, 6 p.m., Veteran's Park, Shelter #2
Huntsville - Saturday, July 4, 7 p.m., Jaycee Fairgrounds on Airport Rd.
Montgomery - Saturday, July 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.at Overlook Park on Bell Street
Pelham - Saturday, July 4, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Celebration Arena, Highway 67
Priceville/Decatur - Saturday, July 4, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Celebration Arena, Highway 67
Wetumpka - Saturday, September 5, time to be announced, Gold Star Park, Shelby Street, downtown
Marshall County - Saturday, July 4th, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Boaz Fairgrounds on Highway 431
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Bone fragments in tomb belong to Saint Paul
 ROME - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that a scientific analysis of a tomb thought to contain the remains of Saint Paul, which has never been opened in 19 centuries, has uncovered ancient bone fragments.
The pope, speaking at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-The-Walls in Rome, said the discovery confirmed the view the tomb belonged to the apostle.
The coffin, inside the basilica, had "recently been the object of a scientific analysis", said Benedict addressing a service at the end of year-long celebrations dedicated to Saint Paul.
"A tiny hole was made to introduce a probe" which led to the retrieval of "miniscule bone fragments, and carbon dating showed they belonged to someone who lived between the first and the second century," the pope said.
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GOP Readies Fight Against Climate Change Bill
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Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., is on the Energy and Commerce Committee and expressed doubt about the climate change bill.
"This bill will turn out the lights on America," he said, “Study after study has indicated that families can expect to see their power bills increase by thousands of dollars and jobs will be lost at a time when we can least afford it – Consumers Energy in southwest Michigan predicts hefty rate increases for local families in order to comply with cap-and-tax. It is well past time that we start standing up for Michigan’s working families who have watched their paychecks, jobs and savings evaporate. We have a unique opportunity and a responsibility to reduce emissions and preserve our economy – the American public is desperate for solutions, but a national energy tax is not the answer.”
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Court sides with firefighters in Ricci case
 The Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of 20 New Haven firefighters who claimed in a reverse discrimination case that they were denied promotion because of their race.
The Court said that New Haven’s actions violated Title VII, which prohibits discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or national origin. The court said that since there was no “strong basis in evidence” that the test was discriminatory, not-job related, or that there were less discriminatory alternatives, the city could not throw out the results.
“Allowing employers to violate the disparate-treatment prohibition based on a mere good-faith fear of disparate-impact liability would encourage race-based action at the slightest hint of disparate impact,” Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion. He was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas..
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