A Scrappy Fighter, McCain Honed His Debating Style in and Out of Politics
New York Times – Sept. 23
…When the topic strays from foreign policy, Mr. McCain’s interest can fade and he can lapse into his stump speech. “McCain’s major weakness is looking wooden, and when he’s out of his comfort zone, his sound bites become weaker and his evasions of questions become more obvious,” said David Lanoue, a political scientist at the University of Alabama and an expert in presidential debates…
Denver (Colo.) Post – Sept. 23
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Professor supports ban on short sales
Montgomery Advertiser – Sept.23
It’s about time the Securities and Exchange Commission quit letting bidders go “naked” with their short selling, and Friday’s moratorium prohibiting short sales on about 800 financial stocks could be a good first step, said University of Alabama professor Robert Brooks…Naked short selling is a major problem,” said Brooks, who teaches finance at the university. He said the SEC could use the current financial turmoil as a springboard to tighten most short-selling regulations and to totally prevent naked short sales…
Black-white marriages in Alabama up sharply since the early 1990s
Birmingham News – Sept. 23
…Brian Fair, a law professor at the University of Alabama who studies race relations, said the rate is still lower than what he would have expected. “That seems to me an extraordinarily small number given the potential for people to meet and the reversal in laws that forbade interracial marriages 40 years ago,” Fair said.
Dam removal kills more than 1,000 endangered fish at Roebuck Springs
Birmingham News – Sept. 23
…”Watercress darters thrive in spring pools,” said Bernie Kuhajda, manager of the fish collection at the University of Alabama. “This was the ideal habitat for them.” He said the fish would not have followed the water when it drained, because they instinctively hide in the edges when in danger. That made their bodies more difficult to find Monday.
“Their life history is hiding out in grass,” Kuhajda said…
UA Wheelchair Athletes Bring Home the Gold
NBC 13 (Birmingham) – Sept. 22
…including the University of Alabama’s Mary Allison Milford, Alana Nichols and Stephanie Wheeler…