1942:
Torchmark founder Frank P. Samford, Jr married Virginia Carolyn Suydam.
2004:
Former governor Don Siegelman was indicted on federal bid-rigging charges.
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A look back: May 27
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Fallout from last night’s 60 Minutes
The Alabama Republican Party wasted no time in sharing their response to last night’s report on CBS’ 60 Minutes about allegations that former governor Don Siegelman’s prosecution was politically motivated (even though we weren’t necessarily that fast in posting these links ourselves – we’re still upgrading the site). Check out Wade on Birmingham’s recent post on this to catch up on the background. And it looks like it’s far from over.
