Contact on WGAD Friday 5/18/12

Interviews:

· Fri 5/14 08:10 - Paul Harbison, Damascus Road Project

· Fri 5/14 08:40 - Kay Moore, DGI

Alabama News

· Reapportion committee dominated by Republicans approve House and Senate district plans (Dana Beyerle, GT)

· Dems Believed to be Behind Lawsuit to Stop Redistricting (Alabama Political Reporter)

· Bentley wants more immigration law revisions (Phillip Rawls, AP, at GT)

· Toyota plans to expand Huntsville engine plant with a new 300,000-square-foot building (Huntsville Times)

· Birmingham Business Alliance displeased over Legislature's inaction on Jefferson County (Birmingham News)

Local News

· Authorities verify Etowah County sex offenders’ residences (Lisa Rogers, GT)

· Prosecutor: Investigation of Silver Lakes area sweepstakes business to be thorough (Anniston Star)

· Lilly Ledbetter program to air on CSPAN2 this weekend (Andy Powell, GT)

National News

· Zimmerman/Martin:

· Autopsy: Evidence of marijuana in Trayvon Martin's blood (AP) (CNN)

· Cops, Witnesses Back Up George Zimmerman's Version of Trayvon Martin Shooting (ABC)

· Witness Told Cops He Saw Trayvon Martin Straddling George Zimmerman And Punching Him "MMA Style" (The Smoking Gun)

· Senators to Unveil the ‘Ex-Patriot Act’ to Respond to Facebook’s Saverin’s Tax ‘Scheme’ (ABC) (Fox)

· Oregon bans Native American mascots in schools (Fox)

· WH Opposes Religious Liberty Amendment for Military Chaplains (Fox)

· Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, Dead at 63 (Billboard)

· Facebook

· FaceBook to IPO for $104 trillion. (AP)

· Ahead of Facebook IPO, poll finds user distrust (USA Today)

· GM plans to stop advertising on FaceBook (Reuters)

· Facebook’s Challenge: Getting Users to Click on Ads (CNBC)

· Facebook IPO? Robin Hood’s Wall Streeters Just Don’t Care (CNBC)

· As Investors Fawn Over Facebook, Poll Finds User Distrust, Apathy (CNBC)

Politics

· Obama's Literary Agent in 1991 Booklet: 'Born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii' (Breitbart)

Sports

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· MLB Standings

World News

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Events

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Future interviews

· Mon 5/21 08:10 - Vince Schaeffer, Habitat for Humanity, Dragon Boat Festival

· Mon 5/21 08:40 - Gadsden Area Photographers - Tony Hathcock, Terry Hathcock, Rex Stanfield - monthly GAP meeting Monday night

· Tue 5/22 08:40 - Navy Commander Brent Phillips - Recruiting Command

· Wed 5/23 08:40 - Rick Vaughn, Etowah Patriots Association, Memorial Day program

· Thu 5/24 08:40 - Dr. Mike McClellan, Doc Out of the Box

· Fri 5/25 08:40 - Kay Moore, DGI

· Fri 6/1 08:10 - Laura Dodd, Musician

· Fri 6/1 08:40 - Kay Moore, DGI

· Mon 6/4 08:40 - Let My People Pray - set up by Judge Kimberly