The Selma Times-Journal from Selma, Alabama • 1

JANUARY 16, 2007 TODAY PHOTO Of TNI W1IK 'I BELIEVE' State senator lawsuit More officials Swooop! Keith court action. Sports A6 COMING included, MONTGOMERY (AP) A lawsuit challenging the election of several Democratic state senators could grow to include one-fourth of Rthe Legislature and may not be resolved by the time the new Legislature starts considering proposed laws. The case also could shift from the Sanders courthouse to the What's Hot: Ebony Fashion Fair set. Wednesday NOTABLE Gov. Bob Riley has appointed Hobbie Leonard Sealy to serve as assistant commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Sealy will be responsible for helping guide the agency toward accomplishing its mission to promote the wise stewardship and enjoyment 6f Alabamas natural resources. Hobbie Sealy brings a wealth of experience to state government and I am confident he will serve in an exemplary manner, Riley said. Sealy is a former director of marketing for the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and served 21 years with the Air Force, retiring with the rank of colonel. Most recently, he worked as a tax accountant for Seivers and Company in Wetumpka. A native of Montgomery, Sealy is a graduate of the University of Alabama and the University of Tennessee.

DEATHS Pearlie Beasley Mandy (aliens Rasa Greene Mattie Moore John Robinson FOR COWPLETE LIST, SEE PAGE A2 OUTSIDE 1ESSE SWANSON THE TIWES-JOURNAL Republican Gov. Bob Riley was sworn in Monday for a second term at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery. Pictured above with wife Patsy, Riley urged Alabamians to be optimistic about the states future. Other state officials sworn in Monday include Republican Attorney General Troy King and Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks. Riley urges Alabamians to believe in brighter future SEE SENATORS, AS ADA taking new position STAFF REPORT Riley also stood a few feet from where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederacy in 1861.

With the inaugural theme Believe in Alabama, Riley encouraged Alabamians to draw strength from their history, but not be limited by it. It is our foundation, not our ceiling, he said. Several other state officials took their oaths of office during the ceremony in front of the Capitol, including Democratic Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom Republican Attorney General Troy King, and Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks.

The event had a touch of presidential politics, with retired Gen. Wesley Clark swearing in Sparks and Arizona SEE RILEY, A5 BY PHILLIP RAWLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTGOMERY Republican Gov. Bob Riley, sworn in Monday for a second term, said the good times the state is enjoying will only get better if Alabamians address their problems with courage. 1 believe we do have the courage to squarely confront any challenge, put aside politics and do whats right. I believe we have the determination to provide educational excellence at every level so our children can compete and win the jobs of the future, Riley said in prepared remarks.

Rileys swearing-in ceremony occurred on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, and it took place a few feet from where King ended the Selma-to- Fourth Judicial Circuit Assistant District Attorney Andrew Arrington will step down from his duties to for the violent crimes division of the Alabama Attorney Generals Office. Arrington, who is also project director of the Drug Task Force, was offered the position by Attorney General Troy King last JESSE SWANSON THE TIMES-JOURNAL Democrat Jim Folsom Jr. was sworn in as Alabama Lieutenant Governor Monday. Montgomery voting rights march in 1965.

SEE ADA, AS Chance of rain High: 43 Low: 28 A10 INSIDE AROUND ALABAMA A3 Jim Crow gotta go Groups speak out against attorney Toures arrest CLASSIFIEDS COMICS AZ CRYPTOQUOTE Ai OBITUARIES A 1 OPINION Attorney Faya Rose Toure, right, spoke of the injustices within the Selma Municipal Court during a MLK rally and parade held at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Monday. Also pictured is Rev. Franklin B. Fortier Jr. POLICE REPORTS AS SPORTS A6 racy Commission and the Dallas County Freedom Party defined Toures arrest as a constitutional issue and not a race issue.

According to Toure, a Selma SEE TOURE, A5 tin Luther King Jr. rally and parade at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge Monday afternoon. Members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Alabama New South, the Grassroots Democ BY CASSANDRA MICKENS THE SELMA TIWES-JOURNAL Attorney Faya Rose Toure, formerly known as Rose Sanders, divulged details of her arrest in Selma Municipal Court last week during a Mar TV GRID CASSANDRA MICICINS THE TIMES-JOURHAl '54108 05000 BLE CADILLAC Downtown Selma PONTIAC GMC TRUCK www.reliablegmc.com 872-2337 or 1-800-595-6537.