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ON THE STUMP: Oregon/Kentucky Vote, Byrd Endorses Obama, 2008 is 1980

By Matt Hooper
ANOTHER DAY OF PRIMARIES \ \ Today the nexus of the political universe is split between east and west as Oregon and Kentucky become the latest in a seemingly unending series of states, provinces, com
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Council questions morning-after transit vote

By Madison Underwood
Last week, the Birmingham City Council approved a plan from Mayor Larry Langford to make bus fares free for the summer, but in a special-called meeting Wednesday night, many of them expressed second t
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Langford legal woes: First shoe drops

As expected, the SEC has filed a lawsuit in federal court here against Mayor Larry Langford, Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre.

By Kyle Whitmire
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Langford sports sackcloth, ashes, Rolex

More than 1,000 people gathered at Boutwell Auditorium for a prayer rally hosted by Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford.

By Kyle Whitmire
\ Friday night more than 1,000 people gathered at Boutwell Auditorium for a prayer rally hosted by Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford. \ \ At the arena entrance, ministers greeted visitors with sackclot
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Leapin' Larry's Prayer Proclamation

By Madison Underwood
\ \ Leaders to adorn sackcloth and ashes to fight crime \ \ \ At Tuesday's Birmingham City Council meeting, Mayor Larry Langford proclaimed Friday, April 25, a "day of prayer in sackcloth and ashes
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Breaking the recycle

By Kyle Whitmire
\ \ Nuance of the new environmentalism \ War on Dumb by Kyle Whitmire \ "Recycle" is redundant, and it's only one word. \ \ The prefix is superfluous, put there to make the rest of the word sound mo
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Al Gore's inconvenient sequel

By Kyle Whitmire
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUO8bdrXghs 285 234] \ \ What do you do after the Nobel Prize? Al Gore is still preaching the word with a new slide show on TED, one of our favorite sites. \
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Langford dressing down for crime summit

By Madison Underwood
\ On Tuesday Mayor Larry Langford told city councilors that he ordered 2,000 burlap sacks for community leaders to wear at the next Plan 10/30 summit. Donning harsh sackcloth is a recurring Bible moti
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Birmingham Council approves Fair Park funding

By Kyle Whitmire
\ After nearly two hours of debate, the Birmingham City Council approved $48 million to fund Mayor Larry Langford's plans to redevelop Fair Park, even while those plans are incomplete. \ \ The vote p
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Fair Park plan pilfers dome funding

By Kyle Whitmire
\ A proposal from Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford would put a domed stadium on hold at least until 2010 and shift funding for the dome to a massive revitalization project at Fair Park in west Birmingh