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		<title>&#8220;Walk for Midwives&#8221; Sat. Oct. 3 at Rojo Cantina</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/02/walk-for-midwives-sat-oct-3-at-rojo-cantina/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/02/walk-for-midwives-sat-oct-3-at-rojo-cantina/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Chambers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alabama Birth Coalition is hosting a “Walk for Midwives.”]]></description>
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		<title>Langford closes Birmingham City Hall for swine flu</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/17/langford-closes-birmingham-city-hall-for-swine-flu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/17/langford-closes-birmingham-city-hall-for-swine-flu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Larry Langford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jefferson County Department of Public Health told mayor's office that closing was unnecessary. ]]></description>
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		<title>Jefferson County employees may only work 36 hours per week</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/17/jefferson-county-employees-may-only-work-36-hours-per-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/17/jefferson-county-employees-may-only-work-36-hours-per-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alabama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bettye Fine Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furloughs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Travis Hulsey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[FY 2010 would bring back all employees, but full-time status up in air. ]]></description>
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		<title>Jefferson County brings back employees</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/10/jefferson-county-brings-back-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/09/10/jefferson-county-brings-back-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bettye Fine Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bobby Humphryes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jefferson County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Carns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regions Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shelia Smoot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Bell]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three commissioners want to bring employees back, but can they pay them? ]]></description>
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		<title>New public health scholarship honors the legacy of Billy R. Cox</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/08/12/new-public-health-scholarship-honors-the-legacy-of-billy-r-cox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/08/12/new-public-health-scholarship-honors-the-legacy-of-billy-r-cox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenny Brock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIDs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billy Cox]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Billy Cox was very front-burner.”
“Billy was a magnet.”
“Billy was a leader.”
“His finesse made everyone comfortable, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LaPierre to cop plea, deal says documents forged</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/29/lapierre-to-cop-plea-deal-says-documents-forged/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/29/lapierre-to-cop-plea-deal-says-documents-forged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al LaPierre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Blount]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bribery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Larry Langford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obstruction of justice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[LaPierre plea deal says he, Larry Langford and Bill Blount forged documents to cover bribery tracks. ]]></description>
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		<title>Judge denies Langford trial extension</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/28/judge-denies-langford-trial-extension/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/28/judge-denies-langford-trial-extension/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al LaPierre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Blount]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Larry Langford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler has denied a defense motion to delay the trial of Birmingham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JeffCo broke by Aug. 7</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/13/jeffco-broke-by-aug-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/13/jeffco-broke-by-aug-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jefferson County bankruptcy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jefferson County is bleeding cash and without drastic cuts could be broke by August 7, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor refuses council demand to trim budget</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/13/mayor-refuses-council-demand-to-trim-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/13/mayor-refuses-council-demand-to-trim-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bond swaps]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Steve Sayler]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford has refused a city council request to reduce spending in his 2010 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katopodis to remain behind bars</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/13/katopodis-to-remain-behind-bars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/13/katopodis-to-remain-behind-bars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Katopodis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former County Commissioner John Katopodis will remain behind bars until his October sentencing. Defense lawyers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katopodis Found Guilty On All Counts</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/01/katopodis-found-guilty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/07/01/katopodis-found-guilty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weekly Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Computer Help for Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Katopodis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Birmingham City Councilor and Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis was convicted today on federal fraud charges relating to his involvement with a local charity, Computer Help for Kids.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecution rests, Melva Langford and Jimmy Blake testify</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/26/prosecution-rests-melva-langford-and-jimmy-blake-testify/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/26/prosecution-rests-melva-langford-and-jimmy-blake-testify/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Computer Help for Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Blake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Katopodis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Langford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melva Langford]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors concluded their case today against former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katopodis middle man in Langford car deal</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/25/katopodis-middle-man-in-langford-car-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/25/katopodis-middle-man-in-langford-car-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carole Smitherman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Katopodis acted as middle man in Langford car deal, tried to trade $4,000 Corvair for $350 guitar. Also, Council President Smitherman says she didn't trust Katopodis. ]]></description>
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		<title>Katopodis charity paid political expenses</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/25/katopodis-charity-funds-paid-political-expenses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/25/katopodis-charity-funds-paid-political-expenses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alva Lambert]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gaynell Hendricks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Carns]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patricia Todd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron McGuffey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Computer Help for Kids paid for myriad political activities, including autodialers for candidates and a campaign manager for former Birmingham City Councilor Jimmy Blake. Collins takes stand. ]]></description>
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		<title>Former directors: Katopodis alone kept charity finances</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/23/former-directors-katopodis-alone-kept-charity-finances/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/23/former-directors-katopodis-alone-kept-charity-finances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Computer Help for Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Katopodis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three former executive directors of Computer Help for Kids testified Tuesday afternoon that they were kept out of the loop with the charity's finances and that the organization's hierarchy was confusing. ]]></description>
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		<title>Charity funds withdrawn at casinos, paid credit cards</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/23/charity-funds-withdrawn-at-casinos-paid-credit-cards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/23/charity-funds-withdrawn-at-casinos-paid-credit-cards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Jefferson County was paying more than $800,000 of taxpayers’ money to the non-profit Computer Help for Kids, those funds were being withdrawn at casino ATMs and being used to pay personal credit card debts, an official from Regions bank testified in U.S. District Court Tuesday. One check from Computer Help for Kids made out to “Hudson’s” for $4,800 bore the notation “TV Langford.” ]]></description>
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		<title>Langford handled Katopodis charity checks</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/22/langford-handled-katopodis-charity-checks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/22/langford-handled-katopodis-charity-checks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Computer Help for Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Council of Cooperating Governments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jefferson County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Katopodis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Langford]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While serving on the county commission, Larry Langford arranged for Computer Help for Kids to receive nearly $800,000 in county money and frequently had the checks delivered directly to him, a county administrator testified today in the trial of former County Commissioner John Katopodis.]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Scrushy now broke and busted</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/18/richard-scrushy-now-broke-and-busted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/18/richard-scrushy-now-broke-and-busted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accounting fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don Siegleman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HealthSouth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Scrushy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of one of the few remaining court battles in the HealthSouth saga, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JeffCo preps $51 million in cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/05/jeffco-preps-51-million-in-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/05/jeffco-preps-51-million-in-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bankruptcy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jefferson County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[occupational tax]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jefferson County has identified more than $50 million in budget cuts, but those reductions could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bham News to cut pay, lay off part-timers</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/03/bham-news-to-cut-pay-lay-off-part-timers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/06/03/bham-news-to-cut-pay-lay-off-part-timers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furlough]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[layoffs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pay cuts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Employees at The Birmingham News will be subject to graduated pay cuts, management there told [...]]]></description>
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