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		<title>Birmingham 101: What will history say about us?</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2010/01/27/birmingham-101-what-will-history-say-about-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2010/01/27/birmingham-101-what-will-history-say-about-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA['The city of perpetual promise.' Does that mean incessant failure? Or rather, that Birmingham never gives up hope? ]]></description>
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		<title>Cooper loses second shot, Bell wins fourth</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2010/01/20/cooper-loses-second-shot-bell-wins-fourth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2010/01/20/cooper-loses-second-shot-bell-wins-fourth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Cooper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roderick Royal]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=11547</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bell faces unprecedented challenges and another mayoral election two years away. ]]></description>
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		<title>Can Jefferson County break the bank?</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/20/can-jefferson-county-break-the-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/20/can-jefferson-county-break-the-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citizen's Digest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War on Dumb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al LaPierre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alabama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Blount]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles LeCroy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Douglas MacFaddin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shelia Smoot]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jefferson County has declared war on JPMorgan.]]></description>
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		<title>Jefferson County sues JPMorgan</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/13/jefferson-county-sues-jpmorgan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/13/jefferson-county-sues-jpmorgan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alabama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Blount]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charles LeCroy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly two years after its complicated debt structure collapsed, Jefferson County is taking its financial architects to court. ]]></description>
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		<title>Buckelew sentenced to three years probation</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/12/buckelew-sentenced-to-three-years-probation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/12/buckelew-sentenced-to-three-years-probation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Weekly Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Blount]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=10318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Former Jefferson County commissioner must pay $20,000 and do community service. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The aftermath of Larry Langford </title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/04/the-aftermath-of-larry-langford%c2%a0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/04/the-aftermath-of-larry-langford%c2%a0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carole Smitherman]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=9998</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week's verdict established Larry Langford’s guilt, but it will be a long time before we’re done settling all his unanswered questions.  ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Birmingham might need budget rewrite</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/03/birmingham-might-need-budget-rewrite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/03/birmingham-might-need-budget-rewrite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Citizen's Digest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bonds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carole Smitherman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[shortfall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Sayler]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[City's 2010 budget left $21 million of line items off the balance sheets. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Birmingham Finance Director Sayler resigns</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/02/birmingham-finance-director-sayler-resigns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/11/02/birmingham-finance-director-sayler-resigns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=9954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sayler presided over Jefferson County financial implosion, later hired by Langford at Birmingham. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Prosecution reacts to Langford verdict</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/29/prosecution-reacts-to-langford-verdict/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/29/prosecution-reacts-to-langford-verdict/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bhamweekly.com/?p=9837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Assistant US Attorney George Martin on what waits for corrupt politicians in Alabama. ]]></description>
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		<title>Langford reacts to guilty verdict</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/28/langford-reacts-to-guilty-verdict/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/28/langford-reacts-to-guilty-verdict/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfazed guilt, Larry Langford speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse. ]]></description>
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		<title>Langford guilty on all counts!</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/28/langford-guilty-on-all-counts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/28/langford-guilty-on-all-counts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madison Underwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unfazed by his conviction, former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford faces 805 years in prison. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Langford Trial Live Blog: Closing Arguments</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/28/langford-trial-live-blog-closing-arguments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/28/langford-trial-live-blog-closing-arguments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a week of trial, prosecutors and defense attorney's make their cases to the jury. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>IRS: Langford failed to report $226,000</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/27/irs-langford-failed-to-report-226000/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/27/irs-langford-failed-to-report-226000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prosecution rests. Defense calls Fairfield pastor, investment banker, Blount's lawyer. ]]></description>
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		<title>Langford&#8217;s finances exposed in court</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/26/langfords-finances-exposed-in-court/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/26/langfords-finances-exposed-in-court/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The curious case of Katopodis' Corvair leads to former Jefferson County financial advisor Norm Davis. ]]></description>
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		<title>Langford testifies (sort of)</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/26/langford-testifies-sort-of/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/26/langford-testifies-sort-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Langford told SEC that he paid for clothes himself, not Blount. ]]></description>
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		<title>Langford defense scores points off LaPierre</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/23/langford-defense-scores-points-off-lapierre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LaPierre says there was no explicit agreement. Defense claims Langford never knew. ]]></description>
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		<title>LaPierre: Langford said &#8216;Thank you&#8217; for payments</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/23/lapierre-langford-said-thank-you-for-payments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Langford, Blount and LaPierre disguised bribes as loans, LaPierre said. ]]></description>
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		<title>Langford Trial Live Blog: Day 5</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/22/langford-trial-live-blog-day-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Week one of the Larry Langford trial concludes Friday with Bill Blount and Al LaPierre. ]]></description>
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		<title>Blount tells court he bribed Langford</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/22/blount-tells-court-he-bribed-langford/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After curt answers, prosecutor asks, "Who did you bribe?" Blount: "Larry Langford." ]]></description>
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		<title>Blount recounts selling bonds, buying Langford</title>
		<link>http://www.bhamweekly.com/2009/10/22/blount-recounts-selling-bonds-buying-langford/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Whitmire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blount and Langford hid deals from Bettye Fine Collins, were afraid she'd leak to media. ]]></description>
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