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		<title>Langford legal woes: First shoe drops</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/04/30/langford-legal-woes-first-shoe-drops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>SEC sues Langford, Blount, LaPierre</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/04/30/sec-sues-langford-blount-lapierre/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/04/30/sec-sues-langford-blount-lapierre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[More as it comes. Here&#8217;s the SEC press release.
Here&#8217;s the Complaint
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Litigation Release No. 20545 / April 30, 2008
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Larry P. Langford, William B. Blount, Blount Parrish &#38; Co., Inc., and Albert W. LaPierre, Case No. Case No. cv-08-B-0761-S (N.D. Ala., filed April 30, 2008)
The Securities and Exchange [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ma Bell phones pwned</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/04/25/ma-bell-phones-pwned/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/04/25/ma-bell-phones-pwned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Life on Earth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first thought after realizing the phones weren’t working: Isn’t this exactly how Independence Day began? Just when we thought Friday was as strange as it could get, was E.T. coming to kick some ass?
Alas, no. It seems that Ma Bell has screwed something up. AL.com is reporting that the repairs have been made.
&#8220;Overnight, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students live like refugees, for refugees</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/04/16/students-live-like-refugees-for-refugees/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/04/16/students-live-like-refugees-for-refugees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M. Underwood</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Earlier this week, a group of students at Birmingham-Southern College set out from their dorms with tents, sleeping bags, musical instruments and whatever else they could carry. They gathered together on the academic quad, set up a camp and began asking passing students, professors and administrators for food.
&#8220;We&#8217;re depending on other people for everything other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JeffCo to pledge new funds</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/03/12/jeffco-to-pledge-new-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/03/12/jeffco-to-pledge-new-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Bettye Fine Collins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If the commission approves, Jefferson County will pledge surplus sales taxes to help meet debt service on its sewer bonds, Commission President Bettye Fine Collins said in a press conference Wednesday.]]></description>
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		<title>JeffCo assuages employee fears</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/03/06/jeffco-assuages-employee-fears/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/03/06/jeffco-assuages-employee-fears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The financial crisis over Jefferson County&#8217;s sewer debt will not cause layoffs or otherwise effect employee benefits, Commission President Bettye Fine Collins said Thursday morning.
During the commission&#8217;s weekly work session, Collins read from a memo to county employees assuring them that their jobs and benefits are not at risk.
By the contracts with bond holders, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JeffCo to stiff swap partners</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/03/05/jeffco-to-stiff-swap-partners/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/03/05/jeffco-to-stiff-swap-partners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jefferson County has until Friday to post $184 million in collateral or insurance to prevent the costly terminations of its interest rate swaps, but in two more material event notices Wednesday night, the county says it will meet neither requirement.
PDFs of Jefferson County&#8217;s latest event notices can be found here and here.
&#8220;The County has notified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JeffCo debt: bad to worse</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/02/28/jeffco-debt-bad-to-worse/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/02/28/jeffco-debt-bad-to-worse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday night Jefferson County released the second &#8220;material event notice&#8221; in as many weeks regarding its sewer debt crisis. The news isn&#8217;t good.
According to this release, recent downgrades by ratings agencies could soon cause the county&#8217;s interest rate swaps to terminate, an event that could cost the county hundreds of millions of dollars. The only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Langford SEC Transcript</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/02/14/langford-sec-transcript/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/02/14/langford-sec-transcript/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Al LaPierre]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bill Blount]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Birmingham]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bonds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jefferson County]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Larry Langford]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Steve Sayler]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[swaps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Birmingham Weekly has obtained a copy of Larry Langford's first SEC interview. Get your copy here. ]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Tease No. 3</title>
		<link>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/02/14/larry-langfords-wheel-of-misfortune-tease-3/</link>
		<comments>http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2008/02/14/larry-langfords-wheel-of-misfortune-tease-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>K. Whitmire</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Larry Langford's statements to the SEC, he doesn't have trouble making money, nor does he have a problem spending it. Keeping the two in balance, though? That's a problem. ]]></description>
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