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VIDEO: Looking for Larry Langfordnew

Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford testified under oath that he intended to move to the City of Birmingham. But has Langford moved, even a year and a half later? Birmingham Weekly made five trips in five weeks to his Fairfield home to see if Langford was still living there. Can you guess what we found?

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 05-05-2009 | Politics

Tags: Birmingham, Larry Langford, public office

Birmingham Ex-Mayor Generates Comeback Buzznew

The old mayor with some old political allies is starting a new coalition, and he brings the promise of turning the clock back -- giving Birmingham a do-over. The question is, though, is he for real this time?

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 04-14-2009 | Politics

Tags: Birmingham, Richard Arrington

Obama vs. the Straw Bossnew

Alabama Democratic Party boss Joe Reed supports Clinton at his own risk.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 01-14-2008 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton

FBI Probes Charity Linked to Birmingham's Mayor-Electnew

The non-profit organization Computer Help for Kids resisted a 2002 city audit.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 11-05-2007 | Politics

Larry Langford's Greatest Hitsnew

The Birmingham mayoral candidate's political career has been thirty years in the taking.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 10-09-2007 | Politics

Race for the Future: The 2007 Birmingham Mayoral Racenew

The four front-runners talk about their visions for the future of the city.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 09-24-2007 | Politics

Birmingham's Fill in the Blank Budgetnew

Council, mayor choose their own adventure.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 07-16-2007 | Politics

Obama in 'Bama, Brieflynew

Rockstar? No doubt. Maker of history? Perhaps. Footnote in history? Also a maybe.

Birmingham Weekly | Courtney Haden | 07-16-2007 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama

Gov. Don Siegelman's Squandered Legacy of Promisenew

Siegelman can deny charges against him all he wants, but he cannot refute that his administration allowed the foulest elements of Alabama politics to hold sway in Montgomery.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire | 07-02-2007 | Politics

Presidential Hopefuls Church-Up in Selmanew

At the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, leading Democratic candidates tried to build an allegorical bridge between the Civil Rights movement and their ambitions for the White House.

Birmingham Weekly | Kyle Whitmire and Phillip Jordan | 03-12-2007 | Politics

Tags: 2008 presidential election