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Federal judge agrees to move Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford's corruption trial to late summer - Breaking News from The Birmingham News
Federal judge agrees to move Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford's corruption trial to late summer - Breaking News from The Birmingham News
The public corruption trial Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and two associates has been reset for Aug. 31. Prosecutors and defense lawyers had a teleconference this morning to agree on a new date. The defense had requested the continuance because of the mounds of evidence they will need to sift ...
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POLITICS: Not Much Better
Baseball Crank — ... which agreed to review the case. Perata said he hasn't heard anything about the case since then. Of course, there's not always fire where there is smoke, but the step of trying a second set of prosecutors certainly suggests that the FBI thinks it has something. Meanwhile, David Freddoso looks at the "corruption tax" imposed on residents of Illinois (the latest Daley ally convicted last week is discussed here). Then there's Alabama, where Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford will stand trial this summer and former Governor Don ...

It’s Blago Time!
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... of Illinois, although the Chicago media expects Blagojevich to (finally) be indicted today. In the meantime, we will have to wait and see a little longer. But as usual, there’s no shortage of Democratic corruption to amuse and horrify us. Illinois: David Freddoso looks at the “corruption tax” imposed on residents of Illinois, while the latest Daley ally convicted last week is discussed here. Alabama: Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford will stand trial this summer and former Governor Don ...

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