Birmingham Mayor Hobbled By Kickback Charges

by Tanya Ott

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All Things Considered, July 19, 2008 · Since Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford took office late last year, he's been a man on a mission. His city has an annual budget of about $430 million, yet he's proposed more than a billion dollars in new projects. But Langford's ambitious agenda has been hobbled by charges that he accepted kickbacks in the past.

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