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Larry Langford
Name That Party: In Birmingham, Ala. Democratic Mayor's Sentencing for
March 7th, 2010 10:20 AM
Former Birmingham, Alabama mayor Larry Langford (pictured at right in AP photo), who is a Democrat, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday for bribery.In reporting the story, Reuters did what a competent wire service should do, informing readers of Langford's party affiliation early on:The former mayor of Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, was sentenced on Friday for his role in corrupt…
Name That Party: Democratic Birmingham Mayor Arrested
December 1st, 2008 12:44 PM
Birmingham, Alabama Mayor Larry Langford has been arrested.
His party is not mentioned in the story at AL.com.
Langford is Democrat (even Wikipedia took a while before naming his party).
Here are key paragraphs from the story:
