Chamber of Commerce Begs for Help


	Chamber of Commerce Begs for Help

AtlLiberal

11-16-2007 9:28 AM

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birmingham, alabama, std, sex, politics

AtlLiberal says:

While not a humorous topic I couldn't help flashing on the furrowed brows within the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce as they wrestle how to work this into their next tourist promotion.

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