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Democrats’ internal polling rings of political ‘triage’ Additionally, three more Democratic campaigns released their own polls. In the Republican-held 10th District of Illinois, Democrat Dan Seals leads Republican Bob Dold 49% to 36%. In Mississippi’s 1st District, Democratic Rep. Travis Childers leads state Sen. Alan Nunnelee 46% to 41%. And in Pennsylvania’s 4th District, Rep.…

Thus Blogged Anderson: Lies, damned lies, and lawyerly lies — The other legal news is that the sealed court order in the dispute between State Farm and Jim Hood has been unsealed, thanks to Alan Lange and some Mississippi TV stations who persuaded the district court to unseal the entire document. NMC gives the background.…

Community Colleges Experience Enrollment Increases Mississippi’s community colleges are continuing to experience record enrollment. Preliminary credit enrollment for the fall of 2010 is up to 88,800 students. That is an increase of nearly 6,000 students, or 7.2 percent, compared to a year ago. Dr. Eric Clark, Executive Director of the State Community College Board, said:…

North Mississippians Choose Travis Childers in Latest Poll After leading opponent in cash on hand and conservative endorsements, Childers now leads with North Mississippi Voters Booneville, MS – In a poll released today, North Mississippians chose Travis Childers for First District Representative by 5 points. Childers has consistently led his opponent, State Senator Alan Nunnelee,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2010 Nunnelee News Conference Senator Nunnelee will discuss issues important to senior citizens Wednesday, September 8, 2010 11:45 a.m. Nunnelee For Congress Headquarters 438 East Main Street Tupelo, MS 38804

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The Firewall: Democrats Eye Must-Win Seats To hold the House, Democrats are going to have to engage in trench warfare – holding the House district by district. By the middle of this month, we should have a better idea if their attempts to undermine their GOP candidates will have gained traction or fallen flat. The…

On the day that Georgia's Aaron Murray and Penn State's Robert Bolden made their college debuts, who would have expected Jacksonville State's Coty Blanchard to make the biggest impact of any freshman quarterback? Blanchard, a true freshman, showed the poise of a fifth-year senior Saturday while rallying his FCS team to a stunning 49-48 double-overtime victory over host Ole Miss. Coty Blanchard isn't the full-time QB, but he led Jacksonville State to a huge upset. Ole Miss led 31-10 at halftime before Jacksonville State began its remarkable comeback. Blanchard and junior Marques Ivory split time at quarterback for Jacksonville State, but it was Blanchard who delivered the two biggest plays of the day. The Rebels were on the verge of victory until Blanchard stunned the Rebels with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Kevyn Cooper on fourth-and-15 in the second overtime. Then, rather than sending the game to a third overtime session, Jacksonville State coach Jack Crowe chose to win or lose it on the next play. Blanchard rewarded his coach's faith by delivering a 2-point conversion pass to Calvin Middleton. By the time he was through, Blanchard had led the Gamecock to their first victory over an FBS school in nine years. Jacksonville State beat Arkansas State 31-28 on Sept. 22, 2001. The Gamecocks led Florida State in the fourth quarter last season before falling 19-9. Of course, this victory meant much more than that 9-year-old win over Arkansas State. Arkansas State is a Sun Belt member. Ole Miss plays in the mighty SEC, home of the past four national champions. "I think there were some circumstances we probably couldn't repeat in 100 years if we tried to do it again," Crowe said, "but we'll take it." Blanchard's remarkable performance spoiled the Ole Miss debut of Jeremiah Masoli, who led Oregon to the Rose Bowl last season. Masoli transferred to Ole Miss after off-field problems caused Oregon to kick him off its team. He was eligible to play Saturday only after winning an appeal with an NCAA board a day earlier. While splitting time with Nathan Stanley, Masoli went 7-of-10 for 109 yards with one interception Saturday to help Ole Miss build a 21-point lead. But on this day, he wasn't the best quarterback on the field. "Crazy stuff happens sometimes," Masoli told reporters. "I never expected us to be in overtime." Jacksonville State clearly had the most reason to celebrate and Ole Miss had the biggest cause for concern Saturday, but here's a look at the other winners and losers from the first weekend of the college football season.

Sheer number, sour economy favor GOP in govs races WASHINGTON — Never before have so many governorships been up for grabs — and with so much at stake. The races come just ahead of once-in-a-decade congressional and legislative redistricting to reflect the U.S. population of the 2010 census, a process in which governors will play…