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January 29, 2008
Cochran miffed with Bush proposal
The Hattiesburg American, 1/29/8 President Bush’s final State of the Union address got a mixed review from Mississippi’s federal lawmakers. While most Republicans praised Monday’s speech, Sen. Thad Cochran, the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he opposed the president’s attempts to shrink the number of earmarks or local projects sought by lawmakers…
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January 29, 2008
Miss. Republicans support Bush’s goals following State of the Union address
The Sun Herald, 1/29/8 Two Republican members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation lauded President Bush following Monday’s State of the Union address and expressed hope Democrats in Congress will support his priorities. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, who has been in the Senate for a week after being appointed to replace former Sen. Trent Lott, hailed Bush…
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January 29, 2008
Guns: Airports should tighten weapons security
The Clarion-Ledger, 1/29/8 The air-traveling public can thank Jackson Mayor Frank Melton for increased scrutiny of passengers claiming to be police officers attempting to carry guns aboard commercial flights. If it weren’t for Melton’s odd gun-toting personality quirk, the potentially deadly issue might not have become public. The Clarion-Ledger reported on the lapse in air…
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January 29, 2008
Musgrove is against pork
The Sun Herald, 1/29/8 Senate candidate Ronnie Musgrove said Monday if elected he would take conservative fiscal values to Washington and fight pork barrel projects. In a meeting with the Sun Herald on Monday, the former governor said the federal government spends about $120 billion on pork barrel type projects each year. He said the…
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January 29, 2008
JJ – Incest in Dixie: The Mississippi Legal Profession
Incest in Dixie: The Mississippi Legal Profession As the Scruggs wildfire rages, there has been much bloviating by the media and politicians over reforming the legal system in Mississippi. Unfortunately, the only reason these pinheads are even discussing such changes is because the Scruggs scandal hit the fan. While they are shocked, shocked mind you,…
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January 29, 2008
Hampton tries to carry water for Hood, but spills the bucket
“Sunshine” bill Let’s be clear here. This is a direct partisan attack on Attorney General Jim Hood. It is Republican inspired and it is directed at the state’s top Democrat. He is vulnerable on the issue politically, admittedly much to his own doing. He set himself up with bad political decisions involving outside counsel and…
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January 29, 2008
LNL – Admitted felons still battling over attorneys fees
Admitted felons still battling over attorneys fees Two attorneys who have pleaded guilty to judicial bribery charges continue to fight to preserve millions in attorneys fees they earned while representing the State of Mississippi. Joey Langston and Timothy Balducci on Monday filed a response to state Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant’s assertion that the dispute over…
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January 29, 2008
LNL – Scruggs continues Coghlan quest
Scruggs continues Coghlan quest “For an attorney to represent a defendant after previously representing another defendant in the same case, only to be later called upon to be part of that defense team’s cross-examination… certainly does not pass the smell test,” Biggers said. Scruggs is required to obtain local counsel and is also represented by…
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January 29, 2008
FOLO – Ed Peters-Judge DeLaughter restrospective, part 4: State v. Middleton
Ed Peters-Judge DeLaughter restrospective, part 4: State v. Middleton We’ve written about a motion filed in a case called Eaton Corp. v. Frisby which raises questions about the off-the-record involvement of Ed Peters in a case before Judge Bobby DeLaughter. The questions echo the government’s facts in the guilty plea of Joey Langston. We’ve also…
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January 29, 2008
FOLO – Prosecution to use “other crime” evidence in Scruggs case
Prosecution to use “other crime” evidence in Scruggs case In the case against Dickie Scruggs over allegations of bribing Judge Lackey, the prosecution has filed a Notice of Intent to Introduce “similar acts evidence pursuant to Rule 404(b), Fed. R. Evid., at the trial” and that the evidence was provided to defense counsel by letter…
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January 29, 2008
DJ – Prosecutors ready to say bribery attempts aren’t anything new
Prosecutors ready to say bribery attempts aren’t anything new Federal prosecutors seem to be saying it’s not the first time famed Oxford attorney Richard Scruggs and others have tried to bribe a judge. Monday, they filed a “notice of intent” to introduce “similar acts evidence” in its case against Scruggs, his son Zach and Oxford…
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January 29, 2008
NYTIMES – If You Can’t Win the Case, Buy an Election and Get Your Own Judge
If You Can’t Win the Case, Buy an Election and Get Your Own Judge Building a remarkable degree of suspense into the all too familiar ploys described here, Mr. Grisham delivers his savviest book in years. His extended vacation from hard-hitting fiction is over. However passionately he cared about the nonfiction events he described in…
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April 13, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: April 13, 2026
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Bonnie Coblentz
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April 10, 2026
Strategic, unified vision transforms Carthage
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Jeremy Pittari
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April 10, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Health outlines upcoming fiscal year budget
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Susan Marquez
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April 10, 2026
C Spire completes work under Mississippi Capital Projects Fund to expand high-speed, broadband infrastructure
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Daniel Tyson
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April 9, 2026
Amazon investing another $12 billion in Central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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March 31, 2026
Channel South, $105 million mixed use development, aims to transform Gulfport’s downtown
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Robert St. John
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April 13, 2026
Life at the table
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Alistair Begg
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April 13, 2026
Do not be ashamed
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Matt Friedeman
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April 12, 2026
Spiritual revival – Is the key actually wanting “less”
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Roger Wicker
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April 10, 2026
Rebuilding the American arsenal
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Russ Latino
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April 8, 2026
The truth about ACA subsidies after the “One Big Beautiful Bill”
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Sid Salter
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April 8, 2026
A new take on an old question about who Mississippians trust with life-altering decisions
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