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December 19, 2007
Hood disappointing
Hood disappointing Since when does the chief law enforcement officer of a state have to be asked? He should be at the federal attorney’s door begging to help. The same Clarion-Ledger article said “Hood won’t say if he is pursuing state bribery charges…” Again, he should be pursuing these guys with the same vigor as…
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December 19, 2007
Spokesman: “Lott to Resign This Week”
Spokesman: “Lott to Resign This Week” The spokesman for U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, Lee Youngblood, said Tuesday that Lott plans to end his 35-year career in elected office either Wednesday or Thursday. Gov. Haley Barbour will appoint a successor to serve until a special election is held next year. Lott, the Senate’s second-ranking Republican, announced…
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December 18, 2007
Mayor: Lawn workers going back in business
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/18/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he plans to put the Wood Street Lawn Service back to work after abandoning the company following the state auditor’s probe into its use. “I made a mistake in judgment. When this came up I pulled away from them. … I pulled back when this started and…
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December 18, 2007
Count on Moore to defy prognosticators
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 12/18/7 Political pundits would starve if our livelihood were dependent on accurately predicting what Mike Moore is going to do to. The prevailing wisdom was that Moore, the former four-term attorney general, always wanted to be a United States senator. So it made perfect sense when Sen. Trent Lott…
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December 18, 2007
At the Tower of Barbour, Adjusting That Rightward Tilt
The Washington Post, 12/18/7 The granddaddy of Republican lobbying shops, Barbour Griffith & Rogers, has decided to go bipartisan. Starting next year, the capital’s largest and longest-lived all-GOP firm will hire Democrats. The surprise move, announced exclusively in this column, is the most substantial evidence to date that the city’s political professionals are expecting Democrats…
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December 18, 2007
Feds recorded at least 124 calls in probe of high-profile lawyer
The Sun Herald, 12/17/7 Federal prosecutors recorded at least 124 telephone conversations as part of an undercover investigation of wealthy trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, who is charged with trying to bribe a Mississippi judge, defense attorneys said in court papers filed Monday. U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee’s office in Oxford, Miss., has turned over copies…
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December 18, 2007
Group to lobby for passage of Quality Education Act
The Sun Herald, 12/17/7 Lawmakers who promised to make education a priority while they were on the campaign trail will be put to the test in the next legislative session. A private nonprofit group says it will use its 33,000 members to lobby lawmakers to support a comprehensive education improvement bill. Any legislation requiring additional…
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December 18, 2007
AG seeks lawsuit over election row
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/18/7 Attorney General Jim Hood is asking Gov. Haley Barbour to join him in court action to determine the special election date to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy being left by Trent Lott. In November, Lott announced he will retire from the Senate this month in the first year of…
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December 18, 2007
Dems’ Tough Road In MS
Dems’ Tough Road In MS Republicans can breathe a sigh of relief today as new numbers out of Mississippi show Sen. Trent Lott’s resignation opens a seat they have an excellent chance at retaining. The poll, another in a series taken for DailyKos by Maryland-based Research 2000, shows possible GOP candidates running well ahead of…
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December 18, 2007
House district revote today; candidates vow to keep up fight
House district revote today; candidates vow to keep up fight The special election is the latest in a battle that has lingered for more than a month between incumbent John Reeves and Adrienne Wooten. Whatever the outcome, the final say may rest with the Mississippi House, as both contenders have filed petitions with the chamber.…
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December 18, 2007
Blake’s information ‘right-on’
Blake’s information ‘right-on’ Politicians had to be finessed, whistle-blowers compensated and at least one lawsuit smoothed over before tobacco companies agreed to settle legal disputes that eventually earned attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs around $1 billion in legal fees. For 10 years, Scruggs fought two attorneys who laid claim to a share of asbestos and tobacco…
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December 18, 2007
Political Pressure to Return Scruggs Political Cash . . . IN NORTH DAKOTA!
C’mon, give the money to someone who really needs it! State Republican Party Chairman Gary Emineth would like the North Dakota Democratic Party to donate a $10,000 contribution linked to Richard ?Dickie? Scruggs, who has been indicted in a judge bribery plot. ?We continue to see the Democrats accepting money from questionable sources to fund…
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Jeremy Pittari
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February 27, 2026
Senate Public Health Committee advances bill to allow Ibogaine trials
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Frank Corder
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February 27, 2026
Mississippi House moves to exempt NIL compensation from state income tax
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Ben Finley, Associated Press
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February 27, 2026
Scouting America will alter its policies to maintain support from the U.S. military, Pentagon says
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Frank Corder
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February 25, 2026
Carpenter Pole and Piling expanding in Wiggins
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Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
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February 23, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
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Frank Corder
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February 18, 2026
Firehawk Aerospace establishing manufacturing operations in Crawford
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Marilyn Tinnin
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February 27, 2026
Jasmine Blanton: A paint brush, a pen, and a message
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Alistair Begg
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February 27, 2026
A prayer for prosperity
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Susan Marquez
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February 26, 2026
Mississippians choose catfish on Fridays during Lent
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Roger Wicker
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February 27, 2026
America and Europe share a destiny
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David Ibsen
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February 26, 2026
Mississippi should look to President Trump and Congress to ensure fair access to banking
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Mike Chaney
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February 25, 2026
Insurance fraud effects everyone
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