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December 19, 2007
After Lott, What Next for Mississippi?
CQ Politics, 12/18/7 Senators on both sides of the aisle praised Trent Lott on Tuesday morning, anticipating his resignation within days. Now, the political spotlight in Mississippi is aimed squarely at Republican Reps. Charles W. “Chip” Pickering Jr. and Republican Rep. Roger Wicker as possible replacements for his Senate seat. Republican insiders in Mississippi and…
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December 19, 2007
Lott resigns from U.S. Senate
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/19/7 Mississippi Republican Trent Lott officially resigned from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, ending a 35-year career in which he reached the of height of power before falling from grace and climbing his way back to the top, a spokesman said. “U.S. Sen. Trent Lott has informed Vice President Dick Chaney, the president…
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December 19, 2007
Council rejects officer’s pay hike
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/19/7 The Jackson City Council on Tuesday dealt a double blow to Mayor Frank Melton, axing his former bodyguard’s pay raise and refusing to hire outside legal council to represent him in two lawsuits. Michael Recio’s salary was officially reduced on a 4-3 vote from the $70,289 he was given in early October…
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December 19, 2007
Poll gives Wicker lead over Musgrove
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/19/7 It’s not science, but a recent poll of 600 Mississippi voters shows U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker of Tupelo might do pretty well in a head-to-head Senate race against former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove. Conducted Dec. 10-12 by Research 2000 of Olney, Md., the telephone poll was conducted before former Attorney…
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December 19, 2007
Lott leaving Hill by end of week
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/19/7 Sen. Trent Lott said Tuesday he will end his 35-year career on Capitol Hill before the end of the week, likely touching off a partisan fight in Mississippi. Lott indicated his last day likely will coincide with the last day the Senate is in session this year, which could be today. The…
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December 19, 2007
At the Tower of Barbour, Adjusting That Rightward Tilt
At the Tower of Barbour, Adjusting That Rightward Tilt 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. Washington Post 12/18/7
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December 19, 2007
MAJORITYINMS – Hood Issues Opinion- Big Deal, He’s Not Relevant
Hood Issues Opinion- Big Deal, He’s Not Relevant Well, Jim Hood- the man who has nothing to say about his good buddy Dickie Scruggs getting indicted- issued an opinion saying the election needs to be held sometime around March, or else! . . . Jim Hood is well on his way to making himself irrelevant.…
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December 19, 2007
Scruggs Nation, Day 21: State Farm files motion to disqualify former Scruggs Katrina Group
Scruggs Nation, Day 21: State Farm files motion to disqualify former Scruggs Katrina Group One thing that shocked me was one of the entries in the notes of Brian Ford, an engineer who had done a key engineering report on the property of Thomas McIntosh — remember that his report was rejected by State Farm…
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December 19, 2007
Smith sees growing support in speaker campaign
Smith sees growing support in speaker campaign Jeff Smith of Columbus said he’s gaining more support among legislative colleagues to be House speaker and is pushing hard for a vote next month to unseat incumbent Billy McCoy of Rienzi. McCoy has made public the names of enough House members to re-elect him, but Smith said…
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December 19, 2007
FOLO – Loose ends, theirs and ours
Loose ends, theirs and ours I’ve said before that I don’t envy the lawyers who’ve taken on the defense of the Scruggs accuseds. Even before we know the whole case they’re up against, confirmation that it includes a 90-minute group conversation (presumably captured by Tim Balducci’s body mike) and 124 wiretapped phone conversations is daunting…
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December 19, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 20: the wire
Scruggs Nation, Day 20: the wire Just to return for a moment to the indictment itself (click here to see it), I’ve been mulling the allegations over, and I can’t decide about the alleged events of November 1. On that day, Balducci supposedly delivered the last $10,000 of the agreed upon $40,000 to Judge Lackey,…
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December 19, 2007
AG issues opinion on special election
AG issues opinion on special election Gov. Haley Barbour has scheduled a Nov. 4 special election for voters to decide who would take Lott’s seat permanently. Barbour said he would appoint an interim senator in the meantime. Secretary of State Eric Clark issued a statement agreeing with Barbour’s course of action, but the Mississippi Democratic…
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September 25, 2026
Veterans Affairs cuts backlog, sets record for number of claims processed
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Ali Swenson, Associated Press
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September 25, 2026
Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
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Cass Rutledge
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September 25, 2026
A&W Custom Furniture expanding in Okolona, adding 20 jobs
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Frank Corder
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September 24, 2026
England-based SubSea Craft expanding operations, locating U.S. facility on Mississippi Coast
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Cass Rutledge
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September 23, 2026
Raybern Foods expansion in Shannon bringing 70 new jobs to area
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Cass Rutledge
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September 18, 2026
Industrial Timber expanding its Ripley operations with $2.6 million investment
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Susan Marquez
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September 25, 2026
Journey to Colonial Mississippi: An America 250 Celebration
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Alistair Begg
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September 25, 2026
Promised provision
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Alistair Begg
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September 24, 2026
The meaning of the Cross
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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Lesley Davis
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September 21, 2026
The war on women’s spaces has reached the sorority house
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