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December 15, 2007
JPD SWAT members deputized by McMillin
JPD SWAT members deputized by McMillin Malcolm McMillin, Hinds County sheriff and Jackson police chief, deputized 20 members of the Jackson Police Department SWAT team and hostage negotiations team Friday morning, giving them jurisdiction throughout Hinds County. McMillin said he did it so the JPD officers can assist the 14 SWAT team members of the…
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December 14, 2007
Moore opts not to seek Lott seat
Moore opts not to seek Lott seat Many Democrats also viewed the charismatic Moore as their best opportunity for victory. “The man is in private law practice and he has a right not to run,” said state Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville. “But I think he might have been the best horse we had, so we…
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December 14, 2007
Scruggs’ defense receives evidence
Scruggs’ defense receives evidence Defense attorneys for five NeMiss men accused of attempting to bribe a judge are receiving documents and recordings relating to the federal allegations. Attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs of Oxford, his son Zach, Oxford attorney Sidney Backstrom, New Albany attorney Timothy Balducci and former State Auditor Steve Patterson were indicted Nov. 28…
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December 14, 2007
Lott Winds Down Final Days in Office
WTOK, 12/13/7 Sen. Trent Lott is winding down his final days in office. He said Thursday he will officially submit his resignation to Vice-President Dick Cheney before the end of 2007. Lott held his final satellite news conference with Mississippi television stations Thursday. He said the last three decades in office have been “a wild…
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December 14, 2007
Former judge asks to remain free while appealing bribery conviction
The Sun Herald, 12/13/7 A former Harrison County judge who was convicted of bribery is asking to remain free on bond while he appeals his nine-year federal prison sentence, according to court records. The request is a reversal for former Circuit Judge John Whitfield, who previously said he was ready to start serving the sentence…
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December 14, 2007
‘High stakes chess game’ opening over Senate appointments
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/14/7 With Democrats outnumbering Republicans in the Mississippi Senate, they will take away Gov. Haley Barbour’s Senate candy store, right? Don’t count on it. Two weeks ago, newly elected Senate Democrats sat down with incoming GOP Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, mostly to get a reading on his pre-election crack implying that only…
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December 14, 2007
Open letter to Mississippians from Mike Moore
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/13/7 Four years ago I made a decision to leave elected public office to spend more time with my family and to build some financial security for them. We have all been very happy with that decision. I enjoyed my 26 years in public service working for Mississippi. Elected office gave me great…
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December 14, 2007
MITCHELL – Dickie Scruggs ‘drama’ would be great fiction, but it’s real
Dickie Scruggs ‘drama’ would be great fiction, but it’s real At the center of events is Scruggs, who, when others laughed at the notion, said Big Tobacco could be made to pay state and federal governments for the harm tobacco caused to people’s health. He won and people stopped laughing. Billions have been poured into…
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December 14, 2007
LNL – Hood in middle of $14 million legal fee fight
Hood in middle of $14 million legal fee fight Because the state was a party to the settlement agreement, he wrote, the state is bound by the terms of the agreement. “Plaintiffs further assert that the Attorney General had the authority under Mississippi law to enter into the Settlement Agreement which provided that MCI pay…
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December 14, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Former employee files suit against Nutt & McAlister, member of SKG
Former employee files suit against Nutt & McAlister, member of Scruggs(less) Katrina Group Maria Brown, a former employee of Nutt & McAlister, a law firm that was and is a key player in Katrina litigation as part of the Scruggs Katrina Group, has sued the firm for employment discrimination, breach of contract and other claims.…
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December 14, 2007
Supremes Dismiss Kidd Ruling – District 71 Revote to Occur
State SC: District 71 revote to proceed The state Supreme Court has ordered that a revote scheduled Tuesday in four precincts proceed in the state House District 71 race. The ruling overturns an order issued by Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd Dec. 11 telling the Hinds County Election Commission to certify results, which would…
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December 14, 2007
Former AG Mike Moore Backs Down From Senate Fight
Open letter to Mississippians from Mike Moore The point is I am happy doing what I am doing, my family is happy, and I look forward to making a big difference in my state and nation. I have seriously considered the U.S. Senate vacancy as my friends urged me to do, but I have always…
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October 19, 2026
Trump signs an order aimed at boosting women’s health research, a plan backed by the first lady
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 19, 2026
Reeves appoints Jordan as DeSoto County Court Judge
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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court agrees to review a Reconstruction-era ban on distilling spirits in private homes
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Frank Corder
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October 19, 2026
Ingalls awarded $99 million contract modification for USS Lyndon B. Johnson sea trials
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Cass Rutledge
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October 13, 2026
Startup plastics manufacturer Koinonia setting up operations in Drew
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Cass Rutledge
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October 12, 2026
ALO investing over $176 million in Southaven for national distribution center
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Robert St. John
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October 19, 2026
Dinner and a show
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Alistair Begg
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October 19, 2026
The city of man
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Susan Marquez
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October 16, 2026
“Dummy Mummy” freed from her tomb once again at Two Mississippi Museums
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Ellery Jones
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October 19, 2026
Forest products industry contributes heavily to Mississippi, U.S. economy
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Sid Salter
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October 14, 2026
Capital punishment logistical failures a self-fulfilling strategy of death penalty opponents?
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Roger Wicker
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October 9, 2026
Permit reform act is a much-needed course correction
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