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July 20, 2007
Cochran’s plea aims to shame Dems who oppose Southwick nomination
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/20/7 Sen. Thad Cochran gave an impassioned plea on the Senate floor Thursday aimed at shaming Democrats who oppose the nomination of Mississippi Judge Leslie Southwick to a federal appeals court. Cochran, a Republican, said he is “deeply disappointed” by the objection of Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats to Southwick’s nomination to the New…
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July 20, 2007
Call-girl scandal in capitol could impact Miss. Katrina funds
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/20/7 Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. David Vitter who championed family values and sanctity of marriage last week was outed as having patronized the call-girl services of “D.C. Madam” Deborah Jeanne Palfrey. It sent shock waves into Louisiana’s gubernatorial race and could harm Mississippi’s bid for Katrina relief. $29 billion Katrina relief appropriation…
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July 20, 2007
Rupp’s turn
The Clarion-Ledger State Gov’t Blog, 7/19/7 GOP contender for Secretary of State Jeffrey Rupp has his commercial out now. Nice peppy piano music. Rupp inviting us through a white picket fence toward Mississippi’s future. He even works in a shot of a backhoe and himself in a hard hat. (Shows he’s a man’s man.) He…
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July 20, 2007
Minuteman Founder Jim Gilchrist to Tour Mississippi
Minuteman Founder Jim Gilchrist to Tour Mississippi Jim Gilchrist, founder of the nationwide volunteer “neighborhood watch” program for the borders of the United States known as the Minuteman Project, will be traveling the state of Mississippi on Monday, July 23, 2007 to find and support candidates for office that adhere to the principles of the…
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July 20, 2007
Home Builders Endorse Senator Flowers
Home Builders Endorse Senator Flowers The Home Builders Association of Mississippi (HBAM) formally endorsed Senator Merle Flowers in his re-election effort. The HBAM, whose 4,000 member focus is to “Build a Better Mississippi,” works to provide safe, affordable housing for all citizens in Mississippi. “Senator Flowers has been instrumental in supporting and defending issues that…
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July 20, 2007
ROSS – NRA Endorses Ross
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION ENDORSES CHARLIE ROSS Conservative Senator Charlie Ross on Thursday received the endorsement of the National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) in the August 7 Republican Primary for Lieutenant Governor. “It is an honor to be endorsed by one of the most effective grassroots organizations in the country,” Charlie Ross said. “I…
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July 19, 2007
SUMRALL – Q&A from Clarion Ledger
Questions posed by the Clarion Ledger to State Auditor Candidates and responses from Mike Sumrall. #1 What are your top three priorities? At this point with the Auditor’s Office it has to be audit staff, provide more financial audits and increase the turn around time on investigations. #2 What are the three most critical challenges…
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July 19, 2007
MFIRE – What now President Bush?
What now President Bush? Polls place President Bush’s performance higher than Congress’ abysmal rating, but it is at an all-time low. In great measure this is because the public is disgusted with his illegal immigration stance and his failure to offer verifiable solutions. This taint could well hamstring future political aspirations of genuine conservative Republicans.…
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July 19, 2007
Lott, Cochran have more than $1M in war chests
The Clarion-Ledger, 7/19/7 While it’s not certain they will need it, each of Mississippi’s Republican senators has raised more than $1 million toward re-election, their latest reports to the Federal Election Commission show. Sen. Thad Cochran, who has represented Mississippi in the Senate since 1979, has not said whether he’ll run for re-election next year.
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July 19, 2007
Partisanship can be poison when it overrules people’s choices
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 7/19/7 It’s fine for politicians to be strictly partisan. That’s what politicians do. People, however, are best served if they retain skepticism and avoid becoming cheerleaders for one team or the other. That’s getting harder and harder, given that the press, especially the national folks, have turned a conversation on any topic…
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July 19, 2007
Hood Sees No Potential For “Major Difference” In State Primaries
WLOX, 7/18/7 Mississippi’s chief legal officer says he does not believe a federal judge’s ruling in an election lawsuit will have a major impact on how political parties conduct their primaries. “I don’t see it … 10 years down the road, as being a major difference in how people vote in Mississippi,” Attorney General Jim…
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July 19, 2007
Candidate wants separate court for business issues
The Greenwood Commonwealth, 7/17/7 Delbert Hosemann thinks the most practical way to reduce the backlog in Mississippi’s circuit courts is to create a separate business court. According to Hosemann, who has practiced business law for 35 years, it can take as long as four years for a case to come to trial in some of…
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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