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May 19, 2017

Sen. @RogerWicker’s Proposal Authorizing New Coast Guard Cutters Passes Committee

RELEASE Wicker Proposal Authorizing New Coast Guard Cutters Passes Committee Legislation Now Awaits Senate Consideration WASHINGTON – Two key proposals authored by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., were approved today by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee as part of the “Coast Guard Reauthorization” bill. Wicker is a senior member of the Committee, which…
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May 18, 2017

PERRY: Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre nearly averted by MS Sen. Stennis

BRIAN PERRY/Stennis and Watergate The Saturday Night Massacre almost didn’t happen. It was nearly averted because of the respect many had for Mississippi Senator John C. Stennis. Nixon considered Stennis one of his “strongest and most dependable supporters in foreign affairs.” When he ordered the secret bombings of North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia, Stennis was…