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May 15, 2012

Gov. Bev Perdue (D) refuses to apologize to Gov. Phil Bryant (R) for her anti-Mississippi remarks

Perdue talks to Mississippi governor, doesn’t apologize Gov. Bev Perdue has spoken to Mississippi’s governor after she criticized the approval of last week’s referendum banning gay marriage by saying it made North Carolina “look like Mississippi.” But her spokesman said Perdue didn’t apologize for her remarks. Perdue spokesman Mark Johnson said Perdue had a very…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 15, 2012

Bryant disappointed with Gov. Perdue’s conversation

Perdue tries to clear air with Mississippi governor … The two leaders spoke by phone Monday to clear the air. “I thought we had a really good conversation about public policy between North Carolina and Mississippi,” Perdue said. Still, she said, her comments were only meant to express confusion about how a state that had…