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August 15, 2011

SALTER – Primary turnout numbers are deceiving

SALTER – Primary turnout numbers are deceiving With 99 percent of the state’s precincts reporting in the Aug. 2 primaries, the Associated Press reported 281,719 votes in the GOP gubernatorial primary, up 42.5 percent from the 197,647 votes cast in the 2007 GOP primary election. For Democrats, the AP reported 394,663 votes cast in their…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 15, 2011

CL – Return Gulf oil spill funds to region

CL – Return Gulf oil spill funds to region Mississippi’s U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker have signed on to bipartisan legislation that would help the Gulf Coast recover from the BP oil spill. While both Sens. Cochran and Wicker have strong conservative rec ords, they are joined by a coalition of environmental groups…