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February 8, 2012

Wapo Report questions spending of Thompson, Wicker

Report questions spending of Thompson, Wicker A Washington Post report says congressional earmark spending appears to have funded projects near lawmakers’ personal properties and questions projects secured by Mississippi Congressmen Bennie Thompson and Roger Wicker. While a member of the House in 2003, the newspaper said, Wicker, now a senator, helped secure $1.5 million to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 8, 2012

Commissioning of USS Mississippi moved to Pascagoula

Commissioning of USS Mississippi moved to Pascagoula U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo announced Tuesday the U.S. Navy has moved the June commissioning of the $2 billion USS Mississippi submarine to Pascagoula after concerns were raised about the depth of Gulfport’s channel. In August, Gulfport Mayor George Schloegel announced at a meeting of local businessmen that the…