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December 24, 2011

Justice Dept. rejects South Carolina voter ID law, calling it discriminatory

Justice Dept. rejects South Carolina voter ID law, calling it discriminatory The Justice Department on Friday entered the divisive national debate over new state voting laws, rejecting South Carolina’s measure requiring photo-identification at the polls as discriminatory against minority voters. The decision by Justice’s Civil Rights Division could heighten political tensions over the new laws,…
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December 24, 2011

Gov. Barbour right to point out facts about offshore drilling

Gov. Barbour right to point out facts about offshore drilling GOV. HALEY Barbour is right to point out that there’s not a dime’s worth of difference to the casual observer between drilling for natural gas a mile off Mississippi’s barrier islands (in state waters) and drilling 2 miles off the islands (in federal waters). But…