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June 6, 2011

GOP rolls out welcome mat for Smith

GOP rolls out welcome mat for Smith Almost four years ago, the race for speaker of the Democratic-majority House of Representatives became the stuff of legend in Mississippi politics. Then-Democrat Jeff Smith of Columbus, a sharp dresser with a handlebar mustache, a law degree and a penchant for voting with Republicans on controversial issues, lost…
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June 6, 2011

Haley Barbour’s big weekend; goes to Faith and Freedom Conference and ‘Face the Nation’

Haley Barbour’s big weekend, goes on ‘Face the Nation’ WSJ – Haley Barbour: ‘Purity Is the Enemy of Victory’ Playing the role of the party’s amiable uncle, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour warned Republicans to avoid divisiveness and to rally around a single nominee to go against President Barack Obama–no matter how perfectly pure that Republican…