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July 30, 2009
CL – Other complaints vs. DeLaughter may be moot
Other complaints vs. DeLaughter may be moot DeLaughter is expected to plead guilty to lying to an FBI agent investigating a legal fees dispute lawsuit he was hearing involving former multimillionaire attorney Dickie Scruggs. That case involved a claim by Scruggs’ former law partner, Bob Wilson, that Scruggs owes him $15 million in legal fees…
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July 30, 2009
TALKLEFT – Bad Prosecutor Becomes Corrupt Judge
TALKLEFT – Bad Prosecutor Becomes Corrupt Judge The evidence left little doubt that the man who shot and killed Carl White Jr. was the same man who, four days earlier, shot another man and raped that man’s wife. Cedric Willis was arrested for those crimes. When the results of DNA tests finally arrived, however, they…
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July 30, 2009
IPSE – With DeLaughter pleading guilty, who’s Barbour gonna appoint? Answer: Phillip Gunn?
IPSE – With DeLaughter pleading guilty, who’s Barbour gonna appoint? As some of you may know, a felony conviction prevents someone from holding a law license. A law license is required to be a circuit court judge. Ergo, DeLaughter will be removed from the bench upon, or shortly after, his guilty plea tomorrow afternoon. (Assuming…
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July 30, 2009
Tax-free weekend begins Friday
Tax-free weekend begins Friday Jackson County parents can shop for children’s school clothes and footwear tax free beginning Friday. The 48-hour statewide tax break, passed by this year’s Legislature, waives the 7 percent sales tax on specific items less than $100. The event is the first of its kind for Mississippi. The window of opportunity…
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July 30, 2009
WAPO – In Jefferson trial, defense acted as though all DC politicians were on trial
WAPO – In Jefferson trial, defense acted as though all DC politicians were on trial “We all occupy the gray area — it’s just part of human nature,” Trout explained, as if former congressman William Jefferson’s proposal to bribe the vice president of Nigeria were an everyday occurrence. “We’re going to make mistakes . .…
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July 30, 2009
NMC pears into the Pickering vs. Pickering docket (online now in Madison!) for clues
NMC pears into the Pickering vs. Pickering docket (online now in Madison!) for clues Oh, and about the Pickering case. There’s a good news/bad news aspect. The good news is that the docket is visible and available. The bad news is that it’s under seal by agreement. But I’ve copied the docket, below, and I…
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July 30, 2009
LTE – Gene Taylor votes only for bills close to him; Miss. needs a strong Taylor contendor
LTE – Taylor votes only for bills close to him; Miss. needs a strong Taylor contendor When I opened my Hattiesburg American and The Clarion-Ledger this morning, I was greeted by front page stories about our Rep. Gene Taylor leading the opposition to the health care reform bills being debated by our legislatures. I am…
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July 30, 2009
BRUMFIELD – What’s more to come in Scruggs scandal?
BRUMFIELD – What’s more to come in Scruggs scandal? When suspended Hinds Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter pleads guilty in U.S. District Court this afternoon, questions will linger about the judicial bribery indictment that cost him his reputation. Chiefly to be answered: – Will anyone else be indicted in this case? – Will this second judicial…
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July 30, 2009
Pawlenty joins leadership role with Barbour for RGA
Pawlenty joins leadership role with Barbour for RGA The Republican Governors Association will name Tim Pawlenty as its vice chairman Monday, giving the Minnesota governor a national leadership post he can use to advance his presidential ambitions. In his new capacity, Pawlenty will take a leadership role in helping Republicans in this fall’s two gubernatorial…
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July 30, 2009
Pelosi vs. the Navy
Pelosi vs. the Navy One of those shuttered bases has been the subject of years of failed negotiations between San Francisco, the city Pelosi represents, and the Navy. The two parties have been at a stalemate over Treasure Island, a Navy base that closed in 1993 and sits atop a man-made island in the San…
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July 30, 2009
KINGFISH – Hood claims Heather Spencer was strangled to death. Was she?
KINGFISH – Hood claims Heather Spencer was strangled to death. Was she? There is a serious question that needs to be asked in the Heather Spencer case: Why is Jim Hood claiming she was beaten and strangled to death? The Mississippi Attorney General stated in his press release announcing the guilty plea of George Bell,…
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July 30, 2009
Bill Minor write-up on Pickering
Bill Minor write-up on Pickering Now we know: spending more time with his family wasn’t the real reason Chip Pickering quit Congress and later passed up an expected Senate appointment. It all comes out in a July 14 alienation of affection lawsuit filed against Chip’s alleged long-term mistress by estranged wife Leisha, the mother of…
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Daniel Tyson
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August 14, 2025
Speaker White gives glimpse into House’s work on school choice reforms
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Frank Corder
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August 14, 2025
SCOTUS denies NetChoice’s move to halt Mississippi’s “Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act”
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Frank Corder
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August 14, 2025
Amtrak officially returns to the Coast August 18 with four stops in Mississippi
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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August 14, 2025
A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this season
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Ben Smith
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August 14, 2025
Passing the time until deer season
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Susan Marquez
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August 14, 2025
Let’s Eat, Mississippi: Two Crackers Oyster Company
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Kimberly Ross
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August 13, 2025
Americans aren’t having enough babies
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Sid Salter
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August 13, 2025
Term limits: Still a tired gimmick, still disempowers voters, still weakens Mississippi
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Lesley Davis
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August 12, 2025
From Bud Light to American Eagle: What two ads say about the much-needed cultural shift in America
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