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June 2, 2009

Spell outlines state ag industry, department’s roles

Spell outlines state ag industry, department’s roles Dr. Lester Spell Jr., Mississippi’s commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, knows a thing or two about buying gasoline and offered some advice Monday. Spell made a multi-media presentation to the Starkville Rotary Club, providing an overview on Mississippi agriculture and the functions of the department he’s been elected…
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June 2, 2009

Cochran and Wicker earmark $489 million to restore destroyed barrier islands from war funding deal

AP source: Cochran and Wicker win $489 million to restore destroyed barrier islands Top House and Senate Democrats reached a tentative agreement on an almost $100 billion war funding bill Monday, including a generous new line of credit for the International Monetary Fund. At the core of the measure is President Barack Obama’s war funding…