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January 28, 2009

Republicans eager for Barbour clone

Politico, 1/28/9 He’s not a candidate. He hasn’t endorsed anyone. He doesn’t even have a vote on the Republican National Committee. But in the race for the RNC chairmanship, there’s no figure who casts a longer shadow than Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. For many longtime RNC members, Barbour, who served as chairman from 1993 to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 28, 2009

Economy: Job losses add to state woes

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/28/9 The announcement Monday of thousands of new layoffs shows the depths of the recession that appears will get worse before it gets better. Some of the biggest national employers are slashing employees and here in Mississippi economists predict losses could hit10,000 to 15,000 in the next six months. All of the…