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October 14, 2008

SALTERBLOG – Earmarks: Musgrove’s opposition should be frightening to small Mississippi communities

Earmarks: Musgrove’s opposition should be frightening to small Mississippi communities One of the few things that’s kept the poorest state in the union in the game has been the ability of senior Mississippi legisators to direct federal spending here through congressional earmarks. Every university, every military base, every defense plant, most every county and city…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 14, 2008

Melton courting his demise before us

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 10/12/8 Federal prosecutors are working to put the finishing touches on their case against Jackson Mayor Frank Melton. They continue to get help from a most unlikely source: Melton himself. Before a judge issued a gag order Thursday, Melton’s inability to keep his mouth shut served to strengthen the government’s case against…