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August 16, 2008
Red/Blue – Where was Hood?
In a joint statement yesterday, the Mississippi Beef Processors Joint Investigative Task Force of federal and state law enforcement officials outlined the current stage of the investigation, trials and plea agreements. The expected officials were all represented on the Task Force — the FBI, the US Attorney, the State Auditor — all present and accounted…
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August 16, 2008
Beef Plant Timeline
This is a partial timeline and will be updated and added to as time allows. If you think of something, please feel free to comment and if accurate, we’ll add it to the timeline. December 2, 1999 – MSU internal memo states “industry trends would not support building a beef slaughter facility in Mississippi.” August,…
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August 16, 2008
Mike “Tom Hagen” Moore . . . “what was he going to do, call the police on his father?”
Zach Scruggs to report to Arkansas prison Zach Scruggs pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony, meaning he knew about the crime and did not tell authorities. Prosecutors recommended probation. Instead, Zach Scruggs and his attorneys were stunned in the courtroom when U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. sentenced him to more than a year.…
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August 16, 2008
Draft Report of Governor’s Tax Commission
A draft report of Governor Haley Barbour’s special tax study commission has been posted online, allowing more public access and input before initial votes are taken next week. The draft report can be accessed on the home page of the Governor’s website – www.governorbarbour.com – by clicking on the “Tax Study Commission” logo, or at…
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August 15, 2008
Musgrove tries to stop the political bleeding
Roger Wicker’s Beef Plant Dirty Tricks and a Great Video The Attacks Throughout this campaign, Roger Wicker and his allies have launched false personal attacks at Governor Musgrove. They’ve tried to confuse voters by misrepresenting the facts regarding the Beef Processing Plant. But the last remaining defendant has made a plea and we have resolution.…
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August 15, 2008
Governor likes idea of housing czar
The Sun Herald, 8/15/8 Gov. Haley Barbour responded enthusiastically Thursday to ideas from a Coast coalition on housing and said he may move quickly on one of its suggestions. The 10-point plan is built around the idea of appointing a housing leader from South Mississippi to rally people and get things done. Barbour said once…
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August 15, 2008
Tobacco tax: ‘If’ no longer the issue, but ‘when’
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/15/8 Things are so polarized at the Capitol these days that it would be hard to get agreement on whether the sun comes up in the east. Lawmakers can disagree when they agree. So, after years of fighting over raising the cigarette tax, the argument now appears to be not if, but…
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August 15, 2008
Scruggs firm for sale
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/15/8 A “For Sale” sign hangs on the former offices of The Scruggs Law Firm in downtown Oxford, a reminder of the firm’s downfall in a judicial bribery scandal that cost its principal attorneys their licenses and their liberty. Today, the son of firm founder Richard “Dickie” Scruggs will turn…
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August 15, 2008
Cochran backs McCain, likes both candidates ‘very much’
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 8/15/8 Sen. Thad Cochran, the state’s senior U.S. senator, said Thursday that he supports fellow Republican John McCain for president, but he also believes Democrat Barack Obama has attributes that would make him a success in the White House. Cochran, who at times has questioned McCain’s temperament, said McCain’s experience…
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August 15, 2008
Judge: Metal law to stand
The Clarion-Ledger, 8/15/8 A federal judge is upholding a law intended to reduce metal theft in Mississippi, but opinions still vary as to whether it will work. U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate denied a request by Metal Management Mississippi Inc. to do away with a part of the law that requires recyclers to tag and…
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August 15, 2008
Monitors say McCain did not violate finance laws
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won a round against Democrats on Thursday when the Federal Election Commission rejected their contention that he violated campaign finance laws during the GOP primary. The FEC’s draft opinion affirms McCain’s right to bypass the public financing system and the strict spending limits that come with it. That was a…
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August 15, 2008
Obama preferred by the Military?
There has been a little stir among blogs and other places about Obama seemingly being preferred amongst US Military personnel. In many blogs here, here and here, they reference opensecrets.org by suggesting the information shows that the US Military is pro-Obama vs. pro-McCain. Democrats are salivating over this because, historically, the US Military has leaned…
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Daniel Tyson
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June 16, 2025
Entergy CEO talks data centers, economic development
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Magnolia Tribune
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June 16, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: June 16, 2025
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Frank Corder
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June 13, 2025
Nearly 280 from Mississippi National Guard deployed to D.C. in support of Saturday’s military parade
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Bernard Condon, Associated Press
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June 16, 2025
The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
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Lynne Jeter
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June 15, 2025
Will Bradham expands business his father needed
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Parrish Alford
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June 16, 2025
Does House settlement mean stability or more change for college athletics?
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Robert St. John
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June 16, 2025
A long thank you note
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 16, 2025
Slow to speak
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David Rives
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June 16, 2025
The designer of fatherhood: How God’s character shapes earthly Dads
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Russ Latino
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June 15, 2025
A house divided against itself cannot stand
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Lesley Davis
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June 12, 2025
A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew
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