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September 25, 2008
Obama grant being probed
Obama grant being probed A $100,000 state grant for a botanic garden in Englewood that then-state Sen. Barack Obama awarded in 2001 to a group headed by a onetime campaign volunteer is now under investigation by the Illinois attorney general amid new questions, prompted by Chicago Sun-Times reports, about whether the money might have been…
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September 25, 2008
DEBATE or BAILOUT?
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/25/8 Both Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are expected to be in the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude Ford Center for sound checks Friday afternoon, despite McCain raising doubt Wednesday over whether the first presidential debate would proceed as planned. Ole Miss and the Commission on Presidential Debates both said they plan to…
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September 25, 2008
Ole Miss says it will proceed with debate as planned
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 9/25/8 Will Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain show up for the first presidential debate Friday? University of Mississippi leaders were scratching their heads after his bombshell announcement Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign, perhaps walking away from the Ole Miss debate and heading to Washington, D.C., to put…
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September 25, 2008
Melton leaves state; bond says he can’t
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/25/8 Mayor Frank Melton traveled to an out-of-state meeting this week, although restrictions laid out in his bond confine him to Mississippi. Melton was indicted in July by a federal grand jury on charges related to the damage of a duplex on Ridgeway Street in 2006. His two former bodyguards were indicted as…
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September 25, 2008
Justice candidate: Law must come first
The Hattiesburg American, 9/25/8 Judge Randy “Bubba” Pierce confesses a number of profound beliefs, including family, church and Greene County High School football. But should he one day don the robe of a Mississippi Supreme Court justice, the Leakesville native said those beliefs would have to be put aside in favor of the law. “The…
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September 25, 2008
State education officials seeking extra $183.7M
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/25/8 Mississippi ranks sixth in the nation for its number of teachers and is in the top third for the number of national board certified teachers per capita, the state Board of Education chairman said Wednesday. But it also is facing a statewide teacher shortage crisis and pays those teachers less than the…
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September 25, 2008
Flood Insurance extended seven months
The Sun Herald, 9/24/8 The House of Representatves last night approved an extension of the federal flood insurance program until April 30, 2009. The bill, which passed by voice vote and is expected to go to the Senate for quick approval, effectively ends Rep. Gene Taylor’s efforts this year to include a wind program in…
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September 25, 2008
Senate passes cold-cases bill
The Clarion-Ledger, 9/25/8 Those who got away with murder during the civil rights era should start being afraid, say supporters of legislation passed Wednesday. “The greatest criminal manhunt in this country’s history is under way for these perpetrators,” said Alvin Sykes of Kansas City, architect of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act. “If…
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September 25, 2008
Wicker Demands FEMA Respond to Governor Barbour’s Request for Individual Assistance for Gustav
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting a response to Governor Haley Barbour’s request for individual federal disaster assistance following Hurricane Gustav. In a letter to FEMA administrator David Paulison, Wicker expressed disappointment in FEMA’s inability to respond to Gov. Barbour’s written request for hurricane…
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September 25, 2008
Hearings on PEER Report involving paid lobbyists by state agencies headed by Sens. Flowers & Baria
The recent release of a PEER Report concerning State Agencies using paid lobbyists to lobby the Mississippi Legislature has prompted an investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee chaired by Senator Merle Flowers. Senator Flowers has appointed a sub-committee on Governmental Accountability to investigate the practice and to make recommendations to the full committee. It is…
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September 25, 2008
NAACP official allegedly threatens McComb official
Selectman alleges threat after meeting Nobles said this morning that he is pressing charges of threatening a public official against Anthony Witherspoon because of an altercation that allegedly occurred between the men Tuesday evening at City Hall. Nobles said he believed Witherspoon confronted him “because I disagree with the mayor, and Mr. Witherspoon and the…
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September 24, 2008
BREAKING: McCain wants to suspend campaign to deal with the financial crisis
Republican John McCain says he’s directing his staff to work with Barack Obama’s campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday’s debate because of the economic crisis. In a statement, McCain says he will stop campaigning after addressing former President Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative session on Thursday and return to Washington to focus on the…
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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