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September 4, 2008

Ex-lawyer presses court for freedom

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/4/8 Former Mississippi trial lawyer Paul Minor, convicted in March 2007 of bribing two judges, is asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider his petition to get out of prison. The 5th Circuit last month denied Minor’s appeal of an order denying him bail. The court said the 62-year-old Minor…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 4, 2008

$181M more going to storm victims

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/4/8 More homeowners struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina will get help from the state, officials said Wednesday. The decision to add an extra $181 million in federal money to the Homeowners Assistance Program has been in the works for months and has nothing to do with Hurricane Gustav, officials said. The Homeowners…