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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…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
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…