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June 5, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, June 5
Scruggs Nation, June 5 — You might have seen the recent article by syndicated columnist David Ignatius on Scruggs, which contained these paragraphs: What destroyed [plaintiffs attorney Melvyn] Weiss and Scruggs was a system in which the money just got too big. The two had helped spawn an industry of class-action mega-cases that was so…
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June 5, 2008
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs up gay-friendly town
Lesbian kiss at Seattle ballpark stirs up gay-friendly town As the Mariners played the Boston Red Sox on May 26, Sirbrina Guerrero and her date were approached in the third inning by an usher who told them their kissing was inappropriate, Guerrero said. The usher, Guerrero said, told them he had received a complaint from…
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June 5, 2008
McCain raises $21M in May; RNC nearly $23M
McCain raises $21M in May; RNC nearly $23M Republican John McCain collected $21.5 million in May — his best month of presidential fundraising, campaign officials said Thursday. The Arizona senator enters June with $31.5 million cash on hand. McCain has been raising money in a joint effort with the Republican National Committee, which reported raising…
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June 5, 2008
SPR – Haley Barbour briefs RGA on 5 year plan in Atlanta
With ticket talk in the air, GOP governors gather in Atlanta The current superstar of Republican veep possibilities, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, didn’t come to the RGA’s gathering in Atlanta Wednesday, hosted by Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, the current RGA chair. But the more likely choice, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, gave the luncheon speech, and…
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June 5, 2008
Black colleges must integrate
Black colleges must integrate I commend Delta State University for becoming the first “white” college in the state of Mississippi to have a student population truly representative of the state at about 40 percent black and 60 percent white. While such an accomplishment is a distant dream for us here at the University of Mississippi…
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June 5, 2008
Tiger, basketball, baseball players dominate the Fortunate 50
Tiger, basketball, baseball players dominate the Fortunate 50 Over the five years we’ve tracked the money game, the Sports Illustrated Fortunate 50 has featured hundreds of athletes worth billions of dollars. As we present our fifth annual rundown of the 50 top-earning American athletes (taking into account salary, winnings, endorsement and appearance-fee income), we drew…
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June 5, 2008
Obama’s Longtime Friend and Money Man Convicted of Corruption
Former Obama Fundraiser Convicted of Corruption Antoin Rezko, a Chicago businessman and longtime fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), was convicted of 16 felony corruption charges Wednesday in a case that alleged influence peddling in the upper reaches of the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D). After two months of vivid testimony about political profiteering…
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June 5, 2008
Reining In the Kings of Tort
Reining In the Kings of Tort The cases involve two of the country’s most prominent class-action lawyers, Melvyn Weiss and Dickie Scruggs. Over the past several decades, they have won billions in judgments against tobacco companies, asbestos companies, energy companies and other putative corporate villains. Both pleaded guilty this year to criminal abuse of the…
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June 5, 2008
Thompson pans state’s use of Katrina-recovery funds
Thompson pans state’s use of Katrina-recovery funds Thompson, the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said Congress should “put some constraints” on future disaster aid “because of the demonstrated poor use of the funds.” He also criticized state attempts to use Katrina reconstruction money to free up funds for nonemergency purposes, including funds…
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June 5, 2008
Wilkie on Scruggs – from DM article on changing name of Scruggs Hall
GOP Scruggs funds reallocated Whether or not the campus music building, Richard and Diane Scruggs Hall, will retain its name is also a topic of discussion. Curtis Wilkie, a former Boston Globe reporter and journalism professor at Ole Miss, who met Scruggs while writing an article about the lawyer, said he considers him a friend…
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June 5, 2008
Harmony Books Chooses Curtis Wilkie for the Dickie Scruggs Book
Another Southern story According to Publishers Lunch, an online book-world scuttlebutt site, our pal and former Globe colleague, Curtis Wilkie, has inked a deal with Harmony Books for a book entitled “King of Torts,” about lawyer Dickie Scruggs, who won fabulous judgments in tobacco and asbestos cases, but may also end up in jail for…
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June 5, 2008
Gallo Notes- Saturday’s Democrat Cookout with Franks.
Gallo Notes- Saturday’s Democrat Cookout with Franks. Franks- The Mississippi Democrats, riding a wave of enthusiasm, will meet Saturday to select their new leadership. All sources point to Mooreville, Mississippi attorney and former Lt. Gov. candidate Jamie Franks to replace Wayne Dowdy. Franks may consider it a runner-up position since kicking himself for not running…
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April 30, 2025
Ukraine says it’s poised to sign a key mineral resources deal with the US on Wednesday
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Frank Corder
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April 30, 2025
Mississippi company files petition for trade investigation over silicon metal imports
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April 30, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: April 30, 2025
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2025
Amazon locating inbound cross dock operations in Marshall County, creating 1,000 jobs
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Lynne Jeter
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April 17, 2025
GE Aerospace moving at warp speed in Batesville
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
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Jim Beaugez
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April 30, 2025
New ‘Super Chikan’ documentary takes viewers into the life of a modern Delta bluesman
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 30, 2025
He has said
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 29, 2025
Mississippi’s U-Pick Farms: A trend that’s growing
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Sid Salter
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April 30, 2025
Is a new era in federal natural disaster relief something Mississippi can easily navigate?
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Bill Crawford
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April 27, 2025
Model Utah program considered by legislature unfairly denigrated
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Courtney Taylor
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April 25, 2025
Inside Mississippi’s workforce reset: Reduce waste, cut overhead, create results
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