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June 6, 2008

Delta nonprofit coalition frustrated with McCain over funding

The Clarion-Ledger, 6/6/8 A nonprofit coalition in Mississippi that lobbies for economic development is at odds with presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John McCain over money. The Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus, which backs initiatives of the Delta Regional Authority, has tried for months to pin McCain down on whether he’d support increased funding for the authority,…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 6, 2008

Taylor: No wind, no support

The Sun Herald, 6/6/8 Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Bay St. Louis, a reluctant superdelegate, told the Sun Herald that he would not support either of the two Democratic presidential hopefuls – Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton – or Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., because of the failure of the three senators to vote on an amendment…