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February 18, 2008
FOLO – Part 6: Balducci and Scruggs, November
Part 6: Balducci and Scruggs, November November 1st, Balducci goes to Judge Lackey’s office to deliver the last $10,000 and to get the order they were seeking from Judge Lackey. As he is leaving with the signed order, he is arrested and confronted. (SA) He confesses to conspiring with Dickie Scruggs, Zach Scruggs, Sidney Backstrom,…
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February 18, 2008
FOLO – Part 5: Balducci, Patterson, Lackey, 10/18-10/31
Part 5: Balducci, Patterson, Lackey, 10/18-10/31 Not by coincidence, at this point, the defense finds the transcript less, um, useful to make their points, and I’m having to depend on other sources for an account. Unless noted, the descriptions below are from the summaries in various applications for wiretaps or search warrants. At this point,…
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February 17, 2008
Travis Childers Ad for MS-1st
Travis Childrers 2/16/8
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February 17, 2008
Chip Pickering Headlines Reception for John Rounsaville
Chip Pickering Headlines Reception for John Rounsaville John Rounsaville, who served as Representative Chip Pickering’s legislative director and deputy chief-of-staff, is getting some help from his old boss in his campaign to replace him. According to this invitation, Pickering will be a special guest at a fundraising reception for Rounsaville in Washington DC, much like…
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February 17, 2008
GRAY: Mississippi presidential primary actually means something
GRAY: Mississippi presidential primary actually means something This year is different in Mississippi, as it is across the country. Depending on what happens in Texas and Ohio the week before, our Democratic primary could be pivotal for either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, even with a relatively few delegates – only 40 – at stake.…
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February 17, 2008
New Net neutrality bill frowns on ISP ‘favoritism’
New Net neutrality bill frowns on ISP ‘favoritism’ Rep. Charles “Chip” Pickering (R-Miss.), who has argued against Net neutrality regulations in the past, is now co-sponsoring the rewritten measure, which is being called the Internet Freedom Preservation Act. The modified approach is an apparent attempt to address the howls of protest from network operators, who…
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February 17, 2008
Chip Pickering Co-Authors ‘Net Neutrality’ Bill to US House
Chip Pickering has introduced a ‘Net Neutrality’ bill in the US House. Here is a copy of the bill.
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February 17, 2008
Immigration a hot topic at Legislature
Immigration a hot topic at Legislature “This is a homeland security issue, a jobs issue, an education issue,” said Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, after speaking to a group of more than 100 Mississippians at the Capitol Tuesday. The group urged lawmakers to consider the legislation. Addressing illegal immigration was one of Bryant’s campaign promises.…
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February 17, 2008
Six degrees of ethical separation is shaving it close
Six degrees of ethical separation is shaving it close Another reporter and I once played one of those six-degrees-of-separation games between commission members and some elected folk. It was a hoot. For instance, let’s say, hypothetically, of course, that Attorney General Jim Hood were the subject of an ethics complaint. One degree. His brother is…
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February 17, 2008
McCain’s Victory Lap on the Senate Floor
McCain’s Victory Lap on the Senate Floor The best moment may have been McCain bumping into Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. Cochran recently gave McCain a half-hearted endorsement, a couple weeks after telling reporters: “He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.” (They’ve had brutal battles over earmarks.) When McCain…
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February 17, 2008
SALTER – Candidates serving up ‘red meat’ rhetoric
Candidates serving up ‘red meat’ rhetoric Anyone expecting a maverick position from this group of candidates on the “red meat” issues – immigration, abortion, gun rights, taxes and such – will be disappointed. These guys are a lot alike. At some point in this campaign, voters need less “red meat” and more focus on character,…
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February 17, 2008
FOLO – Pt. 4: 9/24-10/10, Balducci, Lackey and Patterson
Pt. 4: 9/24-10/10, Balducci, Lackey and Patterson September 27th, Patterson and Balducci conversation, right after Balducci has left the meeting with Judge Lackey. There is a partial transcript, detailed here. At the beginning of the conversation, Patterson describes talking to P.L. Blake about getting the $40,000 from him (although Balducci implied to Judge Lackey in…
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August 15, 2025
Twelve states are restricting junk food purchases from SNAP. Mississippi could be next
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Daniel Tyson
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August 15, 2025
Grant funding in 5 Mississippi counties aimed at reducing financial strain in Youth Courts
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Frank Corder
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August 15, 2025
MSU Ag report: Row crop producers in Mississippi facing a very tough road ahead
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Daniel Tyson
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August 7, 2025
Mississippi is an attractive place for corporate investment. Find out why
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Alistair Begg
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August 15, 2025
The weight of glory
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Eddie Pells, Associated Press
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August 14, 2025
A way-too early guess at who will make the College Football Playoff this season
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Ben Smith
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August 14, 2025
Passing the time until deer season
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Dr. Kendall Conger
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August 15, 2025
I challenged Duke’s DEI dogma – and paid with my job
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Kimberly Ross
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August 13, 2025
Americans aren’t having enough babies
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Sid Salter
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August 13, 2025
Term limits: Still a tired gimmick, still disempowers voters, still weakens Mississippi
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