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February 21, 2008

Clarion Ledger blames minority for not passing wiretap bill out of committee

Republicans pull plug on wiretap plan The measure was defeated by a vote of 9-5, according to notes from the meeting Hood’s office provided to reporters. Eight of the nine votes against the measure came from Republican members of the committee, with Rep. Margaret Rogers, D-New Albany, as the only Democrat to vote against it.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 21, 2008

Scruggs case saddens Barbour

Scruggs case saddens Barbour The judicial bribery charges against Richard “Dickie” Scruggs sadden Gov. Haley Barbour for several reasons. He and Scruggs have been friends since their days as undergraduates at Ole Miss, when Scruggs was known as Zeus because of his zeal for staying in shape. Also, the governor said, national headlines about judicial…