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March 10, 2008

3 public-records requests met with resistance

The Clarion-Ledger, 3/10/8 Despite a weeklong public awareness campaign by newspapers across the state last month, attempts to pierce Mississippi’s official veil of secrecy continue to be a hit-and-miss endeavor. Three recent efforts by The Clarion-Ledger to obtain public records from officials in Hinds and Madison counties and Jackson Public Schools met with resistance with…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 10, 2008

GOP Pork, Imperiled By McCain

The Washington Post, 3/10/8 The congressional Republican establishment, with its charade of pretending to crack down on budget earmarks while in fact preserving its addiction to pork, faces embarrassment this week when the Democratic-designed budget is brought to the Senate floor. The GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, is an uncompromising pork buster with…