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January 16, 2008

New state senator fired from his job

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/16/8 Freshman state Sen. Eric Powell learned two days after his swearing-in last week that he had been fired from his regular job. Powell, D-Corinth, said his firing from Packaging Corp. of America in Counce, Tenn., on Thursday came as a result of his election as a state senator in Mississippi. Lawmakers will…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 16, 2008

Wicker’s Earmark Elicits Criticism

The Washington Post, 1/16/8 Sen. Roger Wicker, the Mississippi Republican congressman appointed to replace Trent Lott in December, last year obtained a $6 million earmark for a defense contractor whose executives were among his top campaign contributors and were represented in the matter by Wicker’s former congressional chief of staff, according to federal records. Wicker’s…