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January 11, 2008

Some Barbour GOP colleagues ignore ‘no-new-taxes’ concept

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 1/11/8 Gov. Haley Barbour, who chants his no-new-taxes mantra as though it came from Holy Writ, finds himself in company now with two other Republicans in the news recently who have records of supporting tax raises for necessary causes. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, the ex-1st District congressman Barbour last week appointed as…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 11, 2008

Dowdy’s word: No 2nd term

The Sun Herald, 1/11/8 Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Dowdy said Thursday he will not seek election to a second term when a chairman is chosen in May. Dowdy, a 64-year-old lawyer from McComb, said he told party members he would only serve one term and is sticking to his word. “Democrats in Mississippi need…