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February 21, 2008

Guv sets MS-1st special election for 4/22

Governor Haley Barbour has set April 22, 2008, as the date for a special election to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. and current U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker in Mississippi’s First Congressional District. In a Writ of Election filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State, the Governor said if a runoff is required,…
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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.…