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December 19, 2007
AG issues opinion on special election
AG issues opinion on special election Gov. Haley Barbour has scheduled a Nov. 4 special election for voters to decide who would take Lott’s seat permanently. Barbour said he would appoint an interim senator in the meantime. Secretary of State Eric Clark issued a statement agreeing with Barbour’s course of action, but the Mississippi Democratic…
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December 19, 2007
Hood disappointing
Hood disappointing Since when does the chief law enforcement officer of a state have to be asked? He should be at the federal attorney’s door begging to help. The same Clarion-Ledger article said “Hood won’t say if he is pursuing state bribery charges…” Again, he should be pursuing these guys with the same vigor as…
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December 19, 2007
Spokesman: “Lott to Resign This Week”
Spokesman: “Lott to Resign This Week” The spokesman for U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, Lee Youngblood, said Tuesday that Lott plans to end his 35-year career in elected office either Wednesday or Thursday. Gov. Haley Barbour will appoint a successor to serve until a special election is held next year. Lott, the Senate’s second-ranking Republican, announced…
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December 18, 2007
Mayor: Lawn workers going back in business
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/18/7 Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he plans to put the Wood Street Lawn Service back to work after abandoning the company following the state auditor’s probe into its use. “I made a mistake in judgment. When this came up I pulled away from them. … I pulled back when this started and…
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December 18, 2007
Count on Moore to defy prognosticators
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 12/18/7 Political pundits would starve if our livelihood were dependent on accurately predicting what Mike Moore is going to do to. The prevailing wisdom was that Moore, the former four-term attorney general, always wanted to be a United States senator. So it made perfect sense when Sen. Trent Lott…
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December 18, 2007
At the Tower of Barbour, Adjusting That Rightward Tilt
The Washington Post, 12/18/7 The granddaddy of Republican lobbying shops, Barbour Griffith & Rogers, has decided to go bipartisan. Starting next year, the capital’s largest and longest-lived all-GOP firm will hire Democrats. The surprise move, announced exclusively in this column, is the most substantial evidence to date that the city’s political professionals are expecting Democrats…
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December 18, 2007
Feds recorded at least 124 calls in probe of high-profile lawyer
The Sun Herald, 12/17/7 Federal prosecutors recorded at least 124 telephone conversations as part of an undercover investigation of wealthy trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, who is charged with trying to bribe a Mississippi judge, defense attorneys said in court papers filed Monday. U.S. Attorney Jim Greenlee’s office in Oxford, Miss., has turned over copies…
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December 18, 2007
Group to lobby for passage of Quality Education Act
The Sun Herald, 12/17/7 Lawmakers who promised to make education a priority while they were on the campaign trail will be put to the test in the next legislative session. A private nonprofit group says it will use its 33,000 members to lobby lawmakers to support a comprehensive education improvement bill. Any legislation requiring additional…
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December 18, 2007
AG seeks lawsuit over election row
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/18/7 Attorney General Jim Hood is asking Gov. Haley Barbour to join him in court action to determine the special election date to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy being left by Trent Lott. In November, Lott announced he will retire from the Senate this month in the first year of…
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December 18, 2007
Dems’ Tough Road In MS
Dems’ Tough Road In MS Republicans can breathe a sigh of relief today as new numbers out of Mississippi show Sen. Trent Lott’s resignation opens a seat they have an excellent chance at retaining. The poll, another in a series taken for DailyKos by Maryland-based Research 2000, shows possible GOP candidates running well ahead of…
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December 18, 2007
House district revote today; candidates vow to keep up fight
House district revote today; candidates vow to keep up fight The special election is the latest in a battle that has lingered for more than a month between incumbent John Reeves and Adrienne Wooten. Whatever the outcome, the final say may rest with the Mississippi House, as both contenders have filed petitions with the chamber.…
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December 18, 2007
Blake’s information ‘right-on’
Blake’s information ‘right-on’ Politicians had to be finessed, whistle-blowers compensated and at least one lawsuit smoothed over before tobacco companies agreed to settle legal disputes that eventually earned attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs around $1 billion in legal fees. For 10 years, Scruggs fought two attorneys who laid claim to a share of asbestos and tobacco…
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Frank Corder
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September 18, 2025
Autopsy findings show Delta State student’s manner of death was suicide
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Jeremy Pittari
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September 18, 2025
Change in U.S. Department of Education funding will mean more one-time funds for HBCUs
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Daniel Tyson
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September 18, 2025
Raymond Detention Center to be overseen by federal receiver, court orders
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Magnolia Tribune
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September 17, 2025
Ridgeland-based HORNE to join BDO USA
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Lynne Jeter
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September 16, 2025
Port Pascagoula drives $18.3 billion in economic impact for Mississippi
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Josh Boak, Associated Press
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September 15, 2025
A framework deal on TikTok has been reached between the US and China
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Susan Marquez
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September 18, 2025
Robert St. John roasted by Mississippi Press Foundation
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Alistair Begg
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September 18, 2025
The power of proper thinking
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Richelle Putnam
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September 17, 2025
Mississippi Songwriters Performing Arts Center: From the dream to digging dirt
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Kimmel’s “the FCC won’t let me be” moment
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Russ Latino
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September 18, 2025
Sticks and stones: Navigating ‘free speech’ after Charlie Kirk’s murder
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Sid Salter
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September 17, 2025
Nash’s book chronicles a new take on the realities of ‘Reconstruction in Mississippi’
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