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December 4, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – L’Affaire Scruggs: The News from a (Mostly) Quiet Weekend
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2007/12/03/laffaire-scruggs-the-news-from-a-mostly-quiet-weekend/L’Affaire Scruggs: The News from a (Mostly) Quiet Weekend Did Balducci Flip? On Saturday, the WSJ had this story on the likelihood of whether Tim Balducci, the lawyer who, according to the indictment, acted as a middleman between Scruggs and Lackey, flipped and began working for the government. While the indictment itself is unclear on…
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December 4, 2007
Scruggs case: ‘This is going to be awful for all’
Scruggs case: ‘This is going to be awful for all’ In January, Jones e-mailed Scruggs and SKG partner Sidney A. Backstrom, according to copies State Farm has filed in a lawsuit to stop Hood’s investigation. In the first e-mail, Jones said his firm had lost $2 million in revenue alone on the insurance litigation until…
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December 4, 2007
FORBES – FBI Gets Hard Drives From Scruggs Office
FBI Gets Hard Drives From Scruggs Office Forbes 12/3/7
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December 4, 2007
DJOURNAL – A system shock
A system shock Public confidence in the integrity of that system is essential to its long-term effectiveness. Attempting to bribe a judge in search of a favorable judicial outcome is about as ethically reprehensible as it gets. The federal indictment lays out in excruciating detail, complete with seemingly damning conversational tidbits, a scheme to get…
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December 4, 2007
David Landrum’s First Ad
David Landrum Campaign 12/3/7
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December 3, 2007
Tuck Not Eying Washington
WTOK, 11/30/7 Mississippi Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck says she has no interest in being appointed to the U.S. Senate. Tuck attended a performance at the Roxy Theatre in Newton Thursday night. Her friend, Sen. Terry Burton, has a leading role in the play. Tuck told Newscenter 11 she is not interested in serving in Sen.…
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December 3, 2007
Scruggs case worries storm victims
The Hattiesburg American, 12/3/7 The indictment of lawyer Dickie Scruggs and four others accused of attempting to bribe a judge in a Katrina-related lawsuit has storm victims worried. Scruggs and his son, Zach, former State Auditor Steve Patterson and attorneys Sidney Backstrom and Timothy Balducci were indicted Wednesday on allegations they paid a judge $40,000…
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December 3, 2007
Lott: Choice of successor important
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/2/7 With the announcement this past week by Mississippi’s junior U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Pascagoula, that he would be stepping down before the end of the year, Gov. Haley Barbour and state voters now face a crucial decision in choosing Lott’s successor. Obviously, Barbour’s choice of an interim senator will anoint that…
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December 3, 2007
Lott doles out $350K from war chest
The Sun Herald, 12/1/7 Sen. Minority Whip Trent Lott, R-Miss., loves Ole Miss and the Senate, and in early September he proved it with some eye-popping contributions – $250,000 to the University of Mississippi Foundation and $100,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The contributions, made from his campaign funds, were listed as “disbursements” in…
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December 3, 2007
Pickering’s seat: Can Democrat win?
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 12/2/7 When 3rd District U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering announced in August that he would not seek re-election in 2008 in order to spend more time with his family, few could have predicted the fruit basket turnover under way now. With Sen. Trent Lott also stepping down, leaving a GOP seat open as…
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December 3, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Brian Ford notes of conversations with Dickie Scruggs, Trent Lott, others
Brian Ford notes of conversations with Dickie Scruggs, Trent Lott, others Ford’s notes show that the Scruggs Katrina Group was interested in hiring him as a consultant as well as using him as a fact witness. Ford was asking for a salary of $10,000 a month, and, if you look at page SA-10 of the…
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December 3, 2007
SMITH FOR SPEAKER – McCoy/VPAC intentionally try to manipulate CL Online Poll
Release from Rep. Jeff Smith The Jackson Clarion-Ledger has on the paper’s website today a “Weekly Poll Question” that asks the reader if he were able to vote for the Speaker of the House position would he vote to re-elect Rep. Billy McCoy. The question does not mention that Rep. Jeff Smith (D, Columbus) is…
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Frank Corder
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August 5, 2025
Special legislative primary elections held in 7 districts. See the results
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Frank Corder
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August 5, 2025
Mississippi revenues exceed estimates to start new fiscal year
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August 5, 2025
Magnolia Mornings: August 5, 2025
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Lynne Jeter
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August 5, 2025
Mancuso Chemicals investing $5.52 million in the Magnolia State
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August 4, 2025
Cherry elected Mississippi Power chairman, CEO
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Meredith Biesinger
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August 5, 2025
A Bit of the Sip: Oxford serves up flavor, fun, and philanthropy
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C.H. Spurgeon
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August 5, 2025
Just a little longer
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Parrish Alford
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August 4, 2025
Will the Ole Miss grind include a seamless Simmons transition or reliance on the run game?
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Russ Latino
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August 5, 2025
The “no public money to private schools” mantra of school choice opponents is objectively dumb
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Russ Latino
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August 3, 2025
Sydney Sweeney’s good genes and America’s obsession with victimhood outrage
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Sid Salter
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July 30, 2025
“One big, beautiful bill” adoption signals both danger and opportunities for the state’s rural hospitals
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