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December 21, 2007
Barbour sets Nov. 4 election to fill seat formerly held by Lott
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/20/7 Gov. Haley Barbour has set a Nov. 4 election to fill the seat formerly held by U.S. Sen. Trent Lott — a move that could prompt a legal fight. Lott officially resigned Tuesday night with five years left in his current six-year term. He served 16 years in the…
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December 21, 2007
Congress OKs bill extending children’s health insurance program
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/21/7 Federal money for the program that provides health insurance coverage for more than 60,000 Mississippi children has been secured until March 2009. The House and Senate passed a bill this week temporarily extending funding for the national Children’s Health Insurance Program. President George Bush has indicated he will sign it, ending a…
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December 21, 2007
Melton says 2 councilmen shouldn’t vote on JPS issues
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/21/7 Mayor Frank Melton says two of Jackson’s city councilmen shouldn’t vote on the next appointee to the Jackson Public Schools board because of conflicts of interests. But one of them – Council President Leslie McLemore – disagrees. McLemore, who voted in July to approve Melton’s most recent appointment to the board, said…
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December 21, 2007
Barbour claiming right to set vote date
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/21/7 Claiming executive authority under the U.S. and Mississippi constitutions, Gov. Haley Barbour stood firm Thursday that a special election to fill a vacancy created by U.S. Sen. Trent Lott will be held Nov. 4. But Attorney General Jim Hood, who disputes the election’s timing, says he’ll turn to the courts as soon…
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December 21, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 23: the wire part II
Scruggs Nation, Day 23: the wire part II Now, there would be no point at all that I can see to taping a meeting of Judge Lackey and Balducci on November 1 if Balducci had already begun cooperating. As I mulled over the sequence of events listed in the indictment, that meeting on November 1…
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December 21, 2007
EMPTYWHEEL – “Trent Lott Called”
“Trent Lott Called” Lotus posted something today that deserves wider notice. In a post describing Trent Lott’s rather hasty retreat from the Senate (both in general, and last night at precisely 10:45 PM), lotus points out that Trent Lott shows up in some of the filings from this time period, in particular the notes of…
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December 21, 2007
Black Caucus (allegedly) supports McCoy as House speaker
Black Caucus supports McCoy as House speaker Caucus members held a news conference Thursday at the Capitol to announce their support for McCoy, D-Rienzi, in the speaker’s race. Clarion Ledger 12/20/7
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December 21, 2007
CCD – Smith for Speaker
Smith for Speaker McCoy has predicted his challenger would be a Barbour flunky who would surrender the Democrat-majority House to Republicans, but that’s not Smith’s inclination. He’s an even-keeled, moderate leader who works well with politicians of all stripes. Unlike McCoy, he’ll be balanced in appointing Democrats and Republicans to the committee chairs that control…
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December 21, 2007
FOLO – Greenlee: Sure guys, take your time
Greenlee: Sure guys, take your time New lawyer joining Eastland for Steve Patterson: RONALD D. MICHAEL, ESQUIRE RONALD D. MICHAEL, P.A. 1700 NORTH SECOND STREET BOONEVILLE, MS 38829 Anyone here know Ronald Michael? My source, who doesn’t, understands he’s a 1983 graduate of Ole Miss Law. UPDATE II: From a different but equally reliable source,…
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December 21, 2007
Update: Scruggs’ prosecutors won’t oppose trial delay
Update: Scruggs’ prosecutors won’t oppose trial delay Videos and surveillance photos, plus expense reports, are part of evidence the government has supplied to the defense team for famed Oxford attorney Richard Scruggs and four others accused of trying to bribe a judge. Released Thursday, a new government document also says prosecutors don’t object to delaying…
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December 21, 2007
LNL – Hood won’t comment on State Farm motion
Hood won’t comment on State Farm motion Even the most eye-opening, jaw-dropping allegations remain, merely, allegations until proven otherwise. However, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Wednesday refused to comment on statements made in a motion filed Tuesday by State Farm Insurance Cos. to disqualify every member of the former Scruggs Katrina Group from their…
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December 20, 2007
Flap over Lott’s seat may be headed to court
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/20/7 Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood insists his dispute with Gov. Haley Barbour over when a special election should be called to replace former U.S. Sen. Trent Lott is not a partisan issue. At the same time, Hood, a Democrat, said he is preparing to take the Republican governor to court to force…
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Jeremy Pittari
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November 21, 2025
Mississippi lawmakers react as SNAP work requirement modifications take effect
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Alcorn’s Sound of Dyn-O-Mite to represent Mississippi in the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
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Daniel Tyson
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November 20, 2025
Amazon investing $3 billion in Warren County data center campus
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Daniel Tyson
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November 18, 2025
Toyota investing $125 million in Blue Springs plant
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Daniel Tyson
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October 30, 2025
Mississippi senators hear concerns from farmers as state’s agriculture industry struggles
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Matt Friedeman
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November 23, 2025
Hard work of evangelism
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Susan Marquez
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November 21, 2025
It’s not Thanksgiving for Chef Austin Sumrall without his Oyster Hand Pie
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Alistair Begg
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November 21, 2025
Preaching the Kingdom of God
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Kimberly Ross
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November 21, 2025
The political right needs to exorcize its Fuentes’ demons
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Sid Salter
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November 19, 2025
Term limits: Why small rural states like Mississippi lose when seniority is forced out
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Jill Ford
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November 18, 2025
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