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December 19, 2007

Lott resigns from U.S. Senate

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/19/7 Mississippi Republican Trent Lott officially resigned from the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, ending a 35-year career in which he reached the of height of power before falling from grace and climbing his way back to the top, a spokesman said. “U.S. Sen. Trent Lott has informed Vice President Dick Chaney, the president…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 19, 2007

Council rejects officer’s pay hike

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/19/7 The Jackson City Council on Tuesday dealt a double blow to Mayor Frank Melton, axing his former bodyguard’s pay raise and refusing to hire outside legal council to represent him in two lawsuits. Michael Recio’s salary was officially reduced on a 4-3 vote from the $70,289 he was given in early October…