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February 4, 2008
Quin: Elbow grease’ led to MCI settlement
Quin: Elbow grease’ led to MCI settlement No wrongdoing has been alleged in the WorldCom case, but the attorneys’ fees and Langston’s status as a major campaign donor to Hood have been criticized. Some have questioned the practice of the attorney general hiring outside counsel. The MCI case involves complex tax law. But Quin said…
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February 4, 2008
MCI case leader defends work for AG
MCI case leader defends work for AG William Quin doesn’t back down despite often intense criticism of the $100 million-plus settlement he won for the state from MCI as an outside counsel working for the office of Attorney General Jim Hood. “I am proud of what I accomplished in that case,” said Quin, a Kentwood,…
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February 4, 2008
SHELBY – Messianic Complex
Messianic Complex Ruben Chapel CME Church and Prentiss County settled their year-long dispute last year over church property. The County took action arguing ’eminent domain’ – they needed the property for the public good (who is the public is my question). The Black church was in the path of a runway extension for the Booneville-Baldwyn…
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February 4, 2008
FOLO – A Little Favor for the Lawyers in State Farm v. Hood
A Little Favor for the Lawyers in State Farm v. Hood Just to make sure we are all on the same page, here’s the motion where State Farm’s other lawyers argued in the McIntosh case that it would be SO prejudical to use against State Farm depositions where State Farm executives took the Fifth. And…
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February 4, 2008
YP – Hood accepts $400K from Scruggs/Langston funnelled via DAGA 90 days after ‘informant’ letter
Jim Hood accepted $300K loosely funneled through DAGA within 90 days of his now infamous “confidential informant” letter that was written on July 16, 2007. That letter was largely viewed to provide safe harbor to Scruggs after Judge Acker in Alabama determined that it was otherwise a clear breach of a written order from his…
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February 4, 2008
Hood: State Farm lawsuit based on ‘lies, speculation and innuendo’
Hood: State Farm lawsuit based on ‘lies, speculation and innuendo’ The court battle heated up when State Farm began urging a judge to allow the company to question Scruggs under oath. Hood has called Scruggs his “confidential informant” and has said Scruggs provided allegedly incriminating information about State Farm. “General Hood is clearly concerned that…
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February 4, 2008
CL – Grisham: ‘Got to get away from elected judges’
Grisham: ‘Got to get away from elected judges’ “I know Dickie,” Grisham said. “It’s hard for me to believe he would get involved in a bribery scam like this. And until a jury finds him guilty or he pleads guilty, I’m not going to believe it.” He cited the Duke lacrosse case, where all of…
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February 4, 2008
FOLO – The Legal Process (or not) in the Scruggs Cases: A Brief Editorial Comment
The Legal Process (or not) in the Scruggs Cases: A Brief Editorial Comment FOLO 2/3/8
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February 4, 2008
Consider Judge Lackey: How Mississippians choose the judiciary
Consider Judge Lackey: How Mississippians choose the judiciary Thank God for men like Judge Henry Lackey! Lackey has served as a circuit judge in the 3rd Judicial District of Mississippi for years. He has stood for election numerous times and has never been defeated. Lackey is as unpretentious as he is intellectual, and as honest…
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February 4, 2008
SALTER – Bloggers seriously candid, but anonymous
Bloggers seriously candid, but anonymous I blog under my real name. The readers “comment” under such pseudonyms as “bellesouth” or “statedawg” or “koolaid” and are seriously candid in their reviews. “Bellesouth” takes several whacks at me a day. They know who they’re talking to and I haven’t a clue who they are. One thing I’ve…
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February 4, 2008
CL – Bribery scandal impact historic
Bribery scandal impact historic Wiseman said the repercussions of this scandal have delivered a “very damaging blow to the Democratic Party.” Campaign contributions from trial lawyers to the party have largely dried up, he said. On another level, Wiseman said, the charges against Scruggs could have played a role in keeping former Attorney General Mike…
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February 3, 2008
LOA – A Different Kind Of Super Bowl Party: Scruggs Ordered To Submit To Questioning In Civil Depo
A Different Kind Of Super Bowl Party: Scruggs Ordered To Submit To Questioning In Civil Deposition The problem Scruggs faces is not uncommon among white-collar criminal defendants, targets, and subjects. He has a right to invoke the privilege against self-incrimination becasue of his potential criminal exposure and this invocation cannot be used against him in…
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Jeremy Pittari
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May 26, 2026
MDOT to evaluate roads repeatedly damaged by flooding, other natural disasters
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Gipson talks gubernatorial run in interview with Magnolia Tribune
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Marisa Atkinson
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May 26, 2026
Researchers develop method to detect diseases before symptoms appear
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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May 14, 2026
Azuria Water Solutions breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Batesville
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Frank Corder
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May 12, 2026
M&M Bank’s Legear named chair of Atlanta Fed’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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Frank Corder
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May 26, 2026
Southern Miss, Miss. State hosting NCAA baseball regionals; Ole Miss heads to Lincoln
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Meredith Biesinger
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May 26, 2026
Sweet summer days at Cherry Creek Orchards
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Alistair Begg
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May 26, 2026
Soul rest
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Roger Wicker
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May 26, 2026
Deterrence is cheaper than war
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Ashby Foote
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May 25, 2026
The fog of peacemaking
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Russ Latino
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May 24, 2026
Memorial Day: A tale of two Mississippi soldiers
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