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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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December 18, 2007
Political Pressure to Return Scruggs Political Cash . . . IN NORTH DAKOTA!
C’mon, give the money to someone who really needs it! State Republican Party Chairman Gary Emineth would like the North Dakota Democratic Party to donate a $10,000 contribution linked to Richard ?Dickie? Scruggs, who has been indicted in a judge bribery plot. ?We continue to see the Democrats accepting money from questionable sources to fund…
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December 18, 2007
WSJLAWBLOG – Scruggs Motion Sheds Light on Evidence
Scruggs Motion Sheds Light on Evidence Scruggs (noun): A condition characterized by a frequent desire to read about the Grisham-esque story of a famed Mississippi plaintiffs lawyer fighting criminal charges that he tried to bribe a judge. That scratching in the back of your throat? The dehydration? The occasional twitches and increasing shakiness? Nope, it’s…
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December 18, 2007
LNL – Trial approaching too fast for Scruggs
Trial approaching too fast for Scruggs Indicted trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs’ defense team said Monday that it needs more time to prepare an adequate defense against accusations that Scruggs attempted to bribe a state judge. John Keker of Keker and Van Nest in San Francisco filed a motion for continuance in the case against…
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December 18, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs, other defendants in bribery case file motion to continue trial date
Scruggs, other defendants in bribery case file motion to continue trial date David Rossmiller Insurance Coverage Blog 12/17/7
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Jeremy Pittari
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January 16, 2026
MDES, AccelerateMS, Community College Board make budget requests to Senate
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Frank Corder
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January 16, 2026
Guest to chair hearing on non-intrusive inspection technology use along U.S. borders
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Daniel Tyson
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January 16, 2026
Public defender pilot program sees early success
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Frank Corder
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January 8, 2026
xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Susan Marquez
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January 16, 2026
Get Dolly’ed up for a good cause
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Alistair Begg
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January 16, 2026
It is the Lord who judges me
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Marc Levy, Associated Press
, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press
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January 15, 2026
NCAA basketball players and gambling fixers are charged for allegedly rigging games
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Patricia Levesque
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January 16, 2026
Mississippi continues to raise educational standards, with opportunities ahead
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Russ Latino
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January 16, 2026
The House passed school choice, but what is it and why do conservatives want it?
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Chris Brown
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January 14, 2026
Advanced nuclear is America’s strategic energy advantage
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