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September 28, 2007

Senate OKs funding to keep SCHIP afloat

The Sun Herald, 9/28/7 The U.S. Senate has voted in favor of adding $35 billion to the beleaguered State Children’s Health Insurance Plan, a decision now facing a promised veto by President Bush. Congress will then have the option of passing a continuing resolution, providing a short-term extension to the plan while the federal government…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 28, 2007

Barbour campaign asks TV stations to pull Eaves ad

The Sun Herald, 9/27/7 Republican Gov. Haley Barbour’s campaign is asking Mississippi TV stations to stop airing an advertisement by his Democratic challenger, John Arthur Eaves Jr., because Barbour’s side says the 30-second spot is untrue. The Eaves campaign says it stands by the ad, which asserts the governor has financial connections to his former…