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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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December 18, 2007
FOLO – One VERY newsy document
One VERY newsy document The motion for continuance (pdf) filed today by the defendants in U.S. v. Scruggs is fair bursting with newsy goodies, the first of which is that, on December 7, the U.S. Attorney gave each of them his own personal copy of a 90-minute “consensual recording” (that would be Tim Balducci’s consent,…
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December 17, 2007
Scruggs case update: Coghlan withdraws as Patterson attorney
Scruggs case update: Coghlan withdraws as Patterson attorney Local attorney Kenneth H. Coghlan won’t be representing former state auditor Steven A. Patterson in his defense of federal judicial bribery charges, court records show Monday. Patterson was indicted Nov. 28 with famed Oxford attorney Richard Scruggs, his son Zach Scruggs, New Albany attorney Timothy Balducci and…
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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 26, 2026
Jackson announces $100 million plan to improve streets, fight blight
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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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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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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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Robert St. John
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May 25, 2026
Sunday supper, a thousand miles north
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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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