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August 9, 2007

Finally, Judge Leslie Southwick’s nomination will face full Senate

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/9/7 The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to allow Mississippi Judge Leslie Southwick to stand for the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The action means his nomination no longer is bottled up in the committee but is headed for a vote in the full Senate sometime this fall. It’s not a…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 9, 2007

Barbour coattails?: Robertson, Ross say ‘no’

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/9/7 Does Gov. Haley Barbour have any coattails? That is, can the popularity of the Republican governor bring votes for down-ticket races on Nov. 6? The Aug. 7 results for Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Tommy Robertson, R-Moss Point, and state Sen. Charlie Ross, R-Brandon, would tend to say “no.” Both were…