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May 8, 2007
Drug prices: Lott was right, Cochran wrong
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/8/7 A measure supported by Sen. Trent Lott to allow lower-priced prescription drugs into the United States was gutted by what was termed a “poison pill” amendment by fellow Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran. Cochran’s amendment, passed 49-40, required the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to first certify imported medicines are safe…
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May 8, 2007
Ethnic Albanian Islamofascist Radicals have plot foiled to blow up base on US soil
FBI Arrests Six In Alleged Terror Plot Against N.J. Soldiers The six suspects arrested Monday night will face terror conspiracy charges. Three of the men are brothers, all believed to be Islamic radicals. Authorities have told Newschannel 4 that some of the men were born in Albania and the former Yugoslavia. Investigators said most of…
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May 8, 2007
House bill or Senate bill? Do Mississippians even care?
House bill or Senate bill? Do Mississippians even care? Pride of authorship matters a great deal to many members of the Mississippi Legislature. And, it matters not one bit to most human beings outside the Capitol. Sun Herald 5/7/7
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May 8, 2007
Barbour stakes claim to first ‘full funding’
Barbour stakes claim to first ‘full funding’ Buddy Bynum, the governor’s director of communications, said in a recent e-mail that “even in 2003 MAEP was about $7 million short. Something to consider for future reporting. You can even say it (full funding for the first time) happened in the Barbour administration if you wish.” The…
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May 8, 2007
Fred Thompson – Historically Pro Choice
Fred Thompson – Historically Pro-Choice Under abortion: He checked the box for: “Abortions should be legal in all circumstances as long as the procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy.” He did, however, support a number of restrictions on abortion: requiring parental notification, allowing states to impose waiting periods, and eliminating all…
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May 8, 2007
Lott Bombshell – Patience on Iraq Is Limited
GOP Senator: Patience on Iraq Is Limited Senate Republican Whip Trent Lott said Monday that President Bush’s new strategy in Iraq has until about fall before GOP members will need to see results. Lott’s comment put a fine point on what Senate Republican stalwarts have been discussing quietly for weeks. It also echoed remarks made…
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May 8, 2007
Council Fails To Confirm Parks Director
Council Fails To Confirm Parks Director Jackson City Council members on Monday didn’t confirm the interim Parks and Recreation director on a permanent basis — and Jackson Mayor Frank Melton said he won’t bring another person up for confirmation to that office. WAPT 5/7/7
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May 7, 2007
Food tax: Reform an election issue
The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 5/6/7 That’s right. You lose. Mississippi is one of two states, along with Alabama, that levy the full-meal-deal sales tax on your meals. All other states either exempt food or reduce tax on it. Some give credits or rebates.
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May 7, 2007
Barbour stakes claim to first ‘full funding’
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 5/6/7 Various media, including the Daily Journal, have reported that until this year, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program was fully funded only once – in 2003. But members of Barbour’s staff and others are disputing that the program, which provides most of the basics of operating local school districts, was…
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May 7, 2007
Congressman Gene Taylor Reacts To New Study On Combat Stress
WLOX, 5/6/7 “It really hit me,” says Taylor. “I’m going to do this one day. She’s going to do this for 365 days, so I can very much understand why the people coming back from that conflict have had very serious emotional and psychological problems.” So he’s not surpirsed by the findings of a newly…
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May 7, 2007
The cost of recovery keeps rising for many of us
The Sun Herald, 5/6/7 Collectively, South Mississippians are riding high. But individually, some South Mississippians are being laid low. We dare not ignore either of those realities. “The cost of living on the Coast is higher than it used to be, and employers have got to realize that wages are going to have to be…
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May 7, 2007
Company with FEMA contract under investigation
The Hattiesburg American, 5/5/7 A company owned by Gov. Haley Barbour?s niece is under investigation by federal officials, company officials confirmed. Jim Oliver, chief operating officer of Alcatec LLC, said the company is being investigated by the U.S. Labor Department after employees complained that the company had not properly paid them for overtime.
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Jeremy Pittari
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July 18, 2025
Some Alcorn students at Lorman to be housed in hotel while dorm repairs conclude
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Frank Corder
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July 18, 2025
Applications open for new Mississippi Department of Public Safety Cadet Class
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Daniel Tyson
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July 18, 2025
Corps plan to address Pearl River flooding draws mixed reaction from residents
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Lynne Jeter
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July 17, 2025
Southern Miss, Integer Technologies land $25 million defense contract
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Frank Corder
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July 9, 2025
Nissan delays EV production at Canton plant until 2028
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Lynne Jeter
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July 8, 2025
Mississippi tech companies featured at premier national defense innovation event
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Ben Smith
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July 18, 2025
Gigging with the GOAT
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Susan Marquez
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July 18, 2025
Taste & Sip: A summer picnic experience
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C.H. Spurgeon
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July 18, 2025
Are you a grumbler?
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Philip Wegmann
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July 16, 2025
How Trump, Biden’s arms shipments differ: NATO pays ‘100%’ for Ukraine
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Sid Salter
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July 16, 2025
The Texas disaster stirs memories of the dangers facing Mississippians from flooding
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Chip Pickering
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July 11, 2025
DOJ’s remedies will do more harm than good
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