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August 6, 2007

Lt. gov. hopefuls fight to the wire

The Clarion-Ledger, 8/6/7 The two candidates for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor vowed Sunday to go all-out in the final hours leading up to Tuesday’s election. State Auditor Phil Bryant said there would not be a change in the frequency of commercials but his campaign would put “all we have” into the final stretch…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 6, 2007

Thompson sole state lawmaker to vote for SCHIP

The Sun Herald, 8/6/7 All of Mississippi’s political representatives in Washington D.C., except for Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., voted against bills passed last week that would bring millions more children without insurance under the coverage of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). There are an estimated 100,000 children in Mississippi without medical coverage.