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July 3, 2007

Board names interim state health officer

The Clarion-Ledger, 7/3/7 Interim State Health Officer Ed Thompson vowed Monday to revive faith in an embattled Health Department that once drew national accolades. “The first thing we will do is restore public trust in this agency – that’s job one,” Thompson said after the state Board of Health appointed him Monday to replace State…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 3, 2007

Thad Cochran tries to rescue Bush nominee

The Hill, 7/3/7 Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is making a last-ditch effort to save the nomination of an appellate court nominee from his home state by appealing to Democratic colleagues on the Appropriations Committee. As the senior Republican member of Appropriations, Cochran seems to have decided he has a better chance of changing the minds…