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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…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 3, 2007

Clark hands Barbour a home run chance

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 7/3/7 It’s as if the first-term Republican governor is getting to hit off a batting tee, thanks in large part to the rulings of U.S. District Judge Allen Pepper of the Northern District of Mississippi. If Pepper’s ruling is equivalent to Barbour being given a hitting tee, then actions…