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May 10, 2007

Bush’s 5th Circuit pick faces Senate scrutiny today

The Clarion-Ledger, 5/10/7 Leslie Southwick, President Bush’s latest choice to fill a seat on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is likely to face tough questioning – and perhaps Democratic opposition – at his confirmation hearing today. Southwick will be championed by Republican Sen. Thad Cochran at today’s hearing. Cochran and fellow Mississippi Republican…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 10, 2007

All eyes at Summit on Barbour today

The Sun Herald, 5/10/7 Without the governor’s approval, the Choctaw Band of Indians can’t move forward with its plan to construct a casino at Exit 57 of Interstate 10 near Ocean Springs. The Department of the Interior’s George Skibine said it doesn’t matter what the voters say in a non-binding referendum in the November election,…