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March 28, 2012
NMC – The Tim Balducci testimony in the Dickie Scruggs hearing
Scruggs II trial: Balducci testimony In the deposition, Balducci said DeLaughter was concerned that he had been passed over. Notes that the openings were filled on April 24th and June; the cross examiner suggests that the call from Lott could not have occurred after DeLaughter was passed over because it happened in March. Balducci states…
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March 28, 2012
Mayor Greg Davis surrenders to authorities, charged with passing school bus
Embattled mayor surrenders to authorities, charged with passing school bus Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has surrendered to authorities after he was charged with passing a school bus in a private vehicle that displayed blue police-type lights. The Commercial Appeal reports the misdemeanor charge, stemming from an incident last week. MBJ 3/28/12
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March 28, 2012
ZNN quotes Mike Moore – “I think we nailed them today”
Scruggs’ appeal hearing concludes after second day “I think we nailed them today,” Moore said after the two-day hearing in Oxford, which sought to convince Senior Judge Glen Davidson that 65-year-old Scruggs is innocent of a charge he pleaded guilty to – as prosecutors state – of “dangling” the hope of a judgeship in front…
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March 28, 2012
Like father, like son – Dickie Scruggs chickens out at the moment of truth
Screw your courage to the sticking place, man By Alan Lange Special to Y’allPolitics
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March 28, 2012
YP BREAKING – Dickie Scruggs hearing over – Dickie DOES NOT take the stand
More shortly.
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March 28, 2012
Rift among MS House Dems? Ed Blackmon argues against David Baria’s stance on pardons
Baria proposes changes to governor’s pardons Baria said his legislation would require the local district attorney and sheriff where a crime happened be notified when a convict requests a gubernatorial pardon. The DA and sheriff would be required to notify the victims and their families and hold a public hearing, and send a transcript of…
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March 27, 2012
NMC – Ed Peters will not testify in Scruggsapolooza II
Scruggs II afternoon update The big news from the courtroom today is that Ed Peters won’t testify. The lawyers for both the Government and Scruggs says that Cynthia Stewart, Peters’s lawyer, stated that he is so deaf he could not hear the questions, and so they are using his FBI interview statements and his grand…
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March 26, 2012
OXFORD EAGLE – Opening statements begin in Dickie Scruggs hearing
Opening statements begin in Scruggs hearing Prosecutors say Scruggs used his relationship with retired Sen. Trent Lott to influence then-Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter for favorable rulings in a lawsuit against him. Prosecutor Bob Norman stated “DeLaughter had two weaknesses, one being his relationship with his mentor and friend, Ed Peters and the other his…
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March 26, 2012
ZNN – Former US Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott testifies for his brother in law Dickie Scruggs
Scruggs update: Lott insists DeLaughter should have known he would not be judge candidate (sic) MIKE MOORE – Calls former Sen. Trent Lott. (Lott sworn in) State your name… Background) Lott tells about time in Cognress. Past 4 years with Breaux.(From Aug 2003 – 2006 senators/) Yes. (KNow Dick SCruggs/) From same homd town, married…
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March 26, 2012
ZNN – Dickie’s still dreamy
Scruggs to fight conviction In 2008, Scruggs pleaded guilty to another judicial bribery case aimed at Circuit Judge Henry Lackey of Calhoun City presiding over another legal-fees lawsuit against Scruggs. He and three others went to prison in the case, and his son, Zach, went to prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. This…
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March 26, 2012
YP CORRECTION – Florida has retained outside counsel to handle BP litigation . . . for 2.5% max
On Friday, YallPolitics posted a story about Florida having not engaged outside counsel to pursue BP for damages on behalf of the state as Mississippi has recently done with AG Jim Hood hiring his mentor and former AG Mike Moore. A die-hard YP reader reached out to us and let us know we were wrong.…
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March 26, 2012
Bobby DeLaughter strikes back and lashes out at Mike Moore on question of testifying
Former Judge Bobby DeLaughter’s Response to Dickie Scruggs/Mike Moore
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Navy Secretary tells shipbuilders to “act like we’re at war.” What it means for Mississippi’s Ingalls shipyard is unclear
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Frank Corder
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December 12, 2025
Damage Control: Thompson says he misspoke when referring to attack on National Guardsmen as an “unfortunate accident”
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
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December 12, 2025
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulations
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Frank Corder
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December 11, 2025
$100 million metallurgical biocarbon manufacturer locating in Pike County
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Frank Corder
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December 2, 2025
BWC Terminals break ground in Pascagoula
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Frank Corder
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November 21, 2025
Ingalls completes sea trials for USS Ted Stevens
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 12, 2025
Holly Jolly Oxford: A little slice of Stars Hollow in the Magnolia State
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Alistair Begg
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December 12, 2025
The purpose of the cross
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Richelle Putnam
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December 11, 2025
A holiday celebration fit for a King
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Russ Latino
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December 10, 2025
University of Mississippi Chancellor responds to Lauren Stokes’ First Amendment lawsuit, seeks dismissal
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Sid Salter
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December 10, 2025
Guardrails or gravel? Why America and Mississippi must get AI regulation right in 2026
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Merle Flowers
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December 8, 2025
The Parents Over Platforms Act: A targeted, privacy-respecting alternative to ASAA
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