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June 3, 2009

McCullough Loses, Oxford GOP Chair Lew Yoder campaigns for dems, Patterson shoots the bird

McCullough Loses, Oxford GOP Chair Lew Yoder: Traitor in Our Ranks? Joke: “How does the GOP lose a city election in Mississippi? A: “The Lafayette County Party Chair votes Democrat.” GOP Party Chairman Lew Yoder did not back the only Republican running for mayor. Instead, he had two Pat Patterson signs in his yard. At…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 1, 2009

Bennie Thompson, 10 others mistakenly voted for national-park pro-gun legislation

Bennie Thompson, 10 others mistakenly voted for national-park pro-gun legislation As they study the vote in Congress to ease gun restrictions in national parks, the National Rifle Association and gun-control groups agree on one important point: The final tally was a surprise. In some cases, Democrats accidentally cast votes opposite of the way they intended…