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August 5, 2013

AP Analysis: Big Question for Mississippi in 2014 – What Will Thad Do

AP Analysis: Big Question for Mississippi in 2014 – What Will Thad Do What will Thad do? It’s the biggest question in Mississippi politics, heading into the 2014 federal elections. The state’s senior U.S. senator, Republican Thad Cochran, will turn 76 in December. He has served since January 1979 and is his party’s ranking member…
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August 5, 2013

MICHAEL NEWSOM: Auditor Stacey Pickering is at a political crossroads

MICHAEL NEWSOM: Auditor Stacey Pickering is at a political crossroads Word around the campfire is Pickering, a Republican, will seek U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran’s seat if Cochran doesn’t run in 2014. Lots of other folks would jump in that race too, as Cochran’s seat was last open in 1978, two years before I was even…