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March 15, 2012

Wicker & Cochran applaud senate passing BP spill bill

Wicker & Cochran applaud senate passing BP spill bill The Senate approved a highway bill Wednesday that includes a long-sought provision for the Gulf Coast: A guarantee that 80 percent of the fines collected from the April 2010 BP oil spill — an amount that could reach $20 billion — would be distributed for coastal…
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March 15, 2012

CNN – Mansion trustees got special treatment

CNN – Mansion trustees got special treatment Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — Investigative documents obtained by CNN show that former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, his wife and his staff may have given preferential treatment to two of the convicted murderers who were among the more than 200 former and current inmates he pardoned in January. According…