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October 4, 2010

Daily Journal – Travis Childers, DCCC ads misleading

Daily Journal – Political claims not what they seem In one ad released by Democratic incumbent Travis Childers, a female voice slams Republican challenger Alan Nunnelee for having raised taxes in a recession and claims he’ll hit residents with another whopper if elected. “Now Alan Nunnelee favors a 23 percent sales tax hike on Mississippi…
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October 4, 2010

AP Analysis: Mississippians have noticed budget cuts

As head of the Republican Governors Association, Mississippi’s Haley Barbour is raising his national profile this fall by traveling to dozens of states and campaigning for his party’s gubernatorial candidates. Barbour’s telling voters that Republicans are better than Democrats at handling taxpayers’ dollars. He’s also painting an unrealistically rosy picture of Mississippi’s budget situation. “My…