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July 14, 2010

Cochran, Wicker oppose financial reform bill

Cochran, Wicker oppose financial reform bill Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, both Republicans, will vote against proposed sweeping federal financial regulatory reforms, joining Rep. Travis Childers in creating unanimous Northeast Mississippi congressional opposition to the measure backed by the Obama administration. A vote in the Senate is expected late this week. The 2,300-page measure…
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July 14, 2010

CBS News – As Steele’s RNC Falls, Barbour’s RGA Rises

CBS News – As Steele’s RNC Falls, RGA Rises Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, the uber-connected chair of the Republican Governor’s Association and a potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate, was asked on Friday about Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele’s comments largely contradicting the dominant Republican position on the war in Afghanistan. “Anything that changes the…