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June 17, 2010
AP – Texas lawmaker accuses White House of BP shakedown
Texas lawmaker accuses White House of BP shakedown WASHINGTON—A leading House Republican has accused the White House of a “$20 billion shakedown” of oil giant BP by requiring the company to establish a huge fund to compensate those hurt by the Gulf Coast oil spill. Rep. Joe Barton made the assertion Thursday at the outset…
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June 17, 2010
WTOK Video – Barbour against escrow account
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June 17, 2010
AP – Barbour wants BP escrow money used to generate revenue so they can pay up
AP – Barbour wants BP escrow money used to generate revenue so they can pay up JACKSON, MISS. — Mississippi’s governor said Wednesday he’s not sure the federal government should have made BP put $20 billion into escrow to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill because the company needs it to drill…
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June 17, 2010
NYT – One ‘Small’ Statement Backfires on BP
NYT – One ‘Small’ Statement Backfires on BP It took just a few minutes and a few words about “small people” to undercut any brownie points that BP won by agreeing to put $20 billion into escrow to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In remarks to reporters after BP executives met…
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June 17, 2010
Bill Minor – Should we ditch the primary election
Should we ditch the primary election Mississippi’s “open primary” law, similar to Louisiana’s wherein candidates from all parties run in the same primary, with the two highest finishers vying in a general election, ironically was left in a state of “suspended animation” in January, 1971 when a three-judge federal panel found the Department of Justice…
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June 17, 2010
MCCLATCHY – Trent Lott dismayed by today’s partisanship; blames it on the 60s and 70s
AP – Trent Lott dismayed by today’s partisanship; blames it on the 60s and 70s WASHINGTON — Trent Lott never saw partisanship permeate the very fabric of Congress during his 35-year tenure there the way it divides Capitol Hill today, the former Senate majority leader lamented on Wednesday. Today’s bitter partisan culture is a long…
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June 17, 2010
Council says no to Stokes; and the basketball game is about to start
Stokes insists he will consult lawyer over reports Fuming over a series of articles probing his out-of-town trips, Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes said Tuesday he would press on with plans to hire an attorney to investigate The Clarion-Ledger. The City Council, by a vote of 5-2, turned down Stokes’ request to spend up to…
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June 17, 2010
AP – Lester Spell won’t seek 5th
Lester Spell won’t seek 5th Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Lester Spell says he won’t run for re-election in 2011. The fourth-term commissioner announced his decision Wednesday to his staff, to The Associated Press and in a letter to supporters. Spell was a veterinarian and Richland mayor before he was elected agriculture commissioner in 1995. He took…
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June 16, 2010
DUNAGIN – Consultant predicts 2011 primary to be “historic” and “transformational”
DUNAGIN – Consultant predicts 2011 primary to be “historic” and “transformational” A Republican political consultant predicted last week that the 2011 statewide elections in Mississippi will be “historic” and “transformational.” He’s probably right on both counts — especially on the historic part. Pete Perry, analyst and consultant with Paradigm Government Relations, said the 2011 election…
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June 16, 2010
AP – BP avoids Anderson Cooper
AP – BP avoids Anderson Cooper NEW YORK — CNN’s Anderson Cooper said Tuesday that he still hadn’t heard from BP after his attack on the company for failing to make its representatives available to talk about the Gulf oil spill on his nightly newscast. On Monday night’s show, Cooper took the unusual step of…
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June 16, 2010
FNC – Gov. Barbour: Escrow Makes BP Less Able to Pay What They Owe
Gov. Barbour: Escrow Makes BP Less Able to Pay What They Owe VAN SUSTEREN: Governor, I have a little audio problems, I must confess. But let me ask you about tomorrow’s meeting with the president with the BP officials. What is it that you want to hear him ask and discuss tomorrow? BARBOUR: Well, look,…
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June 16, 2010
SALTER – Come back, Mr. President, take in a Gulf state vacation
Come back, Mr. President, take in a Gulf state vacation Barbour in particular has been criticized for supposedly downplaying the severity of the spill and spending too much time promoting the state’s Gulf Coast tourism concerns. But after taking a look for himself, Obama had the same reaction as Barbour offered. The facts are that…
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 15, 2026
Governor appoints Howell to fill 3rd Chancery District Judge seat
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Frank Corder
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June 15, 2026
Independent U.S. Senate candidate Pinkins believes many Mississippi voters want something different
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June 15, 2026
Trump heads to G7 summit with wind at his back after announcing agreement aimed at ending Iran war
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Frank Corder
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June 10, 2026
NPL Construction locating fabrication, manufacturing operations in Greenwood
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Frank Corder
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June 8, 2026
EVE Energy makes U.S. Dept. of War’s roster of “Chinese military companies”
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Daniel Tyson
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May 20, 2026
International Paper breaks ground on new $225 million facility in central Mississippi
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Robert St. John
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June 15, 2026
The unlived life
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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June 15, 2026
Troy ramps up its offense to rally for 12-8 win that knocks Mississippi out of College World Series
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Alistair Begg
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June 15, 2026
Delivered by prayer
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Roger Wicker
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June 12, 2026
Wicker: Mississippi leads in national defense
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Ashby Foote
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June 11, 2026
A Jackson data center: Threat or opportunity?
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Andy Gipson
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June 10, 2026
Working with the Trump administration to eliminate welfare fraud
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