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April 26, 2009

Supreme Court set to take up key voting rights case

Supreme Court set to take up key voting rights case For more than 40 years, election officials in Mississippi have had to get permission from the Justice Department before making even small changes in voting procedures – from moving a polling place to changing when a poll opens. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 26, 2009

Northrop Grumman Corp. spent $20 million for lobbying

Northrop Grumman Corp. spent $20 million for lobbying Defense contractors with ties to Southern Arizona spent a record $35 million last year lobbying government. The biggest spender by far was Northrop Grumman Corp., whose global business empire includes a Sierra Vista division with 1,000 employees. Northrop Grumman hurled $20.7 million at lobbying efforts, up from…