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January 30, 2009

Document: Influence sought

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/30/9 Jailed former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and two associates may have singled out a former aide to Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran to receive gifts in hopes of influencing legislation that would favor their clients. A federal court document known as a bill of information says the men tried to give gifts to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 30, 2009

Economic fuel

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 1/30/9 The economic stimulus bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives late Wednesday is mind-boggling in its magnitude – $819 billion in new spending and tax cuts. It’s surely not a perfect bill, either, but then there really is no such thing. Some of its smaller components don’t…