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September 2, 2008

Gustav changes focus of Mississippi delegation

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/1/8 As Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast, members of Mississippi’s delegation to the Republican National Convention were pleased on Monday with the way the convention’s schedule has been shortened and refocused on helping storm victims. “Obviously, we would have preferred this not happen,” said state party chairman Jim Herring. “We…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 2, 2008

Miss. has powerful convention contingent

The Clarion-Ledger, 8/31/8 If the parties say anything about clout, the Mississippi delegation appears to be a pretty powerful bunch at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., this week. However, because of Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna, Gov. Haley Barbour won’t be traveling to the convention until he knows how his state…