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October 30, 2008

Endorsement: Smith earns return to high court

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 10/30/8 The race for the seat of Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Smith should be fairly obvious to most metro area voters: re-electing Smith. Admittedly, a large chunk of those voters – citizens of Jackson/Hinds County – have a selfish interest in pulling the lever for Smith. Since Smith, 65, assumed…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 30, 2008

NAACP: Barbour’s comments could suppress turnout

WDAM, 10/29/8 Mississippi NAACP President Derrick Johnson says Gov. Haley Barbour’s comments questioning the legality of thousands of new voters has the potential to discourage some from voting. Barbour recently told The Financial Times that “not all” new voters in the state were legal because federal law requires them to show identification when they register…