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March 8, 2008

CD – Barbour says he’ll veto college construction projects

Barbour says he’ll veto college construction projects The Democratic-controlled Mississippi House approved a bill Thursday to provide more than $100 million for college-construction and economic-development projects. However, Republican Gov. Haley Barbour has said he’ll veto legislation that has the state borrowing more money through bonds for upgrading campus facilities. Commercial Dispatch 3/8/8
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 8, 2008

GOP turnout could be low

GOP turnout could be low White also said he believes the state’s GOP candidates will win their congressional races, and that long-serving U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran will have an especially easy time with either Democrat, Shawn O’Hara or Rep. Erik Fleming, a former state representative from Clinton. “Maybe Jesus Christ or Billy Graham could beat…