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February 22, 2008
Special election set for Wicker’s old seat
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/21/8 A special election to fill the unexpired term of former U.S. Rep. and current U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker in Mississippi’s First Congressional District has been set for April 22, according to a news release from Gov. Haley Barbour’s office. In a Writ of Election filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State, Barbour…
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February 22, 2008
LNL – Forecast gloomy for rainmaker Scruggs
Forecast gloomy for rainmaker Scruggs With overcast skies outside, the prospects of legal superstar-turned-criminal-defendant Richard “Dickie” Scruggs did not appear too sunny either inside a federal courthouse Wednesday. U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi Senior Judge Neal Biggers heard motions tendered on behalf of Scruggs and his two remaining co-defendants, son Zach…
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February 22, 2008
Scruggs prosecutors want Lott testimony
Scruggs prosecutors want Lott testimony And U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran could be called as a defense witness. That’s because prosecutors want to use evidence of other alleged “bad acts” by Scruggs at his March 31 trial – specifically an alleged Hinds County bribery scheme in 2006 involving Scruggs, Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter and…
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February 22, 2008
Scruggs judge: Fair jury possible
Scruggs judge: Fair jury possible The trial site, Oxford, may be one of the few certainties for mega-litigator Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, his attorney-son Zach and their legal associate Sidney Backstrom – if they are tried as originally scheduled by Senior U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers Jr. Biggers said no Thursday to a defense motion to…
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February 22, 2008
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, February 22: home sour home
Scruggs Nation, February 22: home sour home There was a new motion filed in USA v. Scruggs (Northern Mississippi edition) yesterday — a motion by the government to empanel an anonymous jury and sequester jurors for the length of the trial. Let’s take a look at the factors a court ponders when considering whether the…
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February 22, 2008
YP – Landrum enables opponents higher limits via FEC ‘millionaire amendment’
By virtue of the fact that MS 3rd Republican candidate David Landrum has exceeded $350K worth of campaign contributions into his own campaign, he has tripled the per person FEC limits for his campaign opponents. According to his filing, Landrum has actually put $410K into his own campaign coffers. FEC election law has a ‘millionaire…
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February 22, 2008
Draft Haley for VP ad to run in Phoenix and Jackson
With Senator John McCain (R-Az.) as the predicted GOP front-runner, people are beginning to speculate on his running mate. Pundits and voters agree that if McCain secures the nomination, he will need a strong conservative in the Deep South. Draft Haley Barbour for Vice President, an Atlanta-based committee, believes Governor Haley Barbour (R-Miss.) is that…
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February 22, 2008
YP – Hood has no one to blame but Blackmon & McCoy on Wiretap Bill
Attorney General Jim Hood is incredulously blaming Republicans for a defeat of a HB 1148, a bill he pushed to help get wiretapping authority for white collar cases. Of course, he’s getting a little help from the non-media media. However, what Hood and the moonbats conveniently bury is that Republicans only have 38% of the…
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February 22, 2008
FOLO – Motions Day 2: Severance and Change of Venue denied
Motions Day 2: Severance and Change of Venue denied FOLO 2/21/8
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February 21, 2008
FOLO – Motions hearing, day 2: the motion to dismiss counts 2,3, and 4 is denied.
Motions hearing, day 2: the motion to dismiss counts 2,3, and 4 is denied. After a brief recess after 11:00, the judge overruled the motion to dismiss, citing a couple of Fifth Circuit case as controlling. The statute did not require the government to prove the bribe would have a demonstrable effect on federal funds.…
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February 21, 2008
FOLO – Trent Lott possibly to testify on DeLaughter bribe accusation!
Trent Lott possibly to testify on DeLaughter bribe accusation! There are reasons to think that the government does not yet have a deal with Ed Peters, by the way. In pre-hearing discussions, Keker told the government he would like to have witnesses available to testify about this, particularly Langston and Peters. The prosecution told Keker…
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February 21, 2008
JJ – Jim Hood: Liar
Jim Hood: Liar Let us see what Section 7-5-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 has to say about this matter: The governor may engage counsel to assist the attorney general in cases to which the state is a party when, in his opinion, the interest of the state requires it, subject to the action…
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Frank Corder
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December 23, 2025
Coast Guard returning full operations to its Pascagoula station
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 23, 2025
Mississippi Dept. of Education launches AI pilot program in 15 school districts
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Fatima Hussein, Associated Press
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December 23, 2025
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Marilyn Tinnin
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December 24, 2025
The Nutcracker: An enduring Christmas tradition
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Alistair Begg
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December 24, 2025
Prophecy fulfilled
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 23, 2025
The Singing Christmas Tree: A Belhaven tradition and a Mississippi legacy
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Sid Salter
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December 24, 2025
Slain director Rob Reiner made a complex but necessary film in Mississippi in the 1990s
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Donna Akers
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December 23, 2025
The joy of learning has been lost. It’s time to bring it back
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Kimberly Ross
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December 22, 2025
Don’t say anything at all: Rob Reiner, Donald Trump, textbook narcissism and double standards
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