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March 4, 2008

FOX reports Barbour, Perdue to endorse McCain

The Hattiesburg American, 3/4/8 As he nears the magic number of delegates to clinch the nomination the endorsements continue to pour in for Sen. John McCain, with two southern state governors set to announce their support for the Arizona senator today. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour and Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, both of whom are being…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 4, 2008

Lobbyists: State should slow ‘revolving door’

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/4/8 When Trent Lott resigned his U.S. Senate seat in December, it caught nearly everyone by surprise, until it was discovered that he retired just in time to avoid tougher ethics restrictions that took effect Jan. 1. Congress had responded to the “revolving door” of lawmakers-turned-lobbyists to require a “cooling off” period…