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December 21, 2007

Barbour sets Nov. 4 election to fill seat formerly held by Lott

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/20/7 Gov. Haley Barbour has set a Nov. 4 election to fill the seat formerly held by U.S. Sen. Trent Lott — a move that could prompt a legal fight. Lott officially resigned Tuesday night with five years left in his current six-year term. He served 16 years in the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 21, 2007

Congress OKs bill extending children’s health insurance program

The Clarion-Ledger, 12/21/7 Federal money for the program that provides health insurance coverage for more than 60,000 Mississippi children has been secured until March 2009. The House and Senate passed a bill this week temporarily extending funding for the national Children’s Health Insurance Program. President George Bush has indicated he will sign it, ending a…