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December 27, 2007
Dale resigns post, Chaney in early
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/27/7 Incoming Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney will takE office a few days early as Gov. Haley Barbour appointed him to replace longtime Commissioner George Dale, who resigned effective Dec. 31. Chaney, elected commissioner in the November general election, will serve on an appointed basis from Jan. 1 until he is…
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December 27, 2007
Landrum says he’s no D.C. insider
Landrum says he’s no D.C. insider When Rep. Chip Pickering vacates his 3rd District seat in Congress in 2008, there will be an ample supply of people aiming to replace him. Businessman David Landrum, 52, is on that list. Landrum, a Republican has said he’ll be “rolling out” his legislative agenda over the next three…
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December 27, 2007
2 former Miss. judges to report to prison Thursday for bribery
2 former Miss. judges to report to prison Thursday for bribery Two former judges report to federal prison Thursday to begin serving lengthy sentences for their roles in a judicial bribery scandal that entangled one of the state’s most prominent plaintiffs attorneys. Former Circuit Judge John Whitfield and former Chancery Judge Wes Teel, both of…
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December 27, 2007
Dale to Resign 12/31 – Barbour to Appoint Chaney as Interim
DALE TO RESIGN DECEMBER 31, GOVERNOR APPOINTS CHANEY INSURANCE COMMISSIONER EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1 Incoming Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney will be taking office a few days early as Governor Haley Barbour has appointed him to replace longtime Commissioner George Dale, who has resigned effective December 31, 2007. Chaney, who was elected Insurance Commissioner in the general…
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December 27, 2007
ICLAWBLOG – Scruggs Nation, Day 28
Scruggs Nation, Day 28 Balducci “did it on his own,” Keker says. “Now he’s trying to spread the pain around.” I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. This seems remarkably weak as a defense. I keep waiting to see what else Keker has got in his magic act, and he keeps going back…
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December 27, 2007
LNL – Scruggs gets extra month before trial
Scruggs gets extra month before trial Though the deadline for discovery will stay the same, U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers has pushed the bribery trial of prominent trial lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, back more than a month. On Friday, Biggers claimed that Scruggs’ defense team did not make a convincing argument to stay proceedings based…
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December 27, 2007
USATODAY – Bribery case stemming from Katrina lawsuits makes waves
Bribery case stemming from Katrina lawsuits makes waves The indictment and the criminal contempt charge stem from Scruggs’ work on behalf of Katrina victims. Scruggs, who lost his Pascagoula home in the storm, gathered prominent trial attorneys to sue State Farm, saying it had shortchanged Gulf Coast residents who lost homes and businesses. State Farm…
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December 27, 2007
WSJ – Mississippi Tort Inc.
Mississippi Tort Inc. The bribery case against tort baron Dickie Scruggs promises to be the trial of 2008 in legal and business circles. But whatever the verdict, the prosecution is already doing a public service by exposing the incestuous relationship among prosecutors and trial lawyers in Mississippi. It’s a pattern that deserves similar scrutiny across…
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December 27, 2007
Balducci: The eye of a legal storm
Balducci: The eye of a legal storm Balducci may have left Booneville because while Langston at times referred to him as a “partner,” Langston reportedly does not share ownership of the firm with his associates. That may not have set well with Balducci, often described as ambitious. But why he chose New Albany, instead of…
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December 27, 2007
Scruggs’ troubles spur political finger-pointing
Scruggs’ troubles spur political finger-pointing Gifts from Scruggs, his attorney son Zach, Oxford attorney Sidney Backstrom, New Albany attorney Timothy Balducci and former state auditor Steven Patterson may be in the political crosshairs after their Nov. 28 federal indictment, accusing them of trying to bribe Circuit Judge Henry Lackey in return for a favorable ruling…
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December 26, 2007
Delta task force making plans for ’08 session
The Clarion-Ledger, 12/26/7 For the upcoming legislative session, members of a Delta task force hope to use a divide-and-conquer strategy to push through another set of recommendations for the 18-county region. The group introduced a hefty set of measures in the 2007 Legislature to transform the nation’s poorest and least educated region with housing, educational,…
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December 26, 2007
Scruggs’ troubles spur political finger-pointing
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 12/26/7 While famed Oxford attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and four others wait for the Feb. 25 start of their judicial bribery trial, political campaigns across America may be wondering if they will continue to reap the financial benefits of the successful law firms’ largesse. Political sniping has begun in at…
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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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Susan Marquez
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December 26, 2025
A cure for the post-holiday blues
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Alistair Begg
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December 26, 2025
Dead-end streets
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Meredith Biesinger
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December 25, 2025
Where Christmas comes to life: Mississippi’s growing role in holiday movies
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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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