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Budget Battle Shows Barbour's Mettlenew
The Mississippi state budget negotiations were like a summer blockbuster: expensive, full of strong language, boring and too long. Gov. Haley Barbour played a starring role, and like any diva, he got what he wanted much of the time.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
07-09-2009 |
Politics
A Mississippi Senator's Connection to a White Supremacist Groupnew
Mississippians react to state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol's being the "surprise" guest speaker at the annual white supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens conference.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
07-09-2009 |
Politics
Get 'Em (Voting) While They're Youngnew
A lower voting age of 16 is both ethically responsible and a good bet for increasing the United States' embarrassing voter participation rate.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
02-14-2008 |
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