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Mabus up for defense chief
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,04/13/11-1:00PM , 138 Reads
STARKVILLE — With Secretary of Defense Robert Gates back from a final tour of operations in Iraq, the focus on Capitol Hill now turns to President Obama’s choice of Gates’ successor. After serving as defense secretary in the administrations of both Obama and former President George W. Bush, Gates is expected to retire this summer.
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Budget accord is a miracle
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,04/06/11-1:00PM , 90 Reads
STARKVILLE — Lost in the headlines about the ongoing redistricting battle and the debate over the state funding construction of a civil rights museum is the absolute political and fiscal miracle that a $5.5 billion state budget was adopted.
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A window of opportunity
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,03/30/11-1:33PM , 138 Reads
STARKVILLE — There remains a very narrow window of opportunity for Mississippi to construct a state civil rights museum. What a shame it would be if lawmakers allowed that window to close — one that may not soon open again.
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White House bid no longer farfetched
By SID SALTER - Contributing Columnist
Wed,03/23/11-1:37PM , 102 Reads
STARKVILLE — Can a Mississippian win a major American political party’s presidential nomination? Seems we’re about to learn the answer to that question.
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