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Poll shows support for post-spill rehab
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Wed,09/29/10-1:00PM , 173 Reads
JACKSON — While the first priority continues to be and should be the economic reimbursement of individuals, families and businesses impacted by the BP oil spill in the Gulf, it’s time that Mississippians begin to focus sharply on the state’s share of environmental restoration.
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Congressional races engage half of state
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Wed,09/22/10-1:00PM , 176 Reads
JACKSON — Listening to the rhetoric in Mississippi’s mid-term congressional elections, the issues boil down to only a few questions that are getting much discussion:

• Did you vote for Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?

• Did you vote for the health care reform legislation?

• Did you vote for government bailouts?
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About to get wish for less government
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Wed,09/15/10-1:00PM , 92 Reads
JACKSON — Perhaps the best way to begin a discussion of the fiscal year 2012 state budget is to put it this way. Look at everything problematic with the current FY 2011 budget and then make it $500 million worse.

But that’s still missing the point to a degree.
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Another stimulus won’t solve debt woes
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Wed,09/08/10-1:00PM , 150 Reads
JACKSON — The abysmal poll numbers for the Democratic Party chieftains running the Congress and the White House are obviously spurring those leaders to do something — apparently anything — to change the political subject. It appears that “something” has been determined to be yet another federal stimulus package.
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