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Speaker's race to split House more
By SID SALTER
Tue,09/04/07-11:00PM , 148 Reads
JACKSON - While from a numerical standpoint the goal of the race for speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives is for one candidate to get to the magic 62-vote commitment from the House's 122 members, the membership's goal is to keep the vote "off the board."
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Musgrove got chunk of "beef"
By SID SALTER
Tue,08/28/07-11:00PM , 148 Reads
JACKSON - In the case of the Mississippi Beef Processors Inc. fiasco, prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Neal Biggers in open court on Aug. 17 during the recent sentencing of MBP president Richard Hall Jr. that the judge could expect either additional plea bargains or additional federal indictments in the case.
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"Country Nissan" already here
By SID SALTER
Tue,08/21/07-11:00PM , 159 Reads
JACKSON - One of the most recognizable phrases in Mississippi politics over the last decade has been that of state officials finding the mythical "country Nissan" - an industry that would be the rural equivalent of the mammoth auto plants in Blue Springs and Canton.
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Tax swap isn't going away
By SID SALTER
Tue,08/14/07-11:00PM , 167 Reads
JACKSON - While there are three months of hard campaigning still to go for control of the Mississippi Legislature for the next four years - and hence control of Gov. Haley Barbour's policy agenda as well - one thing was made clear during the Aug. 7 primary elections.
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