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Old sawmill town still has life
By BILL MINOR - Capitol Correspondent
Wed,11/07/07-11:00PM , 828 Reads
HATTIESBURG — Thankfully, one can leave the political war that has been raging around the state for months and just south of this hub city step back into a historic place where a century ago one of South Mississippi's timber barons had built his fortune.
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Bryant wants to be chief lap-dog
By BILL MINOR - Capitol Correspondent
Wed,10/31/07-11:00PM , 142 Reads
JACKSON — Only in the run-up to next Tuesday's election have we gotten an understanding of how Republican Phil Bryant would wield his Senate power if he is elected lieutenant governor.
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Barbour gunning for control
By BILL MINOR - Capitol Correspondent
Wed,10/24/07-11:00PM , 175 Reads
JACKSON — Evidently Haley Barbour is attempting to do in Mississippi what Karl Rove failed to do at the national level: create a permanent Republican majority.
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Campaigns are peddling baloney
By BILL MINOR - Capitol Correspondent
Wed,10/17/07-11:00PM , 125 Reads
JACKSON — In this election year, some inconvenient truths have been put through the political meat grinder by several candidates and have come out as campaign baloney to be used against their opponents.
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Chance of Rain: 80%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 42°F
Feels Like: 76°F
Dew Point: 67°F
Humidity: 65%
Sunrise: 7:16 AM
Sunset: 7:05 PM

Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind Direction: NW
Wind Gust: 32 mph
Sky Cover: 82%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 67°F
Moon Rise: 2:21 AM
Moon Set: 11:53 AM

Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe and produce heavy rain. Cloudy. High near 82, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

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