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New lawmaker has star power
By BILL MINOR
Wed,06/28/06-11:00PM , 169 Reads
JACKSON - When Angela Cockerham stepped off a tour bus recently in Hanran, Turkey, the tall, slender African-American lawmaker from Mississippi was surrounded by chanting youngsters.

"Condelessza Rice, Condelessza Rice," the Turkish kids enthusiastically echoed.
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Wicker's junkets look suspect
By BILL MINOR
Wed,06/21/06-11:00PM , 134 Reads
JACKSON - We rarely see 1st District Rep. Roger Wicker's name in print down this way except for some goodie-two-shoes quote from him in a round-up of comments of the state's congressional delegation.
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Housing critical to Coast's recovery
By BILL MINOR
Wed,06/14/06-11:00PM , 236 Reads
JACKSON - When we upstate see images of the devastated beachfront along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, we tend to remember stately mansions which had stood there, unmindful of the thousands of Coastians who before Katrina could not afford to live in such luxury.
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Governor wants it both ways
By BILL MINOR
Wed,06/07/06-11:00PM , 103 Reads
JACKSON - Gov. Haley Barbour is disingenuous when on one hand he blocks legislative oversight of billions of dollars filtering through his office for Katrina recovery, but on the other demands strict oversight of a mere $20 million anti-smoking program with a proven record of success.
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