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Blogger Clayton Thomas Kelly, left, is seen with state Sen. Chris McDaniel, who is challenging Mississippi’s senior U.S. senator, Thad Cochran, in the Republican primary, at a McDaniel campaign stop in this photograph from Kelly’s blog. Kelly is accused of taking an unauthorized photo of Cochran’s bedridden wife at a Madison nursing home.

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2 more arrested in Cochran photo probe
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Thu,05/22/14-1:00PM , 143 Reads
JACKSON — Two additional suspects, including a tea party official, have been arrested over photos taken of the ailing wife of U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, Mississippi authorities said today.
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Hurdles for LGBT group
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Tue,05/20/14-3:29PM , 179 Reads
JACKSON — A national civil rights group called Human Rights Campaign faces significant challenges as it tries to make Mississippi’s legal climate more open for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents.
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Republican primary challenger Chris McDaniel says longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., is "one of the biggest spenders in Washington" and is out of touch with Mississippi and its conservative roots, on Thursday at the state Capitol in Jackson.

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McDaniel: He’s liberal Cochran rep: He’s lying
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Fri,05/16/14-4:29PM , 238 Reads
JACKSON — Republican primary challenger Chris McDaniel said Thursday that longtime U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran is “one of the biggest spenders in Washington” and is out of touch with Mississippi.
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A King James Bible dries in the sunlight in the Joyner neighborhood in Tupelo on Tuesday. Charles Milam and his wife, Martha, lost their home but survived Monday’s tornado.

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Mississippi picks up the pieces
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Wed,04/30/14-6:09PM , 184 Reads
PEAR — Dagmar Almenares, who lives in the Highlands mobile home park near Mississippi’s biggest airport, said he considers himself lucky to be alive. The 33-year-old Cuba native and his 62-year-old mother were in their rented trailer Monday evening when a tornado picked it up and blew it apart.
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