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Items from suspect’s karate studio test positive for ricin

Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:22:13 +0000

TUPELO — When poison-laced letters were sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials, it didn’t take long to track down a suspect based on a phrase in one of the letters often used by a 45-year-old Elvis impersonator named Kevin Curtis: “I am KC and I approve this message.” Curtis was soon arrested [...]

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Former state Sen. Lee dies of cancer at age 74

Associated Press — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:49:49 +0000

PICAYUNE — Former state Sen. Ezell Lee of Picayune died today after battling cancer, according to a Senate staff member who had spoken with his family. Lee was 74. He served in the Mississippi House from 1988 to 1992, then in the state Senate from 1992 until January 2012. Lee served most of his career [...]

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House redistricting plan could kill four Democratic districts

Associated Press — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:00:32 +0000

JACKSON — A proposed redistricting plan unveiled today would increase the number of black-majority districts by one, and could target as many as four white Democrats for extinction. That could increase the House Republican majority from today’s 64-58 margin, before considering changes that could weaken other Democrats. The number of districts with secure black majorities [...]

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House changes committee rules to favor GOP

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:49:45 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi House changed its rules yesterday to ensure Republicans have a majority on both money committees. Under longtime rules, the House speaker could name three members to the budget-writing Appropriations Committee and three to tax-writing Ways and Means. Thirty members of each were selected based on seniority. Six were chosen from each [...]

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Barbour joining Butler Snow law firm

MBJ Staff — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:07:16 +0000

RIDGELAND — Former Gov. Haley Barbour and his former chief of staff Paul Hurst will join Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC (Butler Snow), according to the firm. Barbour and Hurst will provide leadership to the firm in the areas of economic development, government relations, strategic planning and business development. “Gov. Barbour and Paul [...]

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Judges’ redistricting plan reduces number of split counties

Associated Press — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:10:00 +0000

JACKSON — Federal judges yesterday released a plan to update Mississippi’s four congressional districts, which decreases the number of split counties from eight to four, the secretary of state said. The judges say their plan preserves to core constituencies of each district. “Notwithstanding the movement or potential movement of 146,000 persons, we made as few [...]

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Congressmen confident court will produce acceptable redistricting plan

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:23:02 +0000

WASHINGTON — Mississippi’s four U.S. House members have expressed confidence that a federal court will produce a redistricting plan they can accept. The three Republicans and one Democrat said they did not object to a three-judge panel taking over the job of drawing new maps, as the state Republican Party had requested. The judges said [...]

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Pols quiet about intentions at Neshoba County Fair

Associated Press — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:12:45 +0000

NESHOBA COUNTY — Gov. Haley Barbour says the entire Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians should get to vote on a proposed casino in Jones County. His comments came during a speech at the Neshoba County Fair. The proposed casino was approved by a split vote of the tribal council. Little else of any interest was [...]

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Byrd dead at age 92

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:22:35 +0000

WASHINGTON — Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, a fiery orator versed in the classics and a hard-charging power broker who steered billions of federal dollars to the state of his Depression-era upbringing, died today. He was 92. A spokesman for the family, Jesse Jacobs, said Byrd died peacefully at about 3 a.m. at Inova [...]

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Gingrich coming to Millsaps

Wally Northway — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:21:33 +0000

JACKSON — Former U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich will visit Millsaps College Dec. 3 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. for an open town hall meeting on “Jobs and Prosperity in the U.S.” Gingrich will be introduced by Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant. The free event is open to the public and [...]

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