Here at the office, I'm referring to today as P-Day. Take that as you will. To celebrate it, we are gathering tonight to watch the vice presidential debate in the Red Room, along with Lawyers for Obama and local Democratic folks. Now, you are welcome as long as you do…
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:: jfp noise headlines
DNA Exonerates Sunflower County Man After 16 Years
October 1, 2008
[Verbatim from Innocence Project] Sixteen years after his arrest, all charges were dropped against Arthur Johnson today when it was revealed that the DNA testing that led to his release in February pointed directly to another man who is in prison for sexual assault.…
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[Verbatim from Innocence Project] Sixteen years after his arrest, all charges were dropped against Arthur Johnson today when it was revealed that the DNA testing that led to his release in February pointed directly to another man who is in prison for sexual assault.…
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[business] - Senate Passes Bailout Plan 74-25; Wicker and Cochran Oppose
In start contrast to the House of Representatives Monday, a bipartisan majority of senators voted for a bailout plan tonight. Mississippi Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker were among the small number of senators who voted against the plan.Read more.
by ladd on 10/01/08 at 10:12 PM Comments (3) -- Read More...
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[Politics] - AG Hood Warns Against Misleading Voter Registration Info
[Verbatim from AG Hood] Jackson, MS -- Phone calls to the Attorney General’s Office suggest some mis-information may be circulating about the upcoming election and designated deadlines. Attorney General Jim Hood would like to clarify what Mississippi law mandates for Mississippi voters. Per state statute, the deadline for voter registration…
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[Melton] - Justice Dept. Narrows Focus Of Melton Trial
by Ward Schaefer
September 30, 2008
(PDFs imbedded below.)
Prosecutors filed three motions yesterday aimed at preventing irrelevant defense arguments in the upcoming federal trial of Jackson mayor Frank Melton. Melton and two bodyguards, Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, were indicted in July…
by ladd on 09/30/08 at 07:47 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
September 30, 2008
(PDFs imbedded below.)
Prosecutors filed three motions yesterday aimed at preventing irrelevant defense arguments in the upcoming federal trial of Jackson mayor Frank Melton. Melton and two bodyguards, Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, were indicted in July…
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[Politics] - Musgrove Camp Decries Scruggs Smear
by Adam Lynch
September 30, 2008
Sen. Roger Wicker’s supporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee are attempting to link his Democratic opponent, Ronnie Musgrove, with incarcerated lawyer Paul Minor, as well as Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, who pled guilty this year for attempting to…
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September 30, 2008
Sen. Roger Wicker’s supporters at the National Republican Senatorial Committee are attempting to link his Democratic opponent, Ronnie Musgrove, with incarcerated lawyer Paul Minor, as well as Mississippi attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, who pled guilty this year for attempting to…
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Wanted: Weather Observers in Mississippi
[Verbatim] The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, better known as CoCoRaHS, has recently expanded into Mississippi and is looking for volunteer weather observers across the Magnolia State! CoCoRaHS, which is being sponsored by the Office of the Mississippi State Climatologist and the National Weather Service, is a unique,…
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[Politics] - Travis Childers: Why I Voted Against the Bailout
Congressman Travis Childers just released a statement on why he voted against the $700 billion bailout today. Verbatim:
“Hard-working families are struggling in the face of job losses and home foreclosures resulting from overall economic instability. They are justifiably angry about a bailout that would require them…
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“Hard-working families are struggling in the face of job losses and home foreclosures resulting from overall economic instability. They are justifiably angry about a bailout that would require them…
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[Politics] - House Rejects Bailout Plan; Dow Plummets
CNN is reporting the bailout plan went down in the U.S. House of Representatives by a 228-205 vote. Mississippi Rep. Chip Pickering voted for it; Reps. Bennie Thompson, Travis Childers and Gene Taylor voted against it. (View roll-call vote). CNN:
he fate of the Bush…
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he fate of the Bush…
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[Politics] - CBS Poll: Obama Won Undecided Voters in Debate
Per Mark Ambinder at The Atlantic:
40% of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. 22% thought John McCain won. 38% saw it as a draw.
68% of these voters think Obama would make the right…
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40% of uncommitted voters who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. 22% thought John McCain won. 38% saw it as a draw.
68% of these voters think Obama would make the right…
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:: noise recent comments
Oct 10, 2008JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
Whitley: I wonder why the entire rest of the free world does not seem to buy…
Oct 10, 2008
UPDATED: Melton Bodyguard Wright Pleads Guilty, Resigns
Izzy aka Laurel Isbister: Walt, thanks! I feel comfortable bringing that up in this forum, and that's really good. I…
Oct 10, 2008
UPDATED: Melton Denies Former Bodyguard's Allegations
golden eagle: Last night, I was driving on Ridgeway Street and police had a roadblock right in front of "Frank's House".…
Oct 10, 2008
UPDATED: Melton Bodyguard Wright Pleads Guilty, Resigns
Walt: I agree with Whitley and all about the dishonest or inappropriate use of the race card.
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Oct 10, 2008
UPDATED: Melton Bodyguard Wright Pleads Guilty, Resigns
Whitley: When culprits get caught red handed and cry racism is no different than the Republicans crying sexism because they…
Oct 10, 2008
UPDATED: Melton Bodyguard Wright Pleads Guilty, Resigns
baquan2000: Look I am black and I am calling for his head! golden eagle and izzy, don't fall for the…
Oct 10, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
The Casual Observer: Me Thinks I Smell A Rat
1) According to the…
Oct 09, 2008
UPDATED: Melton Bodyguard Wright Pleads Guilty, Resigns
golden eagle: The worst part of the saga was people claiming that somehow Melton was being targeted because he was…
Oct 09, 2008
UPDATED: Melton Denies Former Bodyguard's Allegations
golden eagle: I'm surprised the judge hasn't said anything or admonished him yet.
The judge in the case…
Oct 09, 2008
UPDATED: Melton Bodyguard Wright Pleads Guilty, Resigns
Izzy aka Laurel Isbister: I was in Atlanta yesterday with a friend of mine, walking around, and a guy tried…