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Senate Panel Votes to Approve Obama's CIA Nominee
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after winning a behind-the-scenes battle with the White House over access to a series …
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Business
Moody About Jackson’s Bond Rating
Credit rating service Moody's last month downgraded the rating on the city of Jackson's water and sewer system revenue bonds from Aa3 to A1 and set an outlook for the …
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Analysis: Post-Shutdown, Pragmatism is In
If there's a lesson from Tuesday's off-year elections, it might be that during a time of deep divisions within the Republican Party, staunchly conservative GOP candidates who press ideological positions …
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Nokia Stock Surges on Microsoft Takeover
Microsoft Corp. is buying Nokia Corp.'s line-up of smartphones and a portfolio of patents and services in an attempt to strengthen its fight with Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to …
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APNewsBreak: Gun Group Considered Leaving Newtown
The gun industry's national trade association and lobbying organization considered moving its offices from Newtown after last year's mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the president and CEO of …
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Putin to Pardon Jailed Tycoon Khodorkovsky
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he will pardon jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a surprise decision that will let his top foe and Russia's formerly richest man out of prison …
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City & County
UM Confederate Statue Stays Put for Now as IHL Punts
The Confederate statue on the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus will stay put for now after the Institutions of Higher Learning Board tabled a motion to relocate it yesterday.
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Trump Announces 'Major' Voter Fraud Investigation
President Donald Trump tweeted early Wednesday that he is ordering a "major investigation" into voter fraud, revisiting unsubstantiated claims he's made repeatedly about a rigged voting system.
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National
Ex-Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Guilty of 8 Charges
Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump's winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the …
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City & County
Council Hears Zoning Issues; Certifies Election
Jackson City Council members heard opposing views on zoning issues on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and some briefly called into question the results of Jan. 14 vote to approve a 1-percent …
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Debt Limit Saves GOP from Political Showdown
Republicans' new acquiescence to letting the government pile up more debt with no strings attached paid double political dividends: It spared the GOP another politically debilitating showdown with President Barack …
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National
Trump Says 'We'll See' What Happens to His Top Strategist
President Donald Trump won't say whether he plans to keep Steve Bannon, a top adviser and key campaign strategist, in the White House.
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Trump Has a Challenging Week with a Tax Revelation
Ever defiant, Donald Trump and his Republican allies largely embraced a report that said the New York businessman may not have paid federal income taxes for nearly two decades after …
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AP-NORC Poll: Gender Matters, but Does it Hurt or Help?
There's no "glass ceiling" keeping a woman from the presidential nomination anymore, but most Americans still think Hillary Clinton's gender will influence the November election. They're just divided on whether …
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Health Care
GOP Leader Says He'll Rework Health Bill, but Offers Plan B
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to produce a fresh bill in about a week scuttling and replacing much of President Barack Obama's health care law. But he's …
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Interview
Brown: Learning from Kemper’s Mistakes
Since losing his seat in redistricting, Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, decided to run for the Public Service Commission.
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City & County
Who Will Take Ward 6?
Each of Jackson's seven wards is important, but there's something special about Ward 6. Located wholly on the city's gritty south side, the ward has had representation in each of …
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Music
Florida Georgia Line: Hip-Hop Goes Country
Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard fuse hip-hop into several songs on their debut full-length album, "Here's to the Good Times," and it isn't a gimmick.
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Food
What to Do on New Year’s Eve '14
On New Year's Eve, Hal & Mal's hosts its fifth annual 'Sippi the Catfish Drop. The event begins at 11:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
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Feed Your Brain
Dawn R. Dugle
There may come a day when I don't recognize you. We could be best friends, have had great adventures and long conversations about everything under the sun. But I won't …
