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Barbour to Deliver ‘State of the State' Tuesday
[Verbatim] Jackson, Mississippi - Governor Haley Barbour will deliver his sixth State of the State address at 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, in the House Chambers at the State Capitol. …
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Burns Asks Barbour to Delay Execution
Attorneys representing death-row inmate Joseph Daniel Burn are asking Gov. Haley Barbour to delay Burn's July 21 execution date, The Associated Press reported today.
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Mississippi Ranked Unhealthiest State
Mississippi remains the unhealthiest state for the ninth year straight, according to America's Health Rankings released yesterday.
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Missouri Bishop Convicted for Failing to Report Priest Abuse
A judge has found a Missouri bishop guilty of one misdemeanor count for failing to report suspected child abuse by a priest, and acquitted him on a second count.
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Democrats Reintroducing Assault Weapons Ban Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
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Senate Confirms Hagel for Defense Secretary
The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary.
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So Far, So Good: Whew
It's 2:04 p.m. Monday, and Gustav didn't turn out to be the monster we feared. Thank God. It's raining here in Jackson, and we're keeping our eyes out for tornados. …
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Bryant Calls for Teacher Merit Pay
Gov. Phil Bryant wants to end Mississippi's statewide system of seniority-based teacher raises.
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Barbour Named Vice-Chair of GOP Governors
AP (hat-tip to WLOX) is reporting that the GOP governor's group has elected South Carolina governor Mark Sanford as chair and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour as vice-chair of the Republican …
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Shopping Fondren After 5
It's a good day to shop Fondren. Fondren After 5 kicks off as soon as work is done, and there are plenty of shops to duck your head into. Some …
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Premature Prognostication?
Proving it's never too early to think about college football, the Birmingham News has released its 57th annual preseason poll of Southeastern Conference sports information directors. The short version: Auburn …
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Is Ron Mexico One Sick Puppy?
Amazing SportsBlog readers have already started talking about Falcons QB Michael Vick's indictment Tuesday on a federal conspiracy charge related to alleged dogfighting. The Smoking Gun provides the complete indictment …
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State Ready To Begin Bouncing
Mississippi State finally released its men's basketball schedule this week. Good news for Dog fans: At least 18 regular-season games will be on TV. Better news for Jackson fans: The …
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Sly Croom Update, Part 2
OK, Mississippi State didn't hire a new football coach on Saturday. But Dr. S urges you to keep Monday and Tuesday clear. The (Biloxi) Sun Herald and ESPN.com both report …
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Bradshaw Blasts Mannings
NFL Hall of Famer and Fox NFL host Terry Bradshaw is steamed about the way Eli and Archie Manning manipulated the NFL draft to place Eli with the N.Y. Giants. …
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Checking Slate
Outside of the Amazing SportsBlog, Slate is one of the best sites on the Web to find good sports articles. Here's two of the latest: 1) Josh Levin wonders why …
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NBA Player Takes on ... Campaign Finance Reform
Darla Walters Gary writes for Wiretap about NBA basketball player Adonal Foyle's crusade for campaign finance reform: "On top of playing basketball and pursuing a Masters Degree from John F. …
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Update: Coach O In Town
The college football season unofficially kicks off on Tuesday, July 18, when the Central Mississippi Ole Miss CLub and the Rebel Club of Jackson host the Rebel Reunion at the …
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Higher Prices Could Fix Miss. College Tuition Plan
Mississippi's prepaid college tuition plan may actually be underfunded by more than $100 million, auditors told the board that oversees it Tuesday.
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Bill to Seal Concealed Gun Info Reaches Governor
The Mississippi House has sent a bill to the governor's desk to block public access to information about state-issued permits for people to carry concealed weapons.
