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Legislators Across the Country Wading into Gun Control Debate, NRA Leader Calls for a Cop in Every School
ATLANTA (AP) — As President Barack Obama urges tighter federal gun laws, state legislators around the country have responded to the Connecticut school shooting with a flurry of their own …
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Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, Just for Kids hosts the Christmas Festival from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Jackson Medical Mall.
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Obama Vows to Press Ahead on Fiscal Cliff Solution
President Barack Obama says he'll press ahead with Congress in hopes of preventing across-the-board tax increases set to strike taxpayers Jan. 1 after House GOP leaders unexpectedly put off a …
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Gun Control Debate Heating Up in Statehouses
As President Barack Obama urges tighter federal gun laws, state legislators around the country have responded to the Connecticut school shooting with a flurry of their own ideas that are …
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Cliff Poses Tiny Dollar Gap, Wide Political Ravine
When it comes to resolving their "fiscal cliff" impasse, the dollar gap between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner is tiny in federal terms. That masks a monumental …
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Cleveland Schools Desegregation Case Before Court
A federal judge says he will rule after the first of the year on proposals to desegregate two schools in the Cleveland School District.
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Report: Close 1 Ag School, Convert 1 and Keep 1
One of Mississippi's independent agricultural high schools would be closed under a recommendation by the state Board of Education, while another could see its mission reworked or be given to …
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Different Fates Recommended for Ag High Schools
Two of Mississippi's three agricultural high school districts could be abolished.
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Holiday Shipping Headaches: Will a Midwest Storm Make Santa Late This Year?
A record number of Americans took to the Web to order holiday gifts after retailers flooded their inboxes with offers of extra discounts, free shipping and easy returns. But a …
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State Department Officials Acknowledge Major Weaknesses, Ask Congress to Full Fund Security Requests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Thursday acknowledged major weaknesses in security and errors in judgment exposed in a scathing independent report on the deadly Sept. 11 assault on …
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Hot Rhetoric and 'Small' Numbers Separate Obama and Boehner on Fiscal Cliff Negotiation
WASHINGTON (AP) — In their "fiscal cliff" standoff, President Barack Obama wants to raise taxes by about $20 billion a year more than House Speaker John Boehner. The president wants …
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Midwest Hit by its First Major Snowstorm of Season
The first major snowstorm of the season began its slow eastward march across the Midwest early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead, creating treacherous driving conditions and threatening to …
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Lawmakers, State Officials Tangle Over Libya Raid
The State Department on Thursday acknowledged weaknesses in security related to the deadly Sept. 11 assault on the diplomatic mission in Libya following a scathing independent report faulting management failures …
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Strike Looms at East and Gulf Coast Ports
Weeks after a critical West Coast port complex was crippled by a few hundred striking workers, the East Coast is bracing for a possible walkout numbering thousands that could close …
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U.S. Mint Testing New Metals for Cheaper Coins
A penny costs more than two cents and a nickel costs more than 11 cents to make and distribute.
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Music
Alabama Loud and Proud
Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires bring together multiple strands of southern music to make a hard-charging, soulful sound.
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Natalie's Notes
Holiday To-Do List
So, this is Christmas. The week before the biggest holiday of the year, and I’m in exactly the same place as I was at the beginning of the month—no presents …
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Art
Talking Southern Sh*t
Katherine Bailess has big things on the horizon—a pilot debuting in May and 3 million YouTube views.
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Film
Are We There, Yet?
What makes Peter Jackson’s films different from the work of other directors is an extraordinary combination of visual richness and visual freedom.
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Bounty Gate Exposed a Mess
If you’re looking for the big loser out of Tagliabue’s ruling, that would be Sean Payton and the other coaches and office personnel thrown under the bus.
