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NAACP Seeks 2013 Elections for Miss. Legislature
The NAACP contends blacks are still discriminated against in new legislative districts. It has asked a federal panel to redraw those districts approved by the Justice Department last month and …
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Debate Preparations Consume Candidates
With the White House race barreling toward the finish, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney were staying out of the spotlight Monday, underscoring the intense focus each campaign …
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Centrist Sen. Specter Died Fighting for Moderation
Arlen Specter, a pugnacious and prominent former moderate in the U.S. Senate who developed the single-bullet theory in President John F. Kennedy's assassination and played starring roles in Supreme Court …
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Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The State Institutions of Higher Learning Meeting is today at 1:30 p.m. at Universities Center in the IHL Board Room.
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Scots Move Closer to Vote on Independence from UK
Scotland moved a step closer Monday to a vote on independence after Scottish and British leaders signed a deal laying the groundwork for a popular referendum that could radically alter …
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2 Americans Win Nobel Econ Prize for Match-Making
Two American scholars were awarded the Nobel economics prize on Monday for studies on the match-making that takes place when doctors are coupled up with hospitals, students with schools and …
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Going for Six and Week 7 College Football Picks
By bryanflynnSix a the magic number in college football. Yes, touchdowns count for six points but there a six in college football that is just as important. Every team in college football wants to reach the magical six win mark to become bowl eligible. There are five teams with the necessary six wins already, they are the Ohio Bobcats, Tulsa Golden Hurricane Oregon Ducks, Ohio State Buckeyes and South Carolina Gamecocks.
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Weekly Look Back & Look Forward: Heading to Week 7
By bryanflynnCollege football finishes rounding the midway point this weekend. Last week was great for some and painful to watch for others. If you missed anything, check out the recap in this week's JFP or [with this link][1].
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City & County
Who Stole Our Potholes?
But there is one Jackson neighborhood—Broadmeadow in north Fondren—where you'll find a few people who are positive about their potholes. And now, those potholes have mysteriously gone missing.
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National
AP Analysis: Biden Takes Fight to Ryan in Feisty Debate
By going all in, Biden aggressively tried to score on two critical fronts: relating Obama's message in more heartfelt terms and blistering Ryan on multiple fronts so that the Republican …
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Camps for, Against Egypt President Clash in Cairo
For the first time since Egypt's new Islamist president took office, his supporters clashed with liberal and leftist protesters in Cairo, storming a stage erected by the opposition activists, smashing …
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Despite Debt Crisis, EU Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize for fostering peace on a continent ravaged by war, yet the Norwegian prize jury warned Friday that the financial crisis challenging the …
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10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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City & County
Chamber Vision 2022: Health Care, Lake
The Jackson metropolitan area now has a 10-year plan in the fields of education, health care, economic development, infrastructure, public transportation, arts and culture and the aerospace industry.
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Person of the Day
Players of the Day: Jackson State Rushers
Sports are normally a bottom-line business, and that bottom line is: Did you win or did you lose? But sometimes, even in defeat, recognition should be given to a special …
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National
Team Obama Hopes Veep Debate Halts GOP Momentum
Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan pull up a couple of chairs for a vice presidential debate that has mushroomed in importance since Mitt Romney's strong showing in the …
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FBI Arrests 1 Current, 2 Former Cops
A Hinds County sheriff's deputy and two former law enforcement officers are among four people arrested by FBI agents on charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United …
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School Helps Traumatized Syrian Kids Heal
For many Syrian children traumatized and driven from their homes by their country's civil war, the opportunity to head back to school — even if it's in a dusty, wind-swept …
