Mississippi Political Blogwire

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• Students Vent Outrage at Anti-Merger Rallies

  —JFP: Noise

  by Adam Lynch November 20, 2009 Jackson State University students are organizing a rally on the steps of the State Capitol at 1 p.m. today in protest of Gov. Haley Barbour's recommendation to merge the state's three historically black colleges and universities. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  

• The Gift of Fashion

  —JFP: Noise

  by Kelly Brignac November 20, 2009 On Saturday, Michelle Obama will meet Beyonce at the KenFolk Family Foundation's fashion show, "THEshow," to raise money for the Community Outreach for Social Awareness, an organization that provides free health screenings and education to the citizens of Madison, Hinds and Rankin Counties. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:40pm EST
  

• JFP Person of the Day: Marianne Hill

  —JFP: Noise

  by Lacey McLaughlin November 20, 2009 Dr. Marianne Hill, senior economist at the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, wants to see the status of women improve in Mississippi. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:35pm EST
  

• Happenings in Jackson This Weekend

  —JFP: Noise

  by Ronni Mott November 20, 2009 If finding the perfect, one-of-a-kind holiday gift is what you're after, this is one weekend to get it done. Head to the Mississippi Trademart today until 6 p.m. today or tomorrow from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the annual Handworks Holiday Market. Admission is $5.' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  

• Should we audit the Fed?

  —Jackson Jambalaya

  
  
  
  Santelli and the Fed Pimp go at it over the Fed. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:24pm EST
  

• Looking for some good advice

  —David Hampton

  The Editorial Board of The Clarion-Ledger has, throughout the years, sought participation by readers. We currently are seeking individuals who might like to be part of a new advisory board, which will meet with us, hear from newsmakers and discuss issues important to our state and community. Members also will [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  by davidhampton

• RR: Grisham’s newest thriller

  —Capstone Public Affairs Blog

  John Grisham’s latest book, “Ford County” features seven short stories and is dedicated to Representative Bobby Moak, a Democrat from Lincoln County, Mississippi. I make a few comments on the books (including a quick teaser on each story) and discuss a fundraiser Grisham hosted for Moak and what that possibly means [...]

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 4:31pm EST
  by Perry

• FBI Seeks Cold-Case Next of Kin

  —JFP: Noise

  November 20, 2009 The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reassessing more than 100 unsolved civil rights era cold cases, and is searching for victims' next of kin to notify the families of their results, according to a release from the agency. In 33 of the cases, the FBI has not found' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:52pm EST
  

• NYT slams Thad Cochran over Credit Card vote block

  —Yall Politics

  NYT slams Thad Cochran over Credi Card vote block Congress left consumers extremely vulnerable when it gave the credit card industry as long as 15 months to end the deceptive predatory practices outlawed in the spring in the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act. The credit card industry, which clearly [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:07pm EST
  

• BARBOUR wants Kay B. Hutchison to stay in D.C.

  —Yall Politics

  BARBOUR wants Kay B. Hutchison to stay in D.C. CEDAR CREEK, Tex. -- Given that this year's Republican Governors Association meeting is taking place here in Texas, reporters today asked RGA Chairman Haley Barbour, the governor of Mississippi, to weigh in on the Rick Perry-vs.-Kay Bailey Hutchison GOP primary for Texas [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:01pm EST
  

• NYT - A Tilt Away From Social Issues - GOP govs. are optimistic

  —Yall Politics

  NYT - A Tilt Away From Social Issues - GOP govs. are optimistic After two bleak years, Republican governors gathered here on Thursday to assess their political future — and they liked what they saw. With 37 governors’ seats open in 2010, the party is looking to topple some big-name Democrats. What [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  

• UPI - Barbour: GOP govs leading party back

  —Yall Politics

  UPI - Barbour: GOP govs leading party back AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi says his fellow governors are "leading the comeback" of the Republican Party. Barbour spoke at a news conference Wednesday as the Republican Governors Association began a conference in Austin, Texas, The Washington Post [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  

• Forrest General engineer earns prestigious award from Mississippi Hospital Association

  —Hospital News Around the State

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  Pictured are, from left, Bryan Maxie, Forrest General’s Vice President of Support Services, and Sam Herrin, Director of Project Management at Forrest General, with Herrin’s Dennis Cagle Memorial Engineer of the Year award plaque.

  Sam Herrin, Director of Project Management at Forrest General Hospital, has been [...]

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:57pm EST
  by Shawn Lea

• Republican Governors Warn on Costs to States

  —Yall Politics

  Republican Governors Warn on Costs to States There is one group of elected officials who are decidedly unhappy with the health care proposal unveiled by the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada — Republican governors. The governors, assembled here for a meeting of the Republican Governors Association, denounced the bill on [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:56pm EST
  

• Junior Auxiliary completes project at MSH

  —Hospital News Around the State

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  Pictured are (front row, l to r): Brook Atkinson, Stephanie McCullouch, (back row, l to r): Susan Stringer, Chris Link, Allison Dallas, Kathy McDill, Beth Ingram, Kelli Nicholson, Stephanie Lee and Tina Berryhill

  Junior Auxiliary of Rankin County unveiled their latest service project, a [...]

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:53pm EST
  by Shawn Lea

• Harper aide says Democratic policies hurtful to U.S. families

  —Yall Politics

  Harper aide says Democratic policies hurtful to U.S. families Evan Gardner, a field representative for 3rd Congressional District Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Pearl, conveyed the congressman's views on health care legislation, cap and trade legislation and President Barack Obama's deficit spending Wednesday morning to a small crowd at the Brookhaven-Lincoln County Chamber [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:53pm EST
  

• Yes, Colleges in Mississippi Have Merged/ Closed In The Past

  —Majority In Mississippi

  I thought this list was pretty interesting. It notes closings and mergers of Mississippi colleges and universities through the years. I guess what separates most of these schools with those being proposed for mergers today is that they were private schools- relying on tuition and donations to operate. Posted in Mississippi [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:51pm EST
  by Brett

• Ole Miss student interviews Luckett, Mayo and Ole Miss prof. Cy Rosenblatt about Luckett’s chances

  —Yall Politics

  Ole Miss student interviews Luckett, Mayo and Ole Miss prof. Cy Rosenblatt about Luckett's chances http://www.jour480.wordpress.com 11/20/9 [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:48pm EST
  

• PERRY - Grisham’s latest is nice if you’re sick of the non-fiction Grisham that’s unfolded here

  —Yall Politics

  PERRY - Grisham's latest is nice if you're sick of the non-fiction Grisham that's unfolded here The FBI raids the office of a billionaire trial lawyer who brought down Big Tobacco after flipping a cohort in a judicial bribery scheme. His own defense lawyer turns against him when a former district' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:39pm EST
  

• MINOR - Barbour headed down a dead-end with university consolidation

  —Yall Politics

  MINOR - Barbour headed down a dead-end with university consolidation As Haley Barbour tries to consolidate the state’s eight universities into five, he’s headed down a dead-end road. For starters, a governor or Legislature tampering with the eight established institutions of high learning – three of them traditionally black and five predominantly [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:35pm EST
  

• Travis Childers in a commercial as a Dem. who voted no

  —Yall Politics

  Travis Childers in a commercial as a Dem. who voted no Showing new signs of life after the embarrassing debacle in New York's 23rd Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions and the National Republican Congressional Committee are already pounding some senior Democrats whose vote in favor of Nancy Pelosi's healthcare package [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:32pm EST
  

• Shabbat Shalom!

  —Shira bat Sarah

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:37pm EST
  by shira

• Luckett fumbles on unemployment

  —Right of Mississippi

  Bill Luckett’s campaign for governor continues bush-league mistakes. In an interview with Ole Miss student journalists he rightfully says, “Right now the biggest problem seems to be jobs.” Before you can tackle a problem, you have to have a realistic idea of that problem and Luckett’s campaign is never going to [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:33am EST
  by rightofmississippi

• Mississippi Valley Title in scrum against Evans, bankruptcy trustee, & banks

  —Jackson Jambalaya

  Synopsis of Evans case: Charles Evans, Jr. was an attorney approved by Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company to provide title certificates to MVT and lenders showing a borrower had clear title to property. MVT filed a lawsuit in September accusing his brother of using over 30 LLC's to obtain fraudulent [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:32am EST
  

• Thad gets slammed

  —State Street Posts

  H/T @majorityinms (who doesn't seem to mind Senator Cochran's machination here). Editorial - A Gift to Credit Card Companies - NYTimes.com: "Congress left consumers extremely vulnerable when...
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:51am EST
  

• Did you lose your doggie in Pearl? Please forward

  —State Street Posts

  Knowing there's just a low probability that the owner may find this, I'll give it a shot. This puppy showed up around the house this morning (Silver Ridge subdivision, Pearl, MS)...  I...
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:43am EST
  

• Friday Rambling’s with Robert

  —Majority In Mississippi

  At What Cost The university merger proposal drafted by Governor Haley Barbour has sure upset several groups who claim to have a stake in the issue.  This is great that these people want to be involved now, but where have they been the last several years while the state has continually [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:34am EST
  by Robert

• A rational criticism of Barbour's mental health cuts

  —State Street Posts

  Budget: Mental health cuts troubling | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger: "Mississippi has struggled to get a system of crisis centers into place statewide to prevent the horrendous practice of...
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:31am EST
  

• Jim Rogers on dollar collapse

  —Jackson Jambalaya

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:09am EST
  

• Haley and Sarah

  —Red/Blue

  In today's Washington Post, Chris Cillizza, who writes the paper's political blog, had this to say:
  
  
  Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's (R) repeated refusal to say that Sarah Palin is "qualified" to be president of the United States during an interview Thursday night with "Hardball" host Chris Matthews is [...]

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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:00am EST
  by jerenash

• Clearly she's making room for Bunny

  —State Street Posts

  Oprah to end her show in 2011 -- latimes.com: "In another blow to the struggling business of network television, Oprah Winfrey is expected to announce on her program today that she will step down...
  
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:32am EST