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• City’s liquor passage raises question in future elections

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  City's liquor passage raises question in future elections Last year, City Clerk Eddie Myers asked Attorney General Jim Hood the same question. And in his opinion, dated July 18, Hood said, " ... because there are no registered voters living in the area in question ... the area will remain dry unless" [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:15pm EST
  

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• Jim Hood and Brandon Presley's Political Roadshows

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  It isn't unusual for politicians to do tours of their districts. Heck, that is part of the power of incumbency, you get to go out and meet the voters in your official capacity. We noticed two incumbents launched tours last week: Attorney General Jim Hood and Northern District Public' [...]

  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:17am EST
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• Hood Fights Cyber Crime, Online Predators

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  by Ward Schaefer November 9, 2009 Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood continued his efforts to combat cyber crime today, unveiling an Internet safety video created in collaboration with Comcast Cable. The video, which will be available to Comcast subscribers and on the attorney general's Web site, is aimed at parents and children. [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  

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• Emmerich: Leglislature should end Hood's contingency practices

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  Wyatt Emmerich says its time the legislature reign in the practice of Attorney General Jim Hood in awarding contracts to his campaign contributors.
  
  The Wall Street Journal has been highly critical of Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. America’s most powerful newspaper has made Hood the target of at [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:32pm EST
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• Eli Lilly asks judge to toss Hood’s contributor’s lawsuit

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  Eli Lilly asks judge to toss Hood's contributor's lawsuit Before Eli Lilly & Co. decides to settle Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's Zyprexa lawsuit, it wants a federal judge to take a look at a recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court. Eli Lilly says the Court addressed issues relevant to its [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:28pm EST
  

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• Medicaid director sued over comments about AG Hood

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  Medicaid director sued over comments about AG Hood A Lee County resident is suing Medicaid Executive Director Bob Robinson for comments he made regarding Attorney General Jim Hood. In a September hearing of the Legislative Budget Committee, Robinson accused Hood of not prosecuting a case of Medicaid fraud. Robinson's accusations were further [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  

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• Attorney General Info Initiative Launched

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  November 6, 2009 In an effort to have Mississippi residents understand the resources available to them through his office, Attorney General Jim Hood announced a statewide educational initiative yesterday. [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:52pm EST
  

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• Attorney General Launches Statewide “Did You Know?” Initiative

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  Attorney General Launches Statewide "Did You Know?" Initiative A statewide initiative is underway to help the state's residents understand all of the resources available from the Office of the Attorney General, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. "We think people understand that we're an agency of lawyers, that we prosecute various'" [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 5:52pm EST
  

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• Mississippi Attorney General Joins Forces With US Marshals Service

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  Mississippi Attorney General Joins Forces With US Marshals Service November 2, 2009 Contact: Jan Schaefer Public Information Officer 601 359 2002 jscha@ago.state.ms.us Jackson, MS--Attorney General Jim Hood is pleased to announce that two Investigators with the Public Integrity Division of the Mississippi Attorney General's Office were recently sworn in [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:37pm EST
  

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• Jim Hood's relationship with Bernstein Litowitz

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  Saturday's Wall Street Journal was critical of Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood.Pay-to-Play Torts
  Pension middlemen get investigated; lawyers get a pass
  
  Pay-to-play schemes involving public officials and the pension funds they oversee are finally getting the hard look they deserve. Some 36 states are investigating how' [...]

  Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:32am EST
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• WSJ features MS AG Jim Hood in article about “pay-to-play”

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  Pay-to-Play Torts In Mississippi, the state attorney general determines when the public employees retirement fund should bring a securities class action and which outside firms will represent the fund. Would you be shocked to learn that AG Jim Hood has frequently chosen law firms that have donated to his campaigns? Mr. [...]

  Posted: October 31, 2009, 1:53pm EDT
  

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• IPSE - Harrison’s work as county prosecutor may mean he needs to wait for new criminals

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  IPSE - Harrison's work as county prosecutor may mean he needs to wait for new criminals Canon 3E(1)(b) of the Code of Judicial Conduct would be applicable here. A plain reading of it would lean towards disqualification. Attorney General's Opinion 2006-00651 dealt with a similar situation. In that opinion, a former [...]

  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:36pm EDT
  

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• Former Memphis Mayor Herenton agrees with Justice Scalia about the “honest services” statute

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  Former Memphis Mayor and current congressional candidate Willie Herenton was sent a target letter by the U.S. Justice Department about a week ago. He has written the Attorney General to denounce this letter as a political ploy, pointing out that questions have been raised about “honest services” prosecutions.

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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 9:36am EDT
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• Burkhalter Stepping in as Interim U.S. Attorney

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  by Adam Lynch October 23, 2009 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder picked federal prosecutor Don Burkhalter to serve as interim United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi today. Burkhalter, who served as No. 2 under former U.S. Attorney Brad Pigott during the Clinton administration, will replace Stan Harris, who had [...]

  Posted: October 23, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
  

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