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• Nunnelee For Congress Release - Where are the jobs?

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  Nunnelee For Congress Release - Where are the jobs? Tupelo, MS… Congressman Travis Childers voted for President Obama and Nancy Pelosi’s $787 billion stimulus package saying it would create 9000 jobs in the First Congressional District. Recently he claimed it’s ‘working.’ But the number of unemployed people in North Mississippi continues [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 10:49pm EST
  

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

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  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 [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:32pm EST
  

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• Nunnelee/Barbour vs. Childers/Pelosi?

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  Really, Jere, are you sure that's where you want to take this conversation?
  
  I'll tell you what let's do:  You concede to Alan Nunnelee all the people in the First Congressional District who support Haley Barbour as Governor, and I'll concede to Cong. Childers all the people in the First [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:18pm EST
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• JERENASH - If Childers and Pelosi are linked, then so are Nunnelee and Barbour

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  JERENASH - If Childers and Pelosi are linked, then so are Nunnelee and Barbour One of Sen. Alan Nunnelee's favorite tactics in his campaign against Cong. Travis Childers is to link Childers with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Regardless of how Childers votes on cap & trade or health care, [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:45pm EST
  

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• Nunnelee & Barbour

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  One of Sen. Alan Nunnelee's favorite tactics in his campaign against Cong. Travis Childers is to link Childers with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.  Regardless of how Childers votes on cap & trade or health care, it doesn't matter, acccording to Nunnelee, because Childers is a Democrat and Pelosi' [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 5:31am EST
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• Congressman Childers Announces Disaster Relief Designation for All First District Counties

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  Congressman Childers Announces Disaster Relief Designation for All First District Counties Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to designate nearly all Mississippi counties – including all 24 counties in the First Congressional District – as disaster areas, providing much-needed relief to [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:55pm EST
  

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• Hotline explores whether Pelosi attacks will work against Rep. Travis Childers in MS-01

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  Anatomy Of An Attack: Does Using Pelosi Actually Work? GOPers acknowledge they won't be able to use Pelosi in Dem-held districts in several regions, but one strategist called her "an important piece of the puzzle," especially in districts held by conservative Dems like Bright and Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS). "We ought to'" [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 6:46pm EST
  

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• MAJORITYINMS - US Rep Travis Childers (MS01) Did Receive Some Protests Friday

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  Childers Did Receive Some Protests Friday Well, a group of about 20 held true to their word and the protests even forced Childers to enter via the back door of the Big Bad Breakfast restaurant. The quotes from those protesting basically sounded like they would not vote for Childers again should [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:54pm EST
  

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• Childers Did Receive Some Protests Friday

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  Last week, a group of local Democrats in the First District indicated that they were not happy with Travis Childers’ vote against healthcare legislation written by Nancy Pelosi, and were going to let their voices be heard outside a Friday night fundraiser in Oxford. Well, a group of about 20 held [...]

  Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:47am EST
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• US Attorney Hopeful Would Never Protest Fellow Democrats

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  If this were a Republican nominee for U.S. Attorney, the left would be going nuts.Northern District U.S. Attorney hopeful Christi McCoy, among those at the fundraiser, said she may not always support Childers, but she would never protest a fellow Democrat.
  
  "It shows public discord within my party," [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 3:33pm EST
  by IamTHEresponder

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• Democrats protesting Democrats - Childers comes under fire

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  Democrats protesting Democrats - Childers comes under fire About 20 protesters showed up at a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Travis Childers on Friday, toting signs and yelling "health care now" in opposition to his recent no vote in Washington, D.C. To avoid the crowd, Childers went through the back door of [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:34pm EST
  

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• Respond - Obama, Childers…I want my money back

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  Respond - Obama, Childers...I want my money back The Obama Administration said if Congress passed the $787 billion stimulus package, that unemployment would peak at 8 percent. Travis Childers listened and voted to spend that nearly one trillion dollars. Unemployment has reached 10.2 percent. I want my money back. Respond Mississippi 11/7/9 [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:57pm EST
  

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• Local Democrats Plan To Protest Childers’ Healthcare Vote

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  Travis Childers will be in Oxford tomorrow night for a fundraiser. However, some local Democrats are planning on showing up to voice their displeasure with the First District Congressman. Merrill Nordstrom, vice-chair of the local Democratic committee, said: “I’m disappointed in his vote. I hope he can redeem himself when [...]

  Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:11pm EST
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• POLITICO sources say Pelosi let Childers off the hook on health care

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  POLITICO sources say Pelosi let Childers off the hook on health care House Democratic sources deny that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "released" any Democrats to vote no on the health care bill -- but some of the nays were clearly more acceptable to leadership than others. Most of the southern and western [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:45pm EST
  

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• Race may be Travis Childers’ to lose

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  Race may be Travis Childers’ to lose After Saturday’s “no” vote on the House health care overhaul, U.S. Rep. Travis Childers may have an early edge over State Sen. Alan Nunnelee in the First District race. Had Childers voted with his party, Republicans would have certainly labeled him as Nancy Pelosi’s lap [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:43pm EST
  

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• Childers Helped Himself Greatly with Healthcare Vote

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  The Desoto Times Tribune has an editorial saying that Childers’ vote against the Democrats healthcare reform bill just made the race to topple him a little more difficult. I agree. At this time, there is no reason to think that Childers is not the front-runner. If I was one of [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:50am EST
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• MoveOn calls Childers’ no vote “shameful”

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  MoveOn calls Childers' no vote "shameful" On Saturday night, the House made history by narrowly passing the big health care reform bill—but Representative Travis Childers voted no.1 And to make matters worse, he also helped pass an ugly amendment to the bill restricting a woman's right to choose.2 In other words, he' [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:25pm EST
  

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• SALTER - Childers, Nunnelee begin long dance

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  SALTER - Childers, Nunnelee begin long dance With Democratic 1st District U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville now on the record against the current iteration of the House health care reform proposal, his 2010 election dance with Republican challenger state Sen. Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, begins in earnest. For now, Childers is leading [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 2:32pm EST
  

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• Mississippi's votes on U.S. House's "Affordable Health Care for America Act" (H R 3962)

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  Final Vote Results for Roll Call 887 Thompson (D) - Aye Taylor (D) - No Childers (D) - No Harper (R) - No
  
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:21am EST
  

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• Monday Digest

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  Respond Mississippi - Obama, Childers...I want my money back
  
  Bennie Thompson supports publicly funded congressional campaigns.
  
  Travis Childers opposes Democrats's health care bill.
  
  Gregg Harper votes to extend unemployment benefits.
  
  Gregg Harper introduces online voter registration legislation.
  
  Laurel Leader Call [...]

  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:08am EST
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• Election Updates: MS01 and MS04

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  Majority in Mississippi - MS-01: Huckabee Endorses Nunnelee
  
  Y'all Politics - Former Eupora mayor Henry Ross considering testing Nunnelee for Childers seat
  
  Majority in Mississippi - Ross Still Interested In MS-01
  
  Hattiesburg American - Tegerdine to take on Taylor
  
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:07pm EST
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• Childers holds at least 50 meetings leading to no vote on healthcare

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  Childers holds 50 meetings leading to no vote on healthcare Since the beginning of 2009, Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) has held more than 50 meetings and events about health care reform with constituents, organizations, and businesses in order to give the people he represents an opportunity to share their ideas and [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:56am EST
  

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• CHILDERS - “While I could not vote for today’s bill …”

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  CHILDERS - "While I could not vote for today’s bill ..." Washington, DC – Congressman Travis Childers (MS-01) released the following statement regarding his vote on the House health care reform bill, H.R. 3962: “Today’s vote represents just one step in a long process. The Senate still has to act on [...]

  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:52am EST
  

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• Obama, Childers...I want my money back

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  The Obama Administration said if Congress passed the $787 billion stimulus package, that unemployment would peak at 8 percent. Travis Childers listened and voted to spend that nearly one trillion dollars. Unemployment has reached 10.2 percent.
  
  I want my money back.
  
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:49am EST
  by IamTHEresponder

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• Oh Well

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  Oh well.  So much for using the issue of health care against Sen. Nunnelee.  Congressman Travis Childers has now come out against the health care reform legislation proposed by the House Democratic leadership.  Down the toilet go my ideas of using health care to upend the Nunnelee campaign (see previous posts).  [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 8:40am EST
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• Breaking: CQ - Former Eupora mayor Henry Ross considering testing Nunnelee for Childers seat

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  Breaking: CQ - Former Eupora mayor Henry Ross considering testing Nunnelee for Childers seat Despite an impressive first fundraising filing and support from state and national Republicans, Republican state Sen. Alan Nunnelee may not be able avoid a primary next year in his effort to knock off Democratic freshman Rep. Travis [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  

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• Defectors Among the House Democrats

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  Defectors Among the House Democrats Representative Travis Childers of Mississippi said that he would oppose the House health care bill because it was simply too expensive at a time of economic crisis for the nation. “First and foremost, I cannot vote for legislation with this big of a price tag in today’s [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:16pm EST
  

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• Health care

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  It appears the House of Representatives  could soon vote on a health care reform and it appears it will only get one vote from Mississippi reps. First District U.S. Rep. Travis Childers, D-Booneville, announced this week that he will vote no, which would put him on the opposition list with [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 5:44pm EST
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• Maj. in Miss. - Will GOP victories impact Childers-Nunnelee race?

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  Maj. in Miss. - Will GOP victories impact Childers-Nunnelee race? I spent considerable amount of time thinking about what last night’s election may mean for 2010- specifically the race in Mississippi’s First District. While it is difficult to make any comparisons between states, Southwestern Virginia is home to many largely white, [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:38pm EST
  

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• Senator Alan Nunnelee Responds to Travis Childers’ (MS01) Healthcare Statement

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  Senator Alan Nunnelee Responds to Healthcare Statement Senator Nunnelee is pleased that Travis Childers, after several months of intense grassroots efforts and political pressure has finally committed to vote against the massive government takeover of healthcare but the Senator is concerned that Childers did not rule out voting for future [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:03pm EST
  

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