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• Fannie: $300 billion or bust.

  —Jackson Jambalaya

  Housingwire reports Fannie Mae's losses may exceed $200 billion and possibly trigger receivership. Unfortunately, Barclays says “Nationalization is not an immediate option, as putting FNM/FRE on the government’s balance sheet would increase public debt outstanding by $2trn, further straining perceptions of fiscal responsibility,” researchers said. “Mid-term elections next year [...]

  Posted: December 14, 2009, 10:06am EST
  

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• A New Plan for State and County Elections

  —Free Citizen

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  Mississippi elects its state and county officials at the same time, and the next such elections will be in 2011. In a number of our counties, all or most of the candidates for county offices run in one party's primary. In Hinds County, for example, the county races are decided [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 5:07pm EST
  by Steve Rankin

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• DeLano Wins Special Election For House Seat

  —Majority In Mississippi

  Scott DeLano, a real estate developer, defeated Patrick Collins in a special election for state House District 117 which includes West Biloxi and East Gulfport. DeLano will replace former State Rep. Michael Janus who resigned his seat earlier in the year to become D’Iberville city manager. As with all special elections [...]

  Posted: December 09, 2009, 10:37am EST
  by Brett

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• House Republican Conference

  —Red/Blue

  For whatever reason, Andy has been hyping the fundraising efforts of the Miss. House Republican Conference.  I guess he knows they are going to need all the money they can put their hands on for the 2011 elections since the Mississippi fundraising equivalent of a tsunami (e.g., Haley Barbour) will not only [...]

  Posted: December 06, 2009, 8:29pm EST
  by jerenash

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• SH - South Mississippians eye statewide positions

  —Yall Politics

  SH - South Mississippians eye statewide positions With Gov. Haley Barbour leaving office in 2012 because of term limits and other statewide elected officials possibly seeking higher office in 2011 elections, as many as four South Mississippians might run for vacant posts. But in recent decades, only two Coastians have won Mississippi-wide [...]

  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:52pm EST
  

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• Johnson Picks New JPS Board Members

  —JFP: Noise

  by Adam Lynch November 18, 2009 Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. announced his picks for the Jackson School Board last night. The returning mayor fell back on the ward rotation method in making his selections. He re-appointed board member Jonathan Larkin to finish his term, which will last another year and a half, [...]

  Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

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• Jere's death spiral on Simpson County Republicans

  —Red/Blue

  Really, Jere, you should just stop on this one.
  
  Your latest post is one of your most remarkable in months.  For the entirety of the last generation, your side was saying, "Yeah, the Republicans can win some big elections, but they'll never crack the courthouses."
  
  Now that the' [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 11:21am EST
  by AndyTaggart

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• City’s liquor passage raises question in future elections

  —Yall Politics

  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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