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Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Friday he’s “very comfortable” with his decision to grant pardons or other clemency to more than 200 people, including convicted killers, in his last days in office, telling Fox News that Mississippi is …
Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. – A Mississippi judge has temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who’d been given pardons or medical release by Republican Haley Barbour in one of his final acts as governor.
Circuit Judge Tomie Green issued an injunction …
By Cheryl Wetzstein-The Washington Times
The Nov. 8 defeat of the “personhood” amendment in Mississippi is galvanizing supporters to have a do-over in the state and also push measures in Colorado, Virginia and at least eight other states, say leaders of …
By RICHARD FAUSSET - Los Angeles Times
ATLANTA - Now that Mississippi voters, among the most conservative in the nation, firmly defeated the abortion-banning amendment known as Initiative 26, a broader debate has broken out about whether the “personhood” movement behind the initiative can …
TIM O’BRIEN (Correspondent): Proponents insist Mississippi’s Amendment 26 is not so much about abortion as it is about the sanctity of human life.
BRAD PREWITT (“Yes on 26” Executive Director): We’re fighting for the preservation of the unborn in the state of Mississippi…
O’BRIEN: …
By Wesley Pruden-The Washington Times
JACKSON, Miss. — A funny thing happened on the way to forgetting about the abortion issue, which has roiled the country’s politics for four decades. Some people haven’t forgotten about it at all.
Mississippi, which nobody ever cited …
SunHerald.com
Several state TEA Party groups are continuing the “Move the House” effort to oust Democrats from the House. The GOP would need to take 8 seats to swing a majority. Here’s a release from the Mississippi TEA Party:
MISSISSIPPI TEA PARTY …
Associated Press
VICKSBURG, Miss. — William Jefferson paddles slowly down his street in a small boat, past his house and around his church, both flooded from the bulging Mississippi River that has rolled into the Delta.
“Half my life is still in …
By Mark Guarino, Christian Science Monitor
Rising floodwaters in and around Memphis, Tenn., Thursday have led to evacuations, highway and school closings, and at least one death.
But the highest waters are still days away. The city’s highest water level in …
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A fight is brewing in Mississippi over a proposal to issue specialty license plates honoring Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, who was an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
The Mississippi …
