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Mississippi GOP Gov. Phil Bryant is poised to sign legislation that would tighten abortion regulations and could close the state’s only abortion clinic.
The state legislature bill sent Thursday to Bryant requires doctors working in abortion clinics to have admitting …
By David MeeksReporting from Washington— After years of battling false claims and viral emails alleging that he is a Muslim, President Obama hasn’t gotten far among Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi – about half still believe he is Muslim and …
By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press – 10 minutes ago
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Sunday nudged rival Newt Gingrich to step aside, arguing a head-to-head contest between himself and Mitt Romney should “occur sooner rather than later.” …
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in office, including those of four convicted killers and a robber who had worked at the Governor’s Mansion.
Barbour, a Republican …
By Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times
The Deep South, already the nation’s hottest illegal immigration battleground, will see more action in the coming days, with Mississippi considering an Alabama-style immigration crackdown bill and a federal appeals court set to consider Thursday …
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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: …
