Topic: Mississippi
The 2008 Mississippi Primary , also known as the Delta Primary , was held on March 11, 2008, to allocate the state's 33 Democratic and 38 Republican delegates. Mississippi will also send 7 superdelegates to the 2008 Democratic Convention Governor Kathleen Sebelius ...
Long-endangered, white Southern Democrats closer to extinction after Tuesday's electionThe white Southern Democrat — endangered since the 1960s civil rights era — is sliding nearer to extinction.After this week's elections, the Democratic Party barely holds a presence in the region outside of ...
The first thing I did this morning was to check and see if PRESIDENT OBAMA'S health care reform bill passed. Another joke since Gov. Perry refused the money President Obama offered on behalf of all Texans, because he felt we should not ...
Two big jobs: Spill recovery chief to split time as Navy boss, puzzling some environmentalistsGulf Coast environmentalists and business owners are skeptical of President Barack Obama's plan to have his point man for recovery perform his job part-time. And they're worried the ...
Two big jobs: Spill recovery chief to split time as Navy boss, puzzling some environmentalistsPresident Barack Obama's point man charting a new future for the oil-poisoned Gulf Coast will do the job part-time. Some environmentalists said the job demands someone's full attention.Navy ...
Miss. governor says oil hits the state for the 1st time on barrier islandMississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says oil is hitting the state for the first time.Barbour said Tuesday that a two-mile long, three-feet wide strand of caramel-colored oil has been found ...
Obama calls Miss. governor after deadly tornadoes, discusses oil rig leakPresident Barack Obama is expressing his concern for the people of Mississippi after a deadly tornado struck the state over the weekend.Obama called Republican Gov. Haley Barbour on Monday to discuss the ...
Black conservatives in tea party movement oppose taxes, policies of 1st black presidentThey've been called Oreos, traitors and Uncle Toms, and are used to having to defend their values. Now black conservatives are really taking heat for their involvement in the mostly ...
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Oleta Fitzgerald, director of the Children's Defense Fund's Southern Regional Office, says she is concerned over the welfare of Mississippi children if either of the two health-care reform packages considered by the U.S. House and Senate ever make it into law.The House ...