Mississippi Congress Blog

• Video asks why didn't Gene Taylor vote to kill the health care bill

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  This video from iCaucus.org acknowledges Gene Taylor voted against the health care bill, but notes that less than 20 minutes earlier he had a chance to kill the bill on a procedural motion and voted in line with Nancy Pelosi. It also discusses how Taylor voted against TARP but voted [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:54pm EST
  by AnnEllisSimmons

• 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' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:08am EST
  by AnnEllisSimmons

• 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
  
  JoeTegerdine.com -' [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:07pm EST
  by AnnEllisSimmons

• Bennie Thompson's Reading List

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  The Hill asks Bennie Thompson what he likes to read.What magazines do you read regularly?
  North American Hunter. Mississippi Game & Fish.
  
  What books have most influenced your political philosophy?
  The Autobiography of Malcolm X. All the King’s Men. George Orwell’s 1984.
  
  Which author do you most [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:58am EST
  by AnnEllisSimmons

• Gregg Harper on 10.2% unemployment: "disturbing" numbers,

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:52am EST
  by AnnEllisSimmons

• NJ / VA Elections' Impact in Mississippi

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  Majority in Mississippi asks whether last night's elections have an impact on the reelection of Congressman Travis Childers in the First District. The post concludes, "What we knew before has not changed: the voters are conservative, they have a history of supporting local Democrats and national Republicans, and want'" [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:20pm EST
  by AnnEllisSimmons

• Tuesday Digest

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  The Commercial Appeal writes about the upcoming anticipated Childers-Nunnelee race: Nunnelee, GOP take aim at Childers. Majority in Mississippi posts Nunnelee takes a swing at Pelosi-Care. Human Events says if Childers joins the Democrats in supporting the House health care bill, he will be one of Pelosi’s [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 9:27am EST
  by AnnEllisSimmons