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• Eli Lilly asks judge to toss Hood’s contributor’s lawsuit

  Eli Lilly asks judge to toss Hood's contributor's lawsuit Before Eli Lilly & Co. decides to settle Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's Zyprexa lawsuit, it wants a federal judge to take a look at a recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court. Eli Lilly says the Court addressed issues relevant to its [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:28pm EST
  

• Medicaid director sued over comments about AG Hood

  Medicaid director sued over comments about AG Hood A Lee County resident is suing Medicaid Executive Director Bob Robinson for comments he made regarding Attorney General Jim Hood. In a September hearing of the Legislative Budget Committee, Robinson accused Hood of not prosecuting a case of Medicaid fraud. Robinson's accusations were further [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:52pm EST
  

• U.S. News - Haley Barbour Gets Some Credit for Virginia, New Jersey Wins

  U.S. News - Haley Barbour Gets Some Credit for Virginia, New Jersey Wins Credit Mississippi Governor and former Republican Party National Chairman Haley Barbour and the Republican Governors Association he runs for helping push Republicans into the victory column in the two gubernatorial races this year, say several GOP and conservative [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:37pm EST
  

• GINGRICH: Barbour had best remarks on GOP victories

  GINGRICH: Barbour had best remarks on GOP victories HANNITY: All right, but if we look at -- the numbers that really stood out to me, in New Jersey, from a year ago, it was the 20-point swing because Obama won that state by 15 points, Christie won by 5. It [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:31pm EST
  

• Breaking: CQ - Former Eupora mayor Henry Ross considering testing Nunnelee for Childers seat

  Breaking: CQ - Former Eupora mayor Henry Ross considering testing Nunnelee for Childers seat Despite an impressive first fundraising filing and support from state and national Republicans, Republican state Sen. Alan Nunnelee may not be able avoid a primary next year in his effort to knock off Democratic freshman Rep. Travis [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:22pm EST
  

• The Hill Q&A: Mabus discusses priorities since taking over the Department of the Navy

  The Hill Q&A: Mabus discusses priorities since taking over the Department of the Navy Ray Mabus, who took the reins of the Department of the Navy in May, has moved aggressively to outline energy efficiency efforts for the Navy and Marine Corps and is also clearing a path for women to [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:19pm EST
  

• Defectors Among the House Democrats

  Defectors Among the House Democrats Representative Travis Childers of Mississippi said that he would oppose the House health care bill because it was simply too expensive at a time of economic crisis for the nation. “First and foremost, I cannot vote for legislation with this big of a price tag in today’s [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:16pm EST
  

• Barbour seeks more power to cut

  Barbour seeks more power to cut Barbour is asking top lawmakers to consider giving him - and future governors - the ability to slice budgets up to 10 percent when the Legislature is not in session. Currently, he can cut up to 5 percent without legislative approval, but anything greater requires every [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:14pm EST
  

• Harper votes to extend unemployment benefits

  Harper votes to extend unemployment benefits HARPER VOTES TO EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS; HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Gregg Harper (R–Miss.) today voted for legislation to extend unemployment benefits to jobless workers in Mississippi and expand a homebuyers’ tax credit that was set to expire November 30, 2009. “With national unemployment [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:11pm EST