Travis Childers (D) MS-01 listed as one of 10 most vulnerable incumbents in 2010:
The ten most vulnerable incumbents in 2010 Rep. Travis Childers, D-Mississippi Childers is a pro-gun, pro-life conservative Democrat representing a conservative northern Mississippi district. But he’s a Democrat. And this year, being a Democrat in this GOP-leaning district, which John McCain won handily in 2008, could be a recipe for defeat. Times Union Blog 9/9/10 Read More at Ya’ll Politics.com
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THEHILL – Haley Barbour will decide about 2012 presidential run after the Nov. election:
Barbour says he’ll decide about 2012 run after the Nov. election Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) on Wednesday said he’d decide whether to run for president after the November election. Barbour, a GOP insider often mentioned as
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MIM – Alan Nunnelee’s Camp Reacts To MS-01 Poll:
Nunnelee’s Camp Reacts To Poll The Commercial Appeal got reaction from Alan Nunnelee’s side on the Anzalone Liszt Research poll conducted for Travis Childers showing the incumbent with a 46-41 edge over Nunnelee. Morgan Baldwin, campaign
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Tennessee attorney gets 26-month sentence for defrauding MS biofuels subsidy program:
Tennessee attorney gets 26-month sentence for defrauding biofuels subsidy program The crime: both Speight and Tacker were partners at Biodiesel of Mississippi Inc., a company that refined soybeans to produce biodiesel. The company declared bankruptcy in 2006
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Alan Nunnelee in MS-01 to seniors: I will protect Social Security and repeal ObamaCare:
Nunnelee to seniors: I will protect Social Security and repeal ObamaCare Will sign pledges on both, ask Childers to reconsider his opposition to repealing Medicare-cutting healthcare bill TUPELO, MS – At his campaign headquarters this morning, State
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Govenor Haley Barbour announces participation in Natl. Disaster Recovery Fund:
GOV. BARBOUR ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY FUND JACKSON – Gov. Haley Barbour and the nonprofit Volunteer USA Foundation announced today the establishment of the National Disaster Recovery Fund to benefit states and communities who suffer
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The Hill – Travis Childers pollster expects him to unleash this month:
Republicans feel bolstered by new campaign numbers Data suggests Republicans have momentum, but Democrats counter with internal polls showing their endangered incumbents doing well. Republicans argue 2010 will be a “wave year,” touting poll numbers that back
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Commercial Appeal – Nunnelee camp: “He’s in trouble.”:
CA – Nunnelee camp – “He’s in trouble.” Polling company partner Anzalone, according to the firm’s website, routinely works with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the Democratic Governors Association. A
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Washington Post – Gov. Barbour’s civil rights fairy tale:
Gov. Barbour’s civil rights fairy tale Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who may seek the Republican nomination for president, is trying to sell the biggest load of revisionist nonsense about race, politics and the South that I’ve ever
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The Hill – Barbour’s dramatic weight loss fuels speculation about 2012:
The Hill – Barbour’s dramatic weight loss fuels speculation Unlike past efforts, the governor says he is losing weight in a healthy way. “I’ve tried every other crazy method in the world but you just lose
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