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November 6th, 2007 at 6:53 am

“Mississippi on Trial”

Jim Copland explains what’s at stake in elections today in Mississippi.

And Copland’s piece doesn’t even include the latest news, that incumbent AG Jim Hood has been sued by State Farm, which makes some explosive allegations. A judge has granted (and another judge has extended) a TRO against Hood’s harassment of the insurer.

Update: see also Forest Thigpen’s take.

In Jim Hood; Mississippi; politics; State Farm

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