The U.S. and Cuba: Mississippi Reacts to the Obama Plan
JACKSON, Miss.–The Obama administration laid out plans Wednesday to normalized relations with Cuba after over 50 years of economic and diplomatic sanctions. That has Mississippians...
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The Obama Executive Immigration Action: Mississippi’s Delegation Reacts
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–As expected, Pres. Obama’s executive action on immigration has gotten a thumbs down reaction from the state’s D.C. delegation. Senators Cochran and Wicker, and...
The Keystone Pipeline: A No Go in the U.S. Senate, But Mississippi All For It
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Even though the Keystone XL Pipeline’s final phase wouldn’t pass directly through the Magnolia State, some feel the possible positive economic impact would justify...
The Possible Government Shutdown: Wicker Says Republicans Will Not Shut Down the Government
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following his election as the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said part of his job is to see that...
Barbour Eats Crow After Calling Obama’s Issues “Tar Babies”
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JACKSON, Miss.–It was a conference call with former Gov. Haley Barbour’s lobbying firm after last week’s election, where Politico reports Barbour referred to President Obama’s...
Net Neutrality: Mississippi’s Wicker at Odds With Obama, Says Plan Would “Threaten Online Experience”
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WASHINGTON, D.C.-Net neutrality is a term you may have heard over the past several years as it has become a political argument. It essentially is...
Keeping the Cargo Plane Squadron in Mississippi: Palazzo Says It Could Happen Post-Election
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BILOXI, Miss.–Keeping the C130js on the Mississippi coast is a fight against the federal government that’s been going on for quite a while. But since...
The Fight Against ISIS: Senate Votes Yes, Miss. Senators Explain Their Votes, Support Ebola Research
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Giving the president the authority and the money to train Syrian forces to combat ISIS in the Middle East was the crux of a...
The Fight Against ISIS: Wicker Blasts Obama for Pulling Out of Iraq, Questions Hagel, Dempsey
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PHOTO: Courtesy CSPAN WASHINGTON, D.C.–Testimony you heard about all over the national news Tuesday involved Mississippi’s D.C. Sen. Roger Wicker (R), as he questioned Defense...
The Strategy to Defeat ISIS: Mississippi Senator Asks For More Details From Pres. Obama
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–A well-funded, well-equipped, and sophisticated army is how Sen. Roger Wicker described ISIS, the Islamic state, to the Senate Monday, asking the president to provide...