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Haley Barbour's pardons go before Miss. high court

By theGrio

10:36 AM on 02/09/2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over whether ex-Gov. Haley Barbour legally pardoned 10 current and former inmates...
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Scott sisters seek justice in aftermath of Barbour Mississippi pardons

By David A. Love

9:01 AM on 01/13/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The Scott sisters had hoped for a pardon from Barbour, but now will ask the new governor, Phil Bryant. But will Bryant deliver for them? His background may provide clues...
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Scott sisters will push new Mississippi governor for pardon

By theGrio

3:16 PM on 01/12/2012

\JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Scott sisters released from a Mississippi prison last year on condition that one donate a kidney to the other were saddened and disappointed they weren't among dozens receiving full pardons from Gov. Haley Barbour...
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Mississippi court halts quick release of some pardoned

By theGrio

12:30 PM on 01/12/2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge has temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who'd been given pardons or medical release by Republican Haley Barbour in one of his final acts as governor...
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Haley Barbour pardons more than 200 in last days as Miss. governor

By theGrio

12:31 PM on 01/11/2012

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Haley Barbour gave pardons or early release to more than 200 people in his his final days as Mississippi governor...
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Haley Barbour pardons 4 killers: Convicts were trustees at Miss. governor mansion

By theGrio

11:21 AM on 01/10/2012

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has pardoned at least four convicted killers who worked as inmate trusties at the Governor's Mansion,..
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Haley Barbour to GOP field: Drop the birther talk

By theGrio

4:12 PM on 10/25/2011

WASHINGTON - Among the more established and seasoned field of Republican operatives, there is a bit of concern that sideshow issues and partisan flamboyance could muddy a relatively generous 2012 electoral landscape...
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Earth to Perry: Southern politics don't always play nationally

By Michael Arceneaux

8:17 AM on 10/04/2011

OPINION - I'm not arguing that the South is more racist than any other part of the country, but there are arguably varying levels on how 'comfortable' people are with outright expressions of racism...
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Miss: 1st black modern major-party nominee for gov

By theGrio

9:27 AM on 08/24/2011

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Johnny DuPree, 57, won a Democratic primary runoff and advances to the Nov. 8 general election to face Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, 56, of Brandon...
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How Haley Barbour was hamstrung by civil rights blunders

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

8:26 AM on 04/26/2011

OPINION - Even if Barbour did not tote a storage locker of personal and political baggage, his candidacy would still have been just as stillborn...
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Civil War at 150: Are we whitewashing slavery?

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:11 AM on 04/12/2011

OPINION - As pivotal as the Civil War is in our nation's complex history, African-Americans appear less enthusiastic about the sesquicentennial...
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Racial bias of GOP base poses problems for 2012 hopefuls

By David A. Love

8:10 AM on 04/12/2011

OPINION - For example, 46 percent of Mississippi Republican voters believe that interracial marriage should be prohibited by law...
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Rally aims to sway Barbour on pardon for sisters

By theGrio

9:09 AM on 04/01/2011

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - An attorney says he hopes a rally Friday will put public pressure on Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour to pardon two sisters..
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Pardon unlikely for sisters awaiting transplant

By theGrio

5:57 PM on 03/31/2011

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Asked to elaborate on the possibility of a pardon, Barbour told the AP: "Tell 'em don't save any space in the newspaper for that to be announced."...
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Barbour says Obama cheers for higher gas prices

By theGrio

12:31 PM on 03/02/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barbour cited 2008 comments from Steven Chu, now President Barack Obama's energy secretary...
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Haley Barbour's MLK memories thrown into question

By theGrio

11:10 AM on 03/01/2011

In an interview with the Weekly Standard in December, Barbour described standing on the outskirts of a rally to hear MLK...
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Scott sisters too overweight to share kidney

By theGrio

10:57 AM on 02/24/2011

PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) - A proposed kidney transplant that won two sisters their freedom from prison can't take place until one quits smoking and they lose a combined 160 pounds...
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Miss. Gov. Barbour sees no baggage on race

By theGrio

3:49 PM on 02/21/2011

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Barbour says he denounces the Klan, but doesn't denounce specific people and that's what he was asked to do...
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Good grief, Haley Barbour! KKK license plate controversy continues

By theGrio

4:49 PM on 02/16/2011

Haley Barbour just demonstrated that he doesn't know how to address racially sensitive subjects in a way that will resonate with anyone other than (some) white Southerners...
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Barbour won't denounce Confederate license plate

By theGrio

10:54 AM on 02/16/2011

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Asked about the NAACP's stance Tuesday, Barbour replied: "I don't go around denouncing people. That's not going to happen."...
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