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Court Makes Decision On Bold Barbour Move

AP | HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 05.08.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the pardons issued by former Gov. Haley Barbour during his final days in offic...

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Barbour Sounds Warning About GOP Primary

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Former Republican Party chairman Haley Barbour said the fight for the GOP presidential nomination could go all the way to the convention...

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Barbour Pardons Get Their Day In Court

AP | EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | Posted 04.10.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. — Feuding attorneys asked the Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday to determine the validity of pardons that Haley Barbour gave ...

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Barbour Pardons Reveal Shocking Disparity

Posted 01.21.2012

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By Himanshu Ojha, Marcus Stern and Robbie Ward Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's grants of commutations or pardons to more than 200 p...

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Barbour Pardon Controversy Causes Reversal

AP | JACK ELLIOTT JR. | Posted 03.21.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. — Amid controversy over pardons issued by then-Gov. Haley Barbour, inmate trusties will no longer work at Mississippi's Governor'...

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New Mississippi Gov Supports Reduced Power After Barbour Fiasco

The Sun Herald | Geoff Pender | Posted 03.14.2012

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Gov. Phil Bryant supports a constitutional amendment to reduce gubernatorial clemency powers "to very narrow guidelines" on which the public would vot...

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Haley Barbour's Next Move Revealed

AP | EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | Posted 02.20.2012

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JACKSON, Miss. — When Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour leaves office Jan. 10, he'll return to the lobbying firm he founded in 1991 That's accordi...

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Cain Press Conference Abruptly Called Off As New Questions Emerge About Agreements

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.02.2012

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's staff called off a press conference in Alexandria, Va. Wednesday morning as he faces sexual harassment...

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Obama Reconsidering Second Run

Mark Steinberg | Posted 07.29.2011

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At a press conference today, President Barack Obama shocked reporters when he said he might not run for a second term because he lacks fire in the bel...

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Haley Barbour Under Fire For Civil Rights Comments

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) has set off a firestorm of controversy over his comments on the civil rights era in his hometown of Y...

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Haley Barbour Defends Lobbyist Past, Claims It Adds To Presidential Resume

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour recently called the negative stigma often attributed to lobbyists unfounded, arguing that his own K Street credentials ...

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Top GOP Governor: I Hope Michael Bloomberg 'Won't Even Consider' Presidential Run

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rumblings of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's possible presidential aspirations have outgoing RGA Chairman Haley Barbour quaking in his boots. ...

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Friday Talking Points [129] -- Incrementalism Wins Big

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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We're going to begin today with the news that a popular New Jersey beach is considering allowing women to sunbathe topless. And then move right on to...

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Haley Barbour: I'm A 'Fat Redneck' With 'An Accent'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour doesn't agree with Michael Steele's contention that he has a "slimmer margin" for error because he's black. "When...

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